Read more about the article World’s largest helicopters join firefighting fleet
A Los Angeles County Fire Department Boeing Chinook CH-47 helitanker makes a water drop. Courtesy of Doug Morrison/LACoFD Photographer

World’s largest helicopters join firefighting fleet

With fire experts predicting a “dire” wildfire season ahead, some of the world’s largest firefighting helicopters are set to join the Southern California region’s wildfire-suppression arsenal Tuesday.  In a partnership between Los Angeles, Orange…

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Read more about the article California’s ‘blueprint for a safer economy’ expires; economy set to reopen
Thousands attend the Concerts in the Park at Central Park in Saugus in August 2019. Dan Watson/The Signal

California’s ‘blueprint for a safer economy’ expires; economy set to reopen

By Emily Alvarenga & Raychel Stewart Signal Staff Writers Nearly 18 months after the first health officer order was issued for COVID-19, California’s stay-at-home order will expire Tuesday as the…

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Read more about the article Solo-vehicle rollover leaves 1 trapped
First responders assist a patient trapped in an overturned vehicle on Monday, June 14, 2021. Bobby Block/The Signal

Solo-vehicle rollover leaves 1 trapped

A solo-vehicle rollover crash in Saugus resulted in one person trapped in the vehicle Monday afternoon. The incident was reported near the intersection of Alamogordo Road and Cabrera Avenue in…

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Read more about the article UPDATE Sheriff: Weapons, theft suspect tried to swallow drugs during arrest
Sheriff's Station deputies investigate the scene of a traffic stop involving a man arrested on suspicion of drug and theft charges near a traffic stop Saturday, June 12 by the intersection of Whites and Soledad canyon roads. Photo by Austin Dave | For The Signal

UPDATE Sheriff: Weapons, theft suspect tried to swallow drugs during arrest

As part of a crime-suppression operation Saturday, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials arrested a man with active warrants on suspicion of theft, drugs and weapons charges after a CVS and Rite…

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Read more about the article Firefighters work to extinguish structure fire at mobile home park
Firefighters respond to a kitchen fire in a Tumbleweed Way mobile home Monday morning. June 14, 2021. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Firefighters work to extinguish structure fire at mobile home park

A kitchen fire in a mobile home off Soledad Canyon Road on Monday resulted in a first-alarm response from firefighters.   Firefighters respond to a kitchen fire in a Tumbleweed Way…

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Read more about the article Construction causes traffic back-up
Traffic moves through the Newhall Pass Sunday, June 13, 2021. Bobby Block/The Signal

Construction causes traffic back-up

Construction on the freeways snarled traffic in the Newhall Pass over the weekend. All lanes of eastbound Interstate 210 were fully closed between Interstate 5 and Roxford Street in Sylmar,…

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Read more about the article Rafting on California’s Rivers
Whitewater rafting the Chili Bar run on the South Fork of the American River with All Outdoors in Lotus, California, May 8, 2019.

Rafting on California’s Rivers

Some of my favorite summer memories involve water. Floating on an inner tube in a lake, or a shallow river, is among life’s most blissful moments. I remember when our…

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Read more about the article Catching up with SCV’s craft beer scene
Telco Brewery co-owners Jaime Hernandez, left, and Tony Santa Cruz check the tank temperature to ensure they add pounds of grain at the right moment.

Catching up with SCV’s craft beer scene

Walk into Telco Brewery on a Tuesday or Wednesday after work hours and you’d think co-owners Jaime Hernandez and Tony Santa Cruz were preparing the Santa Clarita Valley’s largest oatmeal…

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Read more about the article David Hegg | Seek First to Understand
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg | Seek First to Understand

By David Hegg  Have you ever encountered this scenario? Someone comes to you with a gripe. There are really mad at you for something and as they begin berating you…

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