Read more about the article Wesco Aircraft announces $1.9B merger with U.K. company
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Wesco Aircraft announces $1.9B merger with U.K. company

Valencia-based Wesco Aircraft announced Friday it entered into a “definitive merger agreement” to be acquired by an affiliate of Platinum Equity for an estimated $1.9 billion.  The global company, which…

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Read more about the article SUSD hosts Welcome  Back to School company picnic
Bridgeport Elementary School teacher Melissa Brewster, left, tries to be the first to move a cookie down her face and into her mouth without using her hands during the cookie eating contest at the annual Saugus Professional Development event and Welcome Back company picnic attended by 600 Saugus Union School District board members, teachers, administrators and classified employees which was held at Bridgeport Park in Santa Clarita on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

SUSD hosts Welcome Back to School company picnic

Over 600 Saugus Union School District teachers and classified staff participated in the district-wide Welcome Back to School professional development and company picnic day Thursday. Starting at Bridgeport Elementary School…

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Read more about the article Coroner IDs Santa Clarita woman struck by train Thursday night
L.A. County sheriff's deputies bring out a sheet to cover the remains of a person that was apparently hit by a train near Rainbow Glen Drive and Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita on Thursday night. Dan Watson/The Signal

Coroner IDs Santa Clarita woman struck by train Thursday night

By Perry Smith and Tammy Murga Coroner’s officials identified a pedestrian fatally struck by a Metrolink passenger train in Canyon Country late Thursday night.  Jasmine Owens Taira, 30, of Santa…

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Read more about the article Foothill League football teams ready to put on pads
Valencia's Mitchell Torres (right) tries to break free from a defender at the Rams 11-on passing tournament at El Camino College earlier this summer. Haley Sawyer/The Signal

Foothill League football teams ready to put on pads

Football is the first of all the fall sports to begin practices, and while all Foothill League teams are excited to have started camp, there’s one thing players and coaches…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita Christian’s Josh O’Garro has eventful summer playing across the globe
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Santa Clarita Christian’s Josh O’Garro has eventful summer playing across the globe

From playing basketball with professionals in Europe to competing against the best high school players in the country, Santa Clarita Christian School varsity boys hooper Josh O’Garro has had quite…

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Read more about the article Court responds to city motion on solar panels in Canyon Country
Solar panels line a hillside in Canyon Country above the Canyon View Estates. The City of Santa Clarita has ordered the removal of these panels. Cory Rubin/ The Signal

Court responds to city motion on solar panels in Canyon Country

The latest round of the city’s ongoing legal battle against a hillside full of solar panels visible from Soledad Canyon Road involved whether Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin will…

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Read more about the article Randal Winter — U.S. Army — Vietnam veteran — Valencia resident
Vietnam veteran Randal G. Winter with a shadow box containing his military medals displayed in his office. Dan Watson/The Signal

Randal Winter — U.S. Army — Vietnam veteran — Valencia resident

Randal Winter has always been handy. At 18, he was stationed in Vietnam, where it was hot and humid in the summertime.  After he was able to acquire a portable…

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Read more about the article Pedestrian fatally struck by train in Canyon Country
SCV sheriff's deputies bring out a sheet to cover the remains of a person struck and killed by a train near Rainbow Glen Drive and Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita on Thursday night. Dan Watson/The Signal

Pedestrian fatally struck by train in Canyon Country

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Metrolink passenger train in Canyon Country late Thursday night.  “We can confirm that there was a fatality,” said Lt. Ignacio Somoano of the…

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Read more about the article Walgreens, Pizza Hut to close hundreds of locations, SCV stores may not
Walgreens and Pizza Hut announce plans to close down about 700 locations collectively. SCV stores, including Canyon Country location (pictured) are not expected to close, according to store employees. Tammy Murga/ The Signal

Walgreens, Pizza Hut to close hundreds of locations, SCV stores may not

Walgreens and Pizza Hut announced plans to shutter about 700 stores across the nation collectively, but Santa Clarita Valley locations aren’t expected to be affected, according to staff and vendors…

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Read more about the article Instagram attempt leads to 12-foot fall; teen avoids injury
Firefighters rescue 15-year-old teen after falling down a large cement structure near a trail in Valencia Thursday night. Tammy Murga/ The Signal

Instagram attempt leads to 12-foot fall; teen avoids injury

Sometimes it’s just not worth it for social media post — that’s the lesson two Santa Clarita teens learned after one of them plummeted 12 feet down a cement structure…

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Read more about the article Hart District OKs contract for school safety
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: School resource officer Tom Drake supervises as Saugus High School students break for lunch on Friday, August 25, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hart District OKs contract for school safety

Six deputies will continue to work in the William S. Hart Union High School District after the district governing board voted to extend the Los Angeles County’s contract for one…

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Read more about the article Residents invited to explore entry level manufacturing jobs
To participate in College of the Canyons' job preparation program, no experience is necessary but officials said prospective students should be familiar with computers, because there is time spent learning G-code and M-code in order to learn how to control machines like the one pictured.

Residents invited to explore entry level manufacturing jobs

Local residents looking for a new career path are invited to Friday’s open house event at College of the Canyons, which will discuss a free program to help students find…

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Read more about the article ELITE dance team nominated for People’s Choice Award
ELITE Performance Group team dancers performing "Welcome to the Jungle." Courtesy of ELITE Dance Studios

ELITE dance team nominated for People’s Choice Award

ELITE Dance Studios' Performance Group team dancers have made it to the final round of the People's Choice Award at the Industry Dance Awards. The Industry Dance Awards & Cancer…

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Read more about the article Bakersfield parolees face several charges after mid-week foot pursuit
Some of the SCV Sheriff's deputies involved in the manhunt for two suspects. Signal photo, Gilbert Bernal.

Bakersfield parolees face several charges after mid-week foot pursuit

Two Bakersfield men face a number of criminal charges, including theft, child endangerment and resisting arrest, following a foot chase through streets near the Westfield Valencia Town Center on Wednesday.…

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