Read more about the article Senior housing facilities confirm positive COVID-19 tests, discuss procedures
Residents enjoy a Father's Day barbecue in 2019 at Oakmont of Santa Clarita in Valencia. Signal file photo

Senior housing facilities confirm positive COVID-19 tests, discuss procedures

Both Oakmont of Valencia and Atria Santa Clarita, two Santa Clarita Valley senior living communities, reported this week they have residents with confirmed cases of COVID-19. Oakmont officials confirmed Wednesday…

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Read more about the article SCV high schoolers focus on bringing solutions for all amid COVID-19 outbreak
Santa Clarita Valley Students mobilize via a student-run sub-organization, Six Feet Supplies, which operates under Six Feet Solutions, to deliver food and supplies to residents amid the novel coronavirus. Courtesy photos of Six Feet Solutions

SCV high schoolers focus on bringing solutions for all amid COVID-19 outbreak

Santa Clarita Valley high school students have taken productivity to a whole new level amid the coronavirus pandemic that has ordered people to stay home and school campuses to shut…

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Read more about the article COC drive-thru testing center scheduled 250 for the first day, hopes to increase in coming days
Volunteers direct cars during the COVID-19 drive thru testing at College of the Canyons on Wednesday, April 08, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

COC drive-thru testing center scheduled 250 for the first day, hopes to increase in coming days

Officials overseeing the opening of the Santa Clarita drive-thru coronavirus testing center Wednesday said they had scheduled for 250 people to receive tests on the first day, and they plan…

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Read more about the article SCV nonprofits continue services, seek community support
Founder Debbie Rocha with Palamino, Jax, left, and mustang Mia, at Straightening Reins in Santa Clarita. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV nonprofits continue services, seek community support

Nonprofit organizations that serve the Santa Clarita Valley have begun to face numerous challenges as they work to continue serving the community amid the coronavirus crisis. “COVID-19 has not stopped…

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Read more about the article Drivers: Transit operators jeopardized
City of Santa Clarita buses on line at the TMF on Constellation Road. Gilbert Bernal / The Signal

Drivers: Transit operators jeopardized

By Tim Whyte and Tammy Murga Santa Clarita Transit drivers are worried — for their health and their jobs. “It’s scary out there,” said a Santa Clarita Transit operator with…

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Read more about the article Army sergeant gets payment in hit-and-run (VIDEO)
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying a potential hit-and-run suspect.

Army sergeant gets payment in hit-and-run (VIDEO)

A U.S. Army staff sergeant who obtained surveillance footage of her car being struck in an alleged hit and run last month received compensation from the other driver’s insurance company,…

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L.A. County coronavirus cases surpass 7K; SCV rises to at least 153

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials Wednesday reported the highest single-day jump in coronavirus fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic, with 29 deaths occurring in the last…

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Read more about the article Mayor: Masks not mandated but strongly recommended in Santa Clarita
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: A man carries an umbrella and wears a mask as a light rain falls in the Rite Aid parking lot in Saugus. Dan Watson/The Signal

Mayor: Masks not mandated but strongly recommended in Santa Clarita

Wearing masks in Santa Clarita is not mandated but strongly encouraged amid the coronavirus outbreak, Mayor Cameron Smyth said Wednesday during a live Facebook broadcast.  “At this point in the…

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Read more about the article One person injured in Newhall traffic collision
Crews clear wreckage from the road after a car slammed into a pole near Railroad ave. in Newhall Tuesday evening. April 07, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

One person injured in Newhall traffic collision

One person was transported to the hospital following a traffic collision in Newhall Tuesday evening. The crash was reported to fire officials by SCV Sheriff’s Station deputies responding to the…

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Read more about the article Family fight over toilet paper ends in arrest
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department seal. File Photo

Family fight over toilet paper ends in arrest

A Saugus man was arrested on suspicion of punching a family member over toilet paper on Monday. Deputies were called to the 28300 block of Mirabelle Lane in Saugus for…

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Read more about the article Newsom discusses playbook for people dealing with the stress of isolation
Gov. Gavin Newsom. Courtesy of the Office of the Governor

Newsom discusses playbook for people dealing with the stress of isolation

Gov. Gavin Newsom discussed Tuesday the importance of recognizing your stress and dealing with it through the helpful steps dictated in the surgeon general’s “stress playbook.”  The playbook includes a…

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