Read more about the article Postal Service audit finds processing issues with Santa Clarita facility
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Postal Service audit finds processing issues with Santa Clarita facility

The U.S. Postal Service’s Santa Clarita Processing and Distribution Center, along with other facilities in six states, is not quite ready for election mail processing ahead of November, an audit…

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Read more about the article Hair salons, barbershops allowed to reopen under modified health order
Stylists Jared Smith, center, and Emily Clemmons wear masks, face shields and gloves and are separted by a vinyl curtain as they work on customers wearin masks at N' Style Salon in Santa Clarita on Friday, June 26, 20. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hair salons, barbershops allowed to reopen under modified health order

Los Angeles County officials announced Wednesday hair salons and barbershops could immediately resume indoor operations at 25% capacity. This comes after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday a new, color-coded tiered…

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Read more about the article County: K-12 can resume limited on-campus learning
Teacher Nicholas Patey teaches calculus in an empty classroom at Golden Valley High School on Thursday, August 27, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

County: K-12 can resume limited on-campus learning

In less than two weeks, K-12 schools within Los Angeles County can resume limited on-campus learning for students most in need after monthslong closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Public…

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Heart of the West founder and Carousel Ranch parent Jeanna Crawford hosts a watch party for the virtual 24th annual Heart of the West at Home fundraiser. Courtesy

Heart of the West at Home garners ‘overwhelming’ support

Each year, Carousel Ranch, a nonprofit that offers equestrian therapy to children with special needs, usually hosts a sellout crowd at its Agua Dulce property for its annual Heart of…

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Read more about the article The Gentle Barn cofounders help give baby calf second chance at life
Gentle Barn founder, Ellie Laks, left, and co-founder Jay Weiner feed raw organic milk to rescued five-week old calf, John Lewis in an enclosure they set up in their living room at the Gentle Barn in Santa Clarita on Friday, August 28, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

The Gentle Barn cofounders help give baby calf second chance at life

Typically, families have pet dogs or cats and, occasionally, a snake or tarantula in their homes, but Ellie Laks and Jay Weiner, founders of The Gentle Barn, have a 5-week-old…

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Read more about the article LAPD officers assist with baby shower for fiancee of fallen comrade
Photo courtesy of Flynn family A group of LAPD officers and members of the community gather outside the Santa Clarita home of Val Martinez, 45, an LAPD officer who died in July due to complications with COVID-19. The gathering was a baby shower for Megan Flynn, 34, Martinez’s fiancee and fellow LAPD officer, who is pregnant with their twin boys.

LAPD officers assist with baby shower for fiancee of fallen comrade

After Officer Val Martinez, 45, died of COVID-19 last month, reportedly catching the virus while on the job, his Los Angeles Police Department colleagues assisted with a drive-by baby shower…

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L.A. County continues to urge caution as Labor Day weekend approaches

Los Angeles County officials are continuing to remind residents of public health guidelines as Labor Day weekend approaches, announcing 1,457 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the overall total to 243,935.…

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Read more about the article County offers reopening updates on salons and K-12 schools
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County offers reopening updates on salons and K-12 schools

By Emily Alvarenga and Tammy Murga Los Angeles County officials announced that hair salons and barbershops could resume indoor operations at 25% capacity and K-12 schools may offer limited on-campus…

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Read more about the article County, fire officials welcome Super Scoopers for 2020 fire season
A Super Scooper makes a drop on a nine acre brushfire at the end of Dockweiler Derive in Newhall on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. Dan Watson/The Signal

County, fire officials welcome Super Scoopers for 2020 fire season

More acres have burned so far this year in California than in all of 2019, marking 2020 as what officials have called a “historic” fire season. To help in the…

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Read more about the article Deputies arrest man on suspicion of being under the influence after thought to be armed
SCV Sheriff's Station deputies respond to a call about a possible assault near Bouquet Canyon that resulted in an arrest on suspicion of being under the influence on Sept. 2, 2020. Bobby Block/ The Signal

Deputies arrest man on suspicion of being under the influence after thought to be armed

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a man on suspicion of being under the influence after reports of a person possibly armed with a knife near Bouquet Canyon on…

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Read more about the article Canyon Theatre Guild offers new youth online theater workshops
The Canyon Theatre Guild on Main Street in Old Town Newhall.

Canyon Theatre Guild offers new youth online theater workshops

Due to the overwhelming positive response to its online summer workshops, the Canyon Theatre Guild is excited to announce its fall online workshop lineup. Due to the extension of the…

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Read more about the article City amends norms and procedures; activists want more
Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on February, 26, 2020, is located on the 23900 block of Valencia Blvd. Dan Watson/The Signal

City amends norms and procedures; activists want more

Santa Clarita City Council members last week amended their norms and procedures to reflect a denouncement of racism and a provision of equal access to resources for all residents.  While…

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Read more about the article CA bills that passed, awaiting Newsom’s decision
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CA bills that passed, awaiting Newsom’s decision

Monday marked the last day for California lawmakers to send Gov. Gavin Newsom bills for his signature. Extended rent relief, police reform, flavored tobacco and Assembly Bill 5 updates were…

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Hart District touts ‘Best High Schools’ rankings from April edition of U.S. News, World Report

Seven high school sites for the William S. Hart Union High School District were named in the annual list of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best High Schools” released in…

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