Read more about the article #LakeFire grows to 26,213 acres with 36% containment
FILE PHOTO: Super scooper Quebec 2 smothers the brush fire off Lake Hughes Road and Ridge Route Road in Castiac with thousands of gallons of water on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Ryan Painter/The Signal.

#LakeFire grows to 26,213 acres with 36% containment

Original story posted: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19 Most recent update: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19 The Lake Fire has grown to 26,213 acres with 36% containment, Los Angeles County…

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Read more about the article Garcia, Science Committee members introduce STEM legislation
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Garcia, Science Committee members introduce STEM legislation

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, and other members of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee have introduced bipartisan legislation that would form a new postdoctoral fellowship program for researchers…

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Read more about the article Cooling center operations extended as heat wave and wildfires continue
Library Page Cynthia Brennan, left, maintains distance as she helps Steve Reeves as he logs in to the Library WiFi in the cooling center at the Stevenson Ranch Library in Stevenson Ranch on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Cooling center operations extended as heat wave and wildfires continue

Santa Clarita Valley residents have a place to cool off locally as California endures continued, historic temperatures and hundreds of wildfires still raging across the state, officials said Wednesday.  The…

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Read more about the article SCV teen publishes fantasy novel, donates proceeds
West Ranch High School senior Jessamine Jin poses with "The Fallen Angel: A Reinterpretation of the Afterlife," a fantasy novel she wrote. Courtesy

SCV teen publishes fantasy novel, donates proceeds

West Ranch High School senior Jessamine Jin has always enjoyed immersing herself in a good book and has been writing since she was in the third grade.  “I just love…

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Read more about the article Deputies arrest man suspected of being high on meth, running through backyards
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Deputies arrest man suspected of being high on meth, running through backyards

Deputies arrested a man Tuesday on suspicion of being high on meth and hopping through Newhall neighborhood backyards. The 41-year-old man from Lancaster was arrested shortly after deputies were called…

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Read more about the article Villanueva says SCV Sheriff’s Station incident can be resolved ‘without any criminal record’
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Villanueva says SCV Sheriff’s Station incident can be resolved ‘without any criminal record’

The Aug. 7 incident in Canyon Country in which three teenagers were detained at gunpoint will be resolved without any criminal record, and actions taken by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s…

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Read more about the article Community rallies for Valencia High football player whose leukemia has returned
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: Pedro Roman was starting his second year as a football player at Valencia High School when he received his leukemia diagnosis. Photo courtesy of the Roman family.

Community rallies for Valencia High football player whose leukemia has returned

The Santa Clarita Valley community is once again rallying around Pedro Roman, a 16-year-old Valencia High football player who recently learned his leukemia had returned and spread.  Roman had been…

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Read more about the article Flo Lawrence, beloved volunteer and Castaic Lions Club President, dies
Flo Lawrence at Senior Center Thanksgiving 2018. Dan Watson

Flo Lawrence, beloved volunteer and Castaic Lions Club President, dies

Alan “Flo” Lawrence, a beloved community volunteer and Castaic Lions Club President, died Wednesday morning. Lawrence is remembered by those closest to him as being warm, full of energy and…

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Read more about the article Lyft driver arrested on suspicion of Santa Clarita sexual assault
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Lyft driver arrested on suspicion of Santa Clarita sexual assault

A Lyft driver was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female passenger while she slept. Mohammad Rahman, 43, of Fullerton, was arrested in connection to the suspected June 12…

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Read more about the article Semi overturns with 40,000 pounds of dog food cargo
At 1:38 a.m. Wednesday morning, a semi-truck hauling 40,000 pounds of dog food went over the side of southbound Interstate 5 at the Lake Hughes Road overpass, sparking a small vegetation fire, and overturning onto the northbound lanes of The Old Road. Photos by Rick McClure.

Semi overturns with 40,000 pounds of dog food cargo

A semi-truck carrying 40,000 pounds of dog food overturned and careened off the side of a freeway in Castaic early Wednesday.  At 1:30 a.m., Los Angeles County Fire Department officials…

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Read more about the article Walk to End Alzheimer’s returns to SCV Oct. 3
Hundreds gather before the Walk to End Alzheimer's at Bridgeport Park in Valencia on Saturday, October 04, 2019. Dan Watson/The Signal

Walk to End Alzheimer’s returns to SCV Oct. 3

The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3. The Santa Clarita Valley Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which attracts hundreds each year to raise awareness and…

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Read more about the article Orchard Arms receives $400K grant for solar energy system
The Orchard Arms Senior Apartments, on Wiley Canyon Road in Valencia, is a public housing community operated by the Los Angeles County Development Authority. A $435K grant from Southern California Edison’s MASH Program will fund a solar energy system for the community. Photo courtesy of LACDA

Orchard Arms receives $400K grant for solar energy system

The Los Angeles County Development Authority is progressively implementing solar energy systems at its public housing sites, including at the Orchard Arms Senior Apartments, a public housing community in Valencia.…

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Read more about the article Marsha McLean | Back to school with help from the Santa Clarita Public Library
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Marsha McLean | Back to school with help from the Santa Clarita Public Library

“Back to School” has many different meanings this August as we navigate through unprecedented times. In our community, and across our nation, individuals are working hard to determine the safest…

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