Yearly Archives: 2019
Read more about the article Sulphur Springs recognizes top schools for underserved students
Leona Cox, Mint Canyon and Valley View Community Schools were all honored with the distinction that had been given out by Innovate Public Schools and USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy and Rossier School of Education, May 22, 2019. Caleb Lunetta / The Signal

Sulphur Springs recognizes top schools for underserved students

During their Wednesday night meeting, the Sulphur Springs governing board recognized three schools that had been named Top Schools for Underserved Students in Los Angeles County. Leona Cox, Mint Canyon…

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Read more about the article Deputies investigating Sierra Vista graffiti incident
The graffiti at Sierra Vista reads "Brown Familia" and is currently being investigated by the SCV Sheriff's Station COBRA team. Courtesy photo.

Deputies investigating Sierra Vista graffiti incident

In an email distributed to parents Wednesday, Sierra Vista Junior High School officials notified parents that graffiti vandalism had occurred on the school’s campus. The graffiti had been removed by…

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Read more about the article FivePoint development to add enrollments to 4 districts
Newhall Ranch graders captured in aerial shot in March 2018. photo by Austin Dave, The Signal.

FivePoint development to add enrollments to 4 districts

While still currently under construction, local school officials have been told the development project formerly known as Newhall Ranch, which is also  part of Valencia, will bring kids into the…

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Read more about the article PDC employees raise funds for local nonprofits with annual walk
PDC employees raised a combined $9,370 for the Michael Hoefflin Foundation and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles as well as 438 pounds of food and toiletries for the SCV Food Pantry. Courtesy of Gustavo Ornelas

PDC employees raise funds for local nonprofits with annual walk

More than 120 Precision Dynamics Corporation, or PDC, employees participated in the ninth annual Brady Walk for Community on Thursday in Valencia. Each year, Brady Corporation teams across the nation…

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Read more about the article Kathy Ellis — U.S. Army Reserve — Post-Vietnam to Iraq-era — Stevenson Ranch resident
Kathy Ellis is a 30-year Army Reserve veteran. Dan Watson/The Signal

Kathy Ellis — U.S. Army Reserve — Post-Vietnam to Iraq-era — Stevenson Ranch resident

Kathy Ellis describes retiring from the U.S. Army Reserve as a bride would describe her post-wedding. “I put away my uniform like a bride puts away her wedding dress,” Ellis…

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Read more about the article Valencia wrestling’s Ben Gould commits to Colorado State-Pueblo
Valencia's Ben Gould will continue his wrestling career at Colorado State University-Pueblo. Courtesy photo

Valencia wrestling’s Ben Gould commits to Colorado State-Pueblo

Heading into his college wrestling career, Ben Gould’s top goal is to become a national champion. And he thinks Colorado State University-Pueblo is the school to help him achieve that…

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Read more about the article Planning Commission approves wireless communications facility permit for non-urban Valencia community
Santa Clarita City Hall is located on the 23900 block of Valencia Blvd. File photo

Planning Commission approves wireless communications facility permit for non-urban Valencia community

The city’s Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a Verizon Wireless plan to install a facility to help service in Saugus-Valencia area. The Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita Archery celebrates official opening
City of Santa Clarita Mayor Marsha McLean prepares to fire at the bulls eye as coach Jason Sures, left, looks on during the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new archery range in the Haskell Canyon Open Space on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Santa Clarita Archery celebrates official opening

What started as a question several months ago is now a reality for Ronnie Silos and archery enthusiasts with the official opening Thursday of Santa Clarita’s first archery range. “Santa…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Stevenson Ranch crash leaves 3 hurt, 2 trapped in wreck for half-hour
Firefighters work to free two people trapped inside a wrecked car in Stevenson Ranch. Signal photo, Dan Watson.

UPDATE: Stevenson Ranch crash leaves 3 hurt, 2 trapped in wreck for half-hour

After one and a half hours inside a crumpled car, the last of two people trapped was freed from the wreckage. “The third and final patient was just extricated a…

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Read more about the article Motorists, horses in trailers, collide in Newhall
A horse trailer collided with a light pole on Wiley Canyon Rd and Lyons Ave. Lorena Mejia/The Signal

Motorists, horses in trailers, collide in Newhall

Motorists, horses and a light pole got tangled up in a traffic collision Thursday morning. At 10 a.m., two vehicles, one them hauling a horse trailer with horses,  collided at…

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Read more about the article Foothill League softball alumni advance in NCAA Tournament
West Ranch softball alumna Jessie Harper hit three home runs for the University of Arizona against Auburn in a 12-3 win on May 19. Photo courtesy Arizona Athletics

Foothill League softball alumni advance in NCAA Tournament

After the double-elimination regional round, several Foothill League softball alumni remain in the NCAA Division 1 Softball Tournament. If these SCV products and their teams make it through the upcoming…

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Read more about the article Canyon’s Childs and Valencia’s Adame highlight All-Foothill League swim list
Canyon swimmer Kevin Childs won first place in the 100-yard butterfly and the 100-yard backstroke at the Foothill League Finals. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Canyon’s Childs and Valencia’s Adame highlight All-Foothill League swim list

Boys and girls swimmers throughout California can finally take a second or two to catch their breath now that the 2019 swimming and diving season has come to a close.…

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Read more about the article Saugus board recognizes English learners
6th grader Jorge Sandoval receives a medal during Tuesday night's board meeting for having met the district criteria for reclassification and have redesignated as Reclassified Fluent English Proficient, May 22, 2019. Caleb Lunetta / The Signal.

Saugus board recognizes English learners

Saugus Union School District trustees and faculty acknowledged 16 students Tuesday who had been redesignated as being proficient in English by the end of the 2018-19 school year. The students…

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