Yearly Archives: 2020
Read more about the article City now accepting submissions for Youth Grove additions
Candles atop tree stumps representing the lives cut short at the Youth Grove at Central Park ahead of the annual Walk of Remembrance on Wednesday, honoring Santa Clarita residents age 24 or under who died in car-related accidents. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal. 10142015

City now accepting submissions for Youth Grove additions

The city of Santa Clarita announced Tuesday it is accepting names to be included in the 2020 addition to the Youth Grove memorial in Central Park.  Those interested have until…

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Read more about the article City announces new virtual disc golf league
Mike Bigelow of Castaic tosses his disc around a tree towards the sixth hole basket while playing 18 holes of disc golf at Central Park in Saugus. Disc golf is one of several growing nontraditional pastimes in the Santa Clarita Valley. Dan Watson

City announces new virtual disc golf league

The city of Santa Clarita has announced a new, virtual disc golf league set to kick off in June.  Registration for the league runs from June 1-26, and players must…

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Read more about the article ‘Forever Locked at Hart’: Hart seniors given special day on campus with drive-thru celebration
Hart High graduate Fredy Alvarenga hangs a lock on the fence during the Hart High School graduation celebration held at the school in Newhall on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

‘Forever Locked at Hart’: Hart seniors given special day on campus with drive-thru celebration

What is usually a mundane, yet necessary bureaucratic process at the end of each year, became an event that a group of more than 500 seniors at Hart High School…

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Read more about the article Newsom: Guidelines to reopen CA gyms could come ‘within a week or so’
GoTribe Fitness looks to offer a more personal approach to training, which includes an encouraging environment and a fitness app meant to help clients track their progress.

Newsom: Guidelines to reopen CA gyms could come ‘within a week or so’

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday guidelines for the safe reopening of fitness centers could come “within a week or so.”  The governor discussed the issue during a virtual roundtable on…

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Read more about the article City Council brainstorms local July 4 celebrations amidst pandemic
Kids from Fil-Am of SCV wave at the crowd at the 88th Santa Clarita Valley Fourth of July Parade in Newhall Thursday morning. Cory Rubin/The Signal

City Council brainstorms local July 4 celebrations amidst pandemic

Fourth of July celebrations in Santa Clarita will look a little different this year as developments with the coronavirus pandemic continue, despite stay-at-home restrictions easing, City Council members discussed Tuesday. …

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Read more about the article Deputies’ 4-hour standoff with veteran in crisis ends peacefully
Deputies work to peacefully resolve a standoff situation in Castaic on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.

Deputies’ 4-hour standoff with veteran in crisis ends peacefully

A man self-identified as a military veteran in his 60s was in crisis Wednesday, at which time deputies conducted a four-hour negotiation with him that resolved peacefully. The report of…

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Read more about the article Masks, one-way hallways among county recommendations for reopening schools
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: Students line up outside their classrooms on the first day of school at Newhall Elementary School in Newhall. Dan Watson/The Signal 081519

Masks, one-way hallways among county recommendations for reopening schools

The L.A. County Office of Education released a 45-page guide for school districts looking to reopen within the county, which includes guidelines such as the requirements for social distancing and…

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Read more about the article Two more die at Henry Mayo; brings SCV total number of deaths to 20

Two more die at Henry Mayo; brings SCV total number of deaths to 20

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital officials confirmed Wednesday that two people had died in the last 36 hours at the hospital due to complications related to COVID-19, bringing the total number…

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Read more about the article Villanueva talks understaffing; outbreak at Pitchess Detention Center
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva

Villanueva talks understaffing; outbreak at Pitchess Detention Center

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said on Wednesday the department was suffering from understaffing due to budget shortages, and that herd immunity was beginning to occur at North County…

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Read more about the article Westfield Valencia Town Center to reopen June 3
The front entrance to the Westfield Valencia shopping center just hours before the mall announced that it would be closing amid concerns of COVID-19 on March 18, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Westfield Valencia Town Center to reopen June 3

The Westfield Valencia Town Center has scheduled its reopening for June 3 after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, mall officials announced Wednesday.  The Valencia mall will reopen…

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Read more about the article Fire Department conducts training in Castaic
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: Firefighters responded to a commercial building on Avenue Scott in Valencia Thursday afternoon. December 26, 2019. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Fire Department conducts training in Castaic

The Los Angeles County Fire Department has announced it is doing fire training Wednesday morning in Castaic. Maria Grycan, a spokeswoman for the Fire Department, said personnel would be conducting…

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Read more about the article Hart District rolls out plans for drive-thru graduations
Graduating seniors toss their caps in the air as they celebrate at the end of the 2019 Academy of the Canyons commencement ceremony held in the Honor Grove at College of the Canyons in Valencia on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hart District rolls out plans for drive-thru graduations

The William S. Hart Union High School District has unveiled details about its plans for drive-thru graduations that will celebrate the Class of 2020.  In an announcement distributed on social…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita residents should prepare for hot weather
Glenn Davis comes to Central Park in Saugus most every day to read in the shade as he did on on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Santa Clarita residents should prepare for hot weather

Santa Clarita Valley residents can expect hot weather and poor air quality this week, before the weather cools down this coming weekend. “Well, in a word, ‘hot,’” said Kathy Hoxsie,…

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Read more about the article Community: Congratulations to Angela Marie Fabian
Courtesy photo Angela Marie Fabian is a graduating senior at Golden Valley High School. Fabian, who was born deaf, plans to attend CSUN to pursue a bachelor’s degree in social work and master’s degree in deaf studies.

Community: Congratulations to Angela Marie Fabian

Submission Angela Marie Fabian, a graduating senior at Golden Valley High School, was born bilateral sensorineural deaf, and she has bilateral cochlear implants from the local company Advanced Bionics. “I…

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Read more about the article Community: Santa Clarita 9-year-old wins ‘Readers of L.A.’ video contest
Courtesy photo Aakash Ahuja Jr. 9, was honored recently as the elementary school division winner of the “Readers of L.A.” video contest, in which he described his favorite book, “Kid Start-Up.”

Community: Santa Clarita 9-year-old wins ‘Readers of L.A.’ video contest

Aakash Ahuja Jr., a 9-year-old fourth-grade student from Santa Clarita, was recently honored as the elementary school division winner of the L.A. County Office of Education’s “Readers of L.A.” video…

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