Read more about the article David Hegg | COVID-19 and Our Responsibility
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg | COVID-19 and Our Responsibility

By David Hegg  I get it. This season is unique but at times morphs into an unwanted normal. Sometimes I don’t know what day it is. Weekends seem like weekdays,…

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Read more about the article Time to take to the great outdoors, SCV
Hiking trail at Central Park in Saugus. Dan Watson/The Signal

Time to take to the great outdoors, SCV

As Los Angeles County begins to ease the stay-at-home restrictions, the county’s trails and parks are among the first to reopen. With hundreds of trails that traverse the Santa Clarita…

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Read more about the article CUSD names Kim Tredick new assistant superintendent of Educational Services
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CUSD names Kim Tredick new assistant superintendent of Educational Services

The Castaic Union School District announced Friday Kim Tredick as its new assistant superintendent of Educational Services.  Tredick, who joined the CUSD on Nov. 1, 2018, will start her new…

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Read more about the article Firefighters respond to 14 freeway blaze in Newhall
Firefighters put out a two-acre blaze on northbound State Route 14 on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Firefighters respond to 14 freeway blaze in Newhall

Just two hours after extinguishing a blaze on Interstate 5, firefighters worked on a separate brush fire on northbound State Route 14 on Saturday afternoon.  Los Angeles County Fire Department…

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Read more about the article Deputies search for narcotics suspect in Stevenson Ranch
SCV Sheriff's Station officials conduct a search in Stevenson Ranch for a suspect in a narcotics investigation. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Deputies search for narcotics suspect in Stevenson Ranch

A suspect in a narcotics investigation remains outstanding after Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies set up a containment area in Stevenson Ranch Saturday afternoon.  Deputies were searching for the…

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Read more about the article Public Health reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases countywide
COVID-19. Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control.

Public Health reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases countywide

L.A. County Department of Public Health reported Saturday more than 1,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 for a total of 37,303 diagnoses, while the Santa Clarita Valley’s tally reached 941…

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Read more about the article Firefighters extinguish blaze southbound Interstate 5 of Calgrove
Firefighters extinguish wildfire southbound Interstate 5 of Calgrove Boulevard on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Firefighters extinguish blaze southbound Interstate 5 of Calgrove

Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters extinguished a blaze southbound Interstate 5 of Calgrove Boulevard that caused freeway lanes to close Saturday afternoon.  Firefighters first responded to a vegetation fire…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita responds to safer-at-home orders
Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on February, 26, 2020, is located on the 23900 block of Valencia Blvd. Dan Watson/The Signal

Santa Clarita responds to safer-at-home orders

By City Manager Ken Striplin There has been nothing in our lifetime as disruptive to daily life as the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. There is not a single person in…

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Read more about the article Exercise caution with youth-based social apps
Parents should educate themselves about the popular apps their tweens and teens may be using and weigh their pros and cons.

Exercise caution with youth-based social apps

Internet access is no longer limited to desktop or laptop computers. World Advertising Research Center, using data from mobile trade body GSMA, says almost three-quarters of internet users, or roughly…

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