Read more about the article Taking a walk on the wild side
While picking berries in nature can be a fun activity with family and friends, it’s important to make sure you only eat the berries you can identify. Bobby Block/Signal

Taking a walk on the wild side

As lines at Santa Clarita Valley grocery stores grow longer, naturalist Pascal Baudar is spending his time in the fresh air of the Angeles National Forest, foraging for wild plants.…

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Read more about the article Henry Mayo OB/GYN cites study saying virus does not transfer from mother to fetus
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.

Henry Mayo OB/GYN cites study saying virus does not transfer from mother to fetus

A Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital OB/GYN cited a study Friday that said expecting mothers who are infected with the coronavirus are unlikely to pass the virus to their fetus. https://www.facebook.com/HenryMayoHospital/videos/533027434264226/…

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Read more about the article COC Football takes #CompetitionThursday from the links to the web
Tariq Speights at COC football practice on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

COC Football takes #CompetitionThursday from the links to the web

You might be able to take the athlete out of competition, but you can’t take the competition out of the athlete. Despite the coronavirus keeping the College of the Canyons…

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Read more about the article Deputies search for potentially armed suspect
Santa Clarita sheriff's deputies point towards the wash as they search for a suspect on Market Street near Pine Street in Newhall. Dan Watson / The Signal.

Deputies search for potentially armed suspect

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies searched for a suspect Saturday afternoon in Newhall who was suspected of being armed with a knife, according to officials. The call of a…

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Read more about the article Henry Mayo confirms 16 positive cases, 3 hospitalized; at least 36 cases confirmed in SCV
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Henry Mayo confirms 16 positive cases, 3 hospitalized; at least 36 cases confirmed in SCV

L.A. County announced Saturday there are now at least 36 confirmed cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.  And of the 191 tests administered at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, officials said…

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Read more about the article COC joins other California colleges in implementing new rules
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COC joins other California colleges in implementing new rules

College of the Canyons is one of the 115 California community colleges adopting a new set of educational rules and standards in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said Friday. …

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Read more about the article Bridge to Home moves to temporary location, no cases confirmed in SCV homeless
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: Camelot Moving & Storage employee Alex Cibrian carries the cot of a Bridge to Home resident into the Santa Clarita Community Center in Newhall on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Bridge to Home moves to temporary location, no cases confirmed in SCV homeless

Although no cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed as of Friday afternoon in the Santa Clarita Valley homeless population, Bridge to Home has officially moved into a temporary new home…

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Read more about the article David Hegg | Blessed Subtraction as We Shelter
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg | Blessed Subtraction as We Shelter

I have a good friend who recently told me how he spent a month without using his phone or any social media. He said that, although the first few days…

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