Read more about the article Soledad Fire in Agua Dulce burns 1,000 acres, prompts evacuations
Firefighters battle the Soledad Fire that quickly consumed over 1,000 acres of dry brush Sunday afternoon. July 05, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Soledad Fire in Agua Dulce burns 1,000 acres, prompts evacuations

A more than 1,000-acre brush fire shut down parts of Highway 14 Sunday afternoon with 0% containment as of 8:30 p.m., according to fire officials.  Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station…

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Read more about the article Rollover crash in Acton sends two to hospital
A single-vehicle rollover crash on the northbound lanes of Highway 14 near the Escondidio Canyon Road Exit in Acton sends at least two people to the hospital Sunday afternoon. July 05, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Rollover crash in Acton sends two to hospital

A rollover traffic collision on Highway 14 in Acton sent at least two people to the hospital Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a…

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Read more about the article Bella Vida gets into the Fourth of July spirit
SCV Senior Center staff and volunteers prepare hot dogs for seniors during the center's special, drive-thru Fourth of July celebration. Courtesy

Bella Vida gets into the Fourth of July spirit

Volunteers and staff at the Bella Vida Senior Center donned their most festive, patriotic attire, decorating the center’s parking lot with red, white and blue to make this quarantined Fourth…

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Read more about the article Firefighters snuff out spot fire in Canyon Country
Firefighters respond to reports of a spot fire near Linda Vista St. in Santa Clarita Sunday morning. July 05, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Firefighters snuff out spot fire in Canyon Country

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel quickly doused a small spot fire in Canyon Country Sunday morning. Firefighters responded to reports of a vegetation fire around 10:30 a.m. near the…

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Read more about the article Furry friends find forever homes amid pandemic
Volunteer Renee Focht sits with "Chocolate" a ten-year-old pit bull available at the Castaic Animal Care Center in Castaic on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Furry friends find forever homes amid pandemic

As stay-at-home restrictions left Santa Clarita Valley residents quarantined, the number of animal adoptions surged. “We are very blessed in the county right now that all the facilities are low,…

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

David Hegg | Dealing with Our Differences

By David Hegg  Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock somewhere, you’re acutely aware we are becoming an increasingly touchy society. It seems the new national sport is overreaction to…

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Read more about the article Valencia resident throws drive-by July 4 parade for neighbors
Event organizer Jocelyn Reyes, center, leads a group as they dance in the street as part of a Fourth of July celebration on Conde Drive in Valencia on Saturday, July 04, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Valencia resident throws drive-by July 4 parade for neighbors

When Valencia resident Jocelyn Reyes found out that the local Fourth of July Parade and fireworks display would not take place due to the pandemic, she thought to organize a…

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Read more about the article Deputies detain one after reports of person in ski mask possibly armed
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Deputies detain one after reports of person in ski mask possibly armed

One person was detained in Newhall on the Fourth of July after law enforcement received reports of a man with a ski mask possibly armed.  The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s…

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Read more about the article City Council visits winners of Fourth of July Patriotic Tour
Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth, right, presents the city's Fourth of July Patriotic Tour Grand Prize to Mike Herrington and Nicole Fox-Herrington for their Independence Day home decorations on Saturday, July 04, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

City Council visits winners of Fourth of July Patriotic Tour

This year’s Santa Clarita Independence Day parade was canceled due to the pandemic but the Americana celebrations came knocking at the door of a handful of local residents’ homes as…

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Read more about the article Cub Scout pack plants 400 American Flags in local neighborhoods
Cub Scout Xander Sears, 8, left, plants a flag in the yard of one of 60 homes on Juniper Springs Drive in Canyon Country with the help of his Boy Scout brothers Zachary, 15, center, and Skyler, 12 in honor of the fourth of July on Saturday, July, 04, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Cub Scout pack plants 400 American Flags in local neighborhoods

Every year, Scouts of Cub Scout Pack 494 make sure the hundreds of spectators of the Santa Clarita Fourth of July Parade have American flags to wave during the traditional…

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Read more about the article Dog fatally struck by vehicle shortly after fireworks go off
SCV deputies respond to a traffic hazard call involving a dog fatally struck by a vehicle shortly after fireworks go off in the area on July 3, 2020. Courtesy photo

Dog fatally struck by vehicle shortly after fireworks go off

A small dog was fatally struck by a vehicle while running on a Canyon Country street shortly after fireworks in the area went off Friday night, law enforcement officials said. …

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Read more about the article Hiker airlifted from Whitney Canyon Park to hospital
One person airlifted from Whitney Canyon Park on July 4, 2020. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Hiker airlifted from Whitney Canyon Park to hospital

A woman was transported to the hospital via helicopter after hiking in a Newhall trail on Saturday afternoon.  The Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of a medical emergency…

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