Read more about the article City Council OKs letter for Supes on keeping indoor malls open
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.

City Council OKs letter for Supes on keeping indoor malls open

Santa Clarita City Council members approved Tuesday sending a letter to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in support of keeping indoor malls open while urging for consistent guidelines…

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Read more about the article Report of car over the side of the road prompts multi-agency response
FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal.

Report of car over the side of the road prompts multi-agency response

A report of a vehicle over the side of the road in the north end of Saugus prompted a multi-agency response on Thursday. Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita Valley sees increase of 27 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
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Santa Clarita Valley sees increase of 27 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Officials again warned residents Thursday about the importance of protecting against influenza and COVID-19, amid a report of 27 new COVID-19 diagnoses for the Santa Clarita Valley in the last…

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Read more about the article Deputies arrest man on suspicion of assault after alleged crowbar attack in Castaic
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Deputies arrest man on suspicion of assault after alleged crowbar attack in Castaic

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a man on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, after a man claimed to be attacked by a crowbar-wielding assailant in a…

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Read more about the article David Hegg | Government Is Best When it Represents
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg | Government Is Best When it Represents

By David Hegg  Well, it’s time. We’ve seen the political yard signs springing up for months, read the papers, been deluged with the TV adds, listened to candidates, pundits, loyalists…

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Read more about the article Oversight Commission formally calls for Villanueva’s resignation
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva

Oversight Commission formally calls for Villanueva’s resignation

After a fiery call for L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s resignation last month, the county’s Civilian Oversight Commission voted Thursday formally calling for him to step down.  The members’ vote…

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Read more about the article Deputies ask for community’s help in locating man suspected of brandishing knife at store clerk
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Deputies ask for community’s help in locating man suspected of brandishing knife at store clerk

Law enforcement officials are asking for the community’s help in identifying a man suspected of brandishing a knife at a store clerk while making threats to use the weapon.  According…

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Read more about the article City unveils latest public art project
Artist/Architect, Karen Kitayama, left, representing Forma Studio, joins members of the Santa Clarita City Council, and City of Santa Clarita Arts Commission member, Michael Millar, right, they unveil the limestone sculpture entitled "California Scape" at Fair Oaks Park in Canyon Country on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

City unveils latest public art project

After two years of planning, the city of Santa Clarita unveiled “California Scape,” the latest public art project, Thursday at Fair Oaks Park in Canyon Country. “The inspiration for ‘California…

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