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Natural areas administrator Kim Bosell talks with Frank Hoffman, recreation services supervisor at Placerity Canyon nature Center following her presentation about black bears in urban areas. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

Nature center gives presentation on urban bears

While bears have learned to live alongside humans, visitors to the Placerita Canyon Nature Center learned about what that coexistence entails and how people can deescalate problems in a presentation…

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Read more about the article Church focuses on importance of Black History Month
Leading the Celebration of Soul, senior pastor Julius Harper, center, stands with church members Wendell Keller, left, and Jackie Cooper, right. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

Church focuses on importance of Black History Month

As a way to reflect Black History Month in the United States, the Santa Clarita Christian Fellowship Church welcomed regular church members and newcomers to the third part of their…

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Read more about the article ‘Day of the House’ takes a closer look at Hart’s house
Volunteer Debbie Morrison, center, shows copies of the blueprints used in building William S. Hart's house. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

‘Day of the House’ takes a closer look at Hart’s house

The latest open house for William S. Hart’s mansion overseeing his namesake park gave visitors a chance to learn more about the methodology behind the house’s design and layout during…

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Read more about the article Kite flying festival returns to Santa Clarita
Volunteers with CRY America, including the Santa Clarita chapter, get their kites ready for guests coming to the second kite flying festival. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

Kite flying festival returns to Santa Clarita

Neon-colored kites pierced the cloudy skies over West Creek Park in Valencia as the Los Angeles Chapter of Child Rights and You held its second annual kite flying festival on…

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Read more about the article David Hegg | Knowing Our Limitations, and Rejoicing in Them
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg | Knowing Our Limitations, and Rejoicing in Them

By David Hegg Back in 1973, the renowned populist philosopher Dirty Harry gave the western world one of the all-time great principles of life: A man’s got to know his…

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Read more about the article Deputies establish containment area after suspected Castaic home burglary
A K-9 unit is deployed to search a home for a burglary suspect on the 30000 block of Hamlet Way near Bridlewood Drive in Castaic on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Deputies establish containment area after suspected Castaic home burglary

Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station established a containment perimeter on the 30000 block of Hamlet Way in Castaic after a suspected home burglary Saturday. “We suspect it…

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Read more about the article Smith holds community town hall, swearing in
Assemblywoman Christy Smith, District 38, left, is sworn in by Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon at Oak Hills Elementary School in Valencia on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Smith holds community town hall, swearing in

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, took her community oath of office Saturday in front of about 100 members of the community at a Newhall school she used to represent. In…

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How to find ways to connect with loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s or dementia

Alzheimer’s disease strikes pain and division in many families, without always giving loved ones a break to cope. But when it comes to bringing the family together to reconnect with…

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