Read more about the article Newsom visits new COVID-19 lab in Valencia
Kevin Carmody, right, an applied genomics specialist at the new COVID-19 testing facility in Valencia, shows Gov. Gavin Newsom a liquid handler on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Tammy Murga / The Signal

Newsom visits new COVID-19 lab in Valencia

Gov. Gavin Newsom visited the Santa Clarita Valley Friday to announce the opening of the new PerkinElmer laboratory in Valencia, which will increase the COVID-19 testing capacity statewide. The opening…

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Read more about the article Plan an adventure to explore the big trees
Take a stroll through Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Preserve located in the tiny town of Guerneville along the Russian River.©2018 AFAR MEDIA LLC

Plan an adventure to explore the big trees

We used to go camping every year in our 1963 Wheelcamper, inherited from my husband’s parents. We wanted to show our daughter the natural wonders of California and beyond. Among…

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Read more about the article Make your plan to vote in the upcoming election
Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on February, 26, 2020, is located on the 23900 block of Valencia Blvd. Dan Watson/The Signal

Make your plan to vote in the upcoming election

By Ken Striplin City Manager We are fortunate to live in a community where diverse interests, beliefs, backgrounds and more are celebrated and welcomed. As the upcoming election draws near,…

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Read more about the article ‘The Witches’ is trapped between scary and funny
Stanley Tucci, Anne Hathaway and Octavia Spencer star in HBOMax’ “The Witches.” PHOTO CREDIT HBOMAX

‘The Witches’ is trapped between scary and funny

By Richard Roeper Signal Contributing Writer Roald Dahl’s The Witches’ Warner Bros. presents a film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis, Kenya Barris and Guillermo del Toro, based…

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Read more about the article City property valued at $37.2B, fifth on list of cities
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City property valued at $37.2B, fifth on list of cities

A Los Angeles County assessor’s report on all 88 cities in Los Angeles County showed Santa Clarita property continues to be among the county’s most valuable. Santa Clarita landed at…

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Read more about the article Man accused of attacking good Samaritan has case pushed to January
The Santa Clarita Courthouse. Signal File Photo

Man accused of attacking good Samaritan has case pushed to January

A man accused of attacking a good Samaritan at the Newhall Metrolink station earlier this month has a hearing scheduled for January, officials said Thursday. Thomas Hearn, 23, a security…

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Read more about the article Saugus district approves suspension of child development program
The Saugus Union School District office. Dan Watson/The Signal

Saugus district approves suspension of child development program

The Saugus Union School District board voted Tuesday night to suspend its child development program due to constraints placed on the district by the COVID-19 pandemic.  In a letter distributed…

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