Read more about the article Surprises and snubs with the Oscar nominations
Roeper’s surprise nods included nominations for “Another Round,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” and “Sound of Metal.” PHOTO COURTESY IMDB

Surprises and snubs with the Oscar nominations

By Richard Roeper Signal Contributing Writer Note to the Academy: Pretty, pretty, pretty good. We’re always going to find room to air gripes about gaffes when the Academy of Motion…

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Read more about the article Anticipation builds for new Canyon Country Community Center
Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on February, 26, 2020, is located on the 23900 block of Valencia Blvd. Dan Watson/The Signal

Anticipation builds for new Canyon Country Community Center

By Ken Striplin City Manager As City Manager, it is an honor to not only serve the residents of our great City, but also work to complete projects and implement…

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Read more about the article Campos readies for competition at Augusta
Zoe Campos, a UCLA-bound golfer, is looking forward to competing in her second National Women’s Amateur tournament, which begins later this month in Augusta, Georgia. PHOTO BY DAN WATSON / THE SIGNAL

Campos readies for competition at Augusta

Zoe Campos modestly describes her golf game as “boring.” While she comes off as quiet, even reticent, there are plenty of others from the Santa Clarita Valley who’ve seen her…

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Read more about the article Plum Canyon resident on leading the first helicopter to Mars
Plum Canyon resident Timothy Canham works on Ingenuity helicopter with his team at NASA. PHOTOS COURTESY NASA

Plum Canyon resident on leading the first helicopter to Mars

It was a defining moment for Plum Canyon resident Timothy Canham as he stood before a large crowd, pre-COVID-19, attempting to demonstrate that the prototype vehicle he and his team…

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Read more about the article Catching bass, finding opportunities at Castaic Lake
Hunter Cannon, left, and Bill Siemantel discuss different kinds of bass lures used at the Castaic Lagoon at Castaic Lake State Recreation Area, in Castaic on Tuesday, 022321. Dan Watson/The Signal

Catching bass, finding opportunities at Castaic Lake

Legend has it, in the depths of Castaic Lake lies a world-record bass, and while record-breaking catches might be few and far between, the lake remains a hidden gem for…

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Read more about the article Headlines tell story of St. Francis Dam failure
As the weeks passed, the ranks of the dead increased and the tally of property losses swelled, while the search for the cause of the disaster played out in area newspapers, according to reports in The Signal, and the now-defunct Los Angeles Examiner, The Record and the Santa Paula chronicle.

Headlines tell story of St. Francis Dam failure

By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer The bold, black headlines echo down through the years, staring up from the fading, crumbling newspapers that carried the tale of death and…

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SCV community celebrates the remainder of Lent with services

The Santa Clarita Valley community kicked off Lent last month with the observance of Ash Wednesday, and will continue the six-week celebration with Palm Sunday, March 28 and Good Friday, April 2 leading up…

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Read more about the article Carl Kanowsky | Reminiscing about some fine days with wine
From left, Carl and Terry Kanowsky, Allen and Diane Eggers, and Pat and Jim Hansen visit the Kosta Browne facility in Sebastopol for a wine tasting and tour in 2018. Photo courtesy of Pat Hansen

Carl Kanowsky | Reminiscing about some fine days with wine

COVID-19 sucks, big time! I sorely miss dining indoors, hugging my friends, going wine tasting, and just generally being normal. I try to quell my anxiety by remembering what life used to be…

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Sheriff’s Station to hold free catalytic converter etching event

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station announced plans Thursday to hold a free “Catalytic Converter Etching” event for all local residents next week.   Officials said that, by having residents come to the event to have their license plate…

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Read more about the article A look back at the year since state’s first COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were issued
Gov. Gavin Newsom. Courtesy of the Office of the Governor

A look back at the year since state’s first COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were issued

By Caleb Lunetta and Emily AlvarengaSignal Staff Writers  Exactly 365 days ago today, a sentence that at sunrise that same day would have sounded dystopian and foreign to all but a…

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Read more about the article COVID-19 community immunity still has a ‘ways to go’
Infectious disease experts say the only path to community or “herd” immunity is for Los Angeles County to at least double the number of residents vaccinated. Signal file photo

COVID-19 community immunity still has a ‘ways to go’

As more and more of Los Angeles County’s residents either contract COVID-19 or are vaccinated against the virus, many have begun to wonder how much longer the pandemic can last.  Community…

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Read more about the article Football is back: Saugus tops Canyon in opener
Saugus Quarterback Colton FitzGerald, 16, passes the ball as Canyon's Casey Jimenez closes in. March 18, 2021. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Football is back: Saugus tops Canyon in opener

By Matt Lechuga For The Signal  It was a much more muted kind of football experience than players, coaches and fans are used to when the Canyon and Saugus football teams met Thursday…

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Read more about the article COVID-19: More than 900 cases reported countywide
COVID-19. Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control.

COVID-19: More than 900 cases reported countywide

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials released the following updated COVID-19 statistics Thursday:  New COVID-19 cases reported in L.A. County in the past 24 hours: 933  Total COVID-19 cases…

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