Read more about the article Gang member gets 60 years to life for gang shooting
A sheriff's deputy examines the contents of a backpack on the trunk of a radio car near the scene of a fatal shooting in Canyon Country on July 11, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

Gang member gets 60 years to life for gang shooting

A gang member who shot and killed a rival gang member two years ago was sentenced Wednesday to 60 years to life in prison. Nicholas Colletta, 22, of Saugus, appeared…

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Read more about the article 4-year-old boy airlifted from Agua Dulce after seizure
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

4-year-old boy airlifted from Agua Dulce after seizure

A 4-year-old boy was airlifted to safety Wednesday after having suffered a seizure near Agua Dulce. Shortly after 12:45 p.m., firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, including the…

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Read more about the article SCV Food Pantry seeks volunteers for food drive
Volunteers from the West Ranch High School Action Team unload bags of donated food from postal trucks that were picked up by letter carriers making their postal deliveries as part of the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive and brought to the U.S. Post Office, Valencia Branch to benefit the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry in 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV Food Pantry seeks volunteers for food drive

By Nathanael Rodriguez For The Signal The largest food drive in the world is coming to Santa Clarita for its 27th year. Headed by the National Association of Letter Carriers,…

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Read more about the article COC students partner to host ‘LGBTQ+ Pride!’ event
QueerSCV President Kelly Ramnarine said events like the one held Tuesday are important because they show there is a space for the LGBTQ+ population in the Santa Clarita Valley.

COC students partner to host ‘LGBTQ+ Pride!’ event

In an effort to promote inclusion and community, College of the Canyons’ Gender-Sexuality Alliance partnered with QueerSCV Tuesday for an LGBTQ+ Pride! event featuring live music, carnival games and other…

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Read more about the article Smith invites residents to inaugural Speaker’s Appointments Workshop
Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, speaks to the crowd after being sworn in at Oak Hills Elementary School in Valencia. Signal file photo Dan Watson/The Signal

Smith invites residents to inaugural Speaker’s Appointments Workshop

Santa Clarita Valley residents who are looking to make a positive difference in the community are invited to the inaugural Speaker’s Appointments Workshop hosted by Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita,…

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Read more about the article Couple works to install water purification system in Ecuador town
Gabriel Garcia, left, and Johan Vandersande discuss plans to install the water purification system for San Juan de Pastocalle, Ecuador, in the building behind them, which is in the middle of town. Courtesy of Theresa Howell

Couple works to install water purification system in Ecuador town

Just returning from their April 12 trip to San Juan de Pastocalle, a town of 3,000 men, women, and children situated at 10,00 feet in the Andes Mountains in Ecuador,…

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Read more about the article Learn how to make a personalized book at Santa Paula Art Museum
Students will learn the “buttonhole binding” technique to create personalized books. Courtesy photo

Learn how to make a personalized book at Santa Paula Art Museum

Join Ojai paper specialist Gail Hercher at the Santa Paula Art Museum on May 11 from noon to 4 p.m. and indulge in the joy of personal bookmaking. Hercher’s bookmaking…

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Read more about the article All-girl Scouts BSA troop wins top awards at Camporee
All-girl Scout Troop 2019 wins two of the top three awards at the Bill Hart District Camporee. Courtesy photo

All-girl Scouts BSA troop wins top awards at Camporee

Santa Clarita’s first all-girl Scouts BSA troop took top awards at the recent Bill Hart District Camporee. The two patrols from Troop 2019 of Saugus competed against 42 other patrols…

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Read more about the article Deputies track bear to Valencia backyard
A Black Bear peeks out from behind a tree on the 26000 block of Laguna Court in Valencia Tuesday night. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Deputies track bear to Valencia backyard

UPDATE 2 p.m.: As of Wednesday afternoon, the bear's whereabouts are unknown, according to sheriff's officials. "The goal is to protect them and help them make their way back to…

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Read more about the article Two Oak Hills Elementary students compete at state science fair
Ayush Doshi and Arav Shah stand in front of their award-winning science projects at Oak Hills Elementary School in Stevenson Ranch. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Two Oak Hills Elementary students compete at state science fair

Oaks Hills Elementary sixth-graders Arav Shah and Ayush Doshi qualified for a national science fair competition recently due to their success at the county level, with Shah taking home first…

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Read more about the article West Ranch baseball loses to Yucaipa, protests game
West Ranch's Cade Nicol (6) pitches against Yucaipa at West Ranch on Tuesday. Dan Watson/ The Signal

West Ranch baseball loses to Yucaipa, protests game

West Ranch baseball is in kind of a weird spot. Yes, they lost 1-0 to Yucaipa in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. But at the…

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