Read more about the article Main Street restaurants expand into street amid pandemic
Dinners sit behind K-rails as they eat in the street outside Smokehouse on Main, as on Main Street in Newhall is close to increase outside seating for restaurants on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Main Street restaurants expand into street amid pandemic

Santa Clarita Valley residents had the opportunity to visit a shut down Main Street in Newhall this past weekend as restaurants expanded their outdoor dining footprints into the street.  “I’m…

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Read more about the article Barger, Wilk support in-person learning should local school districts’ request waiver
Students at an elementary school in Santa Clarita walk to their classrooms on the first day of school in Aug. 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Barger, Wilk support in-person learning should local school districts’ request waiver

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and state Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, declared their support Monday should local school districts ask the state to allow them to resume in-person…

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Countywide COVID-19 cases up more than 3K Monday, 22K in preceding week

As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 cases continues to climb rapidly — with more than 3,000 new cases announced Monday — Los Angeles County officials are imploring residents…

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Read more about the article CIF delays high school football, other sports until 2021
Canyon's Jarrett Reeser prepares to kick a field goal in a scrimmage against Ventura at Canyon High School on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Haley Sawyer/The Signal

CIF delays high school football, other sports until 2021

After much speculation, the California Interscholastic Federation announced Monday that the fall high school sports season will be delayed until 2021 amid the ongoing pandemic, with football practices starting in…

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Read more about the article Four SCV businesses burglarized on same night
Pizza Di Marco 2, located on the 23700 block of Newhall Avenue, was one of at least four restaurants that was burglarized in the early morning hours Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Courtesy

Four SCV businesses burglarized on same night

At least four different businesses in the Santa Clarita Valley were burglarized Wednesday in the early morning hours, sheriff’s officials confirmed. Around 3:45 a.m., Pizza Di Marco 2, located on…

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Read more about the article Firefighters extinguish small spot fire
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel quickly extinguish a small spot fire on a hillside near the intersection of Dockweiler Drive and Ivy Lane in Newhall just after 4 a.m. Sunday, July 19, 2020. Rick McClure for The Signal

Firefighters extinguish small spot fire

Firefighters quickly extinguished a small spot fire in Newhall early Sunday morning.  Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a brush fire on a hillside near the…

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Read more about the article David Hegg | Science, Technology and Life
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg | Science, Technology and Life

By David Hegg  To quote Martin Heidegger, the German philosopher and Nazi party leader, is often to evoke wide-scale criticism and rightly so. But in an important area he was…

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Read more about the article Family activities for summer fun amid a pandemic
Callan Lennington, 7, Tadd Lennington, 5, and Elias Johnston, 7, jump into the pool at the Castaic Sports Complex Aquatic Center. Signal File Photo

Family activities for summer fun amid a pandemic

As California continues to shut down again, families in the Santa Clarita Valley are still looking for ways to enjoy the summer months.  Though not all the typical vacations and…

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Read more about the article Protesters demonstrate in support of fruit vendor in viral video
Demonstrators line up on Sand Canyon Road in front of Bergie's Bar and Grill in Santa Clarita on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Protesters demonstrate in support of fruit vendor in viral video

At least 70 people gathered on a Canyon Country street Saturday to protest a Santa Clarita Valley restaurant owner who was featured on a viral video in a confrontation with…

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Read more about the article Public Health: 11,000 children and teens have been infected with COVID-19
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Public Health: 11,000 children and teens have been infected with COVID-19

The Los Angeles County Public Health Department reported Saturday that since the onset of the pandemic, 11,000 children and teens have been infected with COVID-19.  The Santa Clarita Valley saw…

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Read more about the article Woman arrested on the suspicion that she attempted to stab a relative with scissors
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Woman arrested on the suspicion that she attempted to stab a relative with scissors

A Saugus woman was arrested Monday on suspicion of attempting to stab a relative with a pair of scissors.  The call regarding an alleged assault with a deadly  weapon occurred…

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Read more about the article Horse falls down hillside in Saugus, animal rescue teams called out
A horse is examined after firefighters responded to an animal rescue call on Bouquet Canyon Road near David Way in Santa Clarita on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Horse falls down hillside in Saugus, animal rescue teams called out

First responders went to a call for an animal rescue after a horse fell down a hillside and became trapped along a fence in Saugus on Saturday.  The call for…

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