Read more about the article SCV’s animated ties to Academy Awards continue
In the Pete Docter and Glen Keane film “Soul,” Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx) is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town, when things don’t go as planned. Courtesy of Pixar

SCV’s animated ties to Academy Awards continue

The SCV’s close ties to the entertainment industry could often be noted through the locally filmed productions nominated each year for the Academy Awards. In recent years, the Oscar-nominated movies…

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Read more about the article The 411 on the vaccines in the fight against COVID-19
Intensive Care Unit nurse Kathy Brady looks on as Pharmacist, Courtney Mattley, left, draws the first dose of Pfizer BioNTech, Covid-19 vaccine before administering it to Brady at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia on Thursday, 121720. Dan Watson/The Signal

The 411 on the vaccines in the fight against COVID-19

There are three forms of the COVID-19 vaccine, two of which remain in active use as of the publication of this article: Moderna and Pfizer. The third, Johnson & Johnson’s…

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FPPC fines COC Foundation $5,500 for late campaign filings

The California Fair Political Practices Commission, or FPPC, fined the College of the Canyons Foundation $5,500 Thursday morning for not filing in a timely fashion three 24-hour contribution reports and a major donor campaign statement in March, April and May 2016.  The…

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Read more about the article Hart closes shortened season with win
Hart High wide receiver Ryan Tomaszewski (5) dives into the end zone against West Ranch High defender William Seidel (22) for Hart's second touchdown in the first half at Canyon High School on Thursday, 041521. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hart closes shortened season with win

By Jonathan AndradeFor The Signal In the end, players on both sidelines were just appreciative of the opportunity to be out on the gridiron. A strange, shortened season was better…

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Read more about the article Saugus stabbing becomes murder investigation after woman dies at the hospital
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies investigate a stabbing on Fir Court in Saugus on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Tim Whyte/The Signal

Saugus stabbing becomes murder investigation after woman dies at the hospital

UPDATED: Suspect in custody after Thursday night standoff in Quartz Hill. By Caleb Lunetta & Emily Alvarenga  Signal Staff Writers  A 39-year-old mother of three was stabbed to death in her Saugus home early…

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Read more about the article City Council opts not to form city health department
Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on February, 26, 2020, is located on the 23900 block of Valencia Blvd. Dan Watson/The Signal

City Council opts not to form city health department

The Santa Clarita City Council decided Tuesday to write a letter to Los Angeles County requesting that the different parts of the county have a greater say in public health regulations for their…

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Read more about the article SCV Water receives state PSPS grant
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency

SCV Water receives state PSPS grant

SCV Water, the Santa Clarita Valley’s water agency, received a nearly $250,000 California Special Districts Association Public Safety Power Shutoff program allocation from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal…

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Read more about the article Garcia introduces bill to remove employment barriers for military families
Mike Garcia

Garcia introduces bill to remove employment barriers for military families

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, introduced legislation Tuesday that would give military spouses with valid professional licenses in one state reciprocity in another state where their spouse is stationed on military orders.  The reciprocity…

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Read more about the article Hart district eyes plans for grad ceremonies at COC
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 eyes plans for grad ceremonies at COC

The Class of 2021 will have in-person graduations should all things with the county’s current public health status remain consistent, according to William S. Hart Union High School District staff.   During their Wednesday…

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