Read more about the article Hart District’s 5-week target date to discuss return to in-person instruction quickly approaching
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Hart District’s 5-week target date to discuss return to in-person instruction quickly approaching

When William S. Hart Union High School District officials adopted a 100% distance learning model for the beginning of the fall 2020-21 school year in July, the order came with…

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Read more about the article Hart district, sheriff’s station quash rumor about ending student resource officer program
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: School resource officer Tom Drake supervises as Saugus High School students break for lunch on Friday, August 25, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hart district, sheriff’s station quash rumor about ending student resource officer program

Both the William S. Hart Union High School District and the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are quashing a rumor that erroneously stated the two would be ending the school…

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Read more about the article SCV sees 34 additional COVID-19 cases
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SCV sees 34 additional COVID-19 cases

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials released the following updated COVID-19 statistics on Friday: Countywide COVID-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours: 1,509 Total COVID-19 cases in…

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Read more about the article Newsom announces new blueprint for gradual reopen
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Newsom announces new blueprint for gradual reopen

California counties will now use a new, color-coded tiered blueprint for reopening their economies that is simpler and more gradual than the COVID-19 watch list framework, state officials revealed Friday. …

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Read more about the article Obituary scams becoming more prevalent
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Obituary scams becoming more prevalent

By Claire Schlaman Special to The Signal As families grieve over the loss of a loved one, scammers have increasingly taken advantage of potential vulnerabilities created by obituaries, according to…

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Read more about the article Two rounds of Narcan administered to keep suspected overdose patient alive
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Two rounds of Narcan administered to keep suspected overdose patient alive

Two rounds of Narcan had to be administered by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies Friday morning in order to keep a suspected overdose patient alive. The call came in…

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Read more about the article Hart District ends contract with SCV Youth Project
Kim Goldman is the executive director of the SCV Youth Project. Jonathan Pobre/The Signal

Hart District ends contract with SCV Youth Project

The contract between the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Project and the William S. Hart Union High School District has ended. The contract ended, according to district spokesman Dave Caldwell, due…

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J-Team deputies find teen with warrants during traffic stop

While conducting a traffic stop Wednesday night, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies found a teen with warrants out for his arrest, who also had been reported missing from the…

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Read more about the article At home or in class: How teachers are bringing distance learning  to students
Golden Valley High School teacher Beth Flynn works from her dinning room table at her home in Valencia on Thursday, August 27, 20. Dan Watson/The Signal

At home or in class: How teachers are bringing distance learning to students

After the William S. Hart Union High School District made the decision to use virtual learning as the new norm due to the ongoing pandemic, teachers in the district were…

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Read more about the article Fentanyl: J-Team shares dangers, signs and efforts to combat
SCV Sheriff’s Station J-Team members, from left, Detective Nashla Barakat, Sgt. Erica Gooseberry and Deputy Albert White offer information about the dangers of fentanyl during a virtual roundtable on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Screenshot

Fentanyl: J-Team shares dangers, signs and efforts to combat

Members of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Juvenile Intervention Team, or J-Team, shared Thursday some of the dangers of fentanyl, signs that someone may be using drugs and their…

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Read more about the article I-5 project makes progress with Metro vote
Traffic moves north and south at the Highway 14 and Interstate 5 connector in the Newhall Pass. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

I-5 project makes progress with Metro vote

The Interstate 5 project in the Santa Clarita Valley, which looks to enhance capacity and safety, is one step closer to construction following a unanimous vote Thursday from the Metro…

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Read more about the article Children’s Bureau continues foster care information, services virtually
Children's Bureau staff members Cynthia Lemus (far left) and Lita Cienega (second from right) give guests a tour of the new office at their open house on April 17. Courtesy of Danielle Klebanow

Children’s Bureau continues foster care information, services virtually

Through the pandemic, Children’s Bureau, a nonprofit leader in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect in Southern California, has continued to serve more than 50,000 at-risk children…

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