West Ranch falls to Glendora in opener

By Jonathan Andrade  For The Signal  West Ranch High School’s football team just didn’t have an answer for “The Bus.”  Braydon “The Bus” Brus, a Glendora High senior committed to Northwestern University, rushed for three second-half touchdowns to power the…

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Read more about the article Back-to-school night moves online for Hart District schools
Kian Hernandez, front, approaches the gate of Bridgeport Elementarty after waiting in line with other students getting ready to check in for the first day of the new school year Tuesday morning. August 10, 2021. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Back-to-school night moves online for Hart District schools

The William S. Hart Union High School District announced Friday evening that back-to-school nights at all of its schools will be held in a virtual format instead of on high school campuses as originally planned.  District Superintendent Mike Kuhlman,…

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Read more about the article Kim threatens lawsuit against city for Sand Canyon Resort denial
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Kim threatens lawsuit against city for Sand Canyon Resort denial

Attorneys representing Steve Kim, the owner of the Sand Canyon Country Club, sent the Santa Clarita City Council a letter last week indicating that Kim will take the city to court “if the city…

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Read more about the article COVID-19 leads Canyon High to cancel football season opener
Eyezik (cq) Ruppert (83), left, and Dominic Burton (6) go for a pass during practice at Canyon High on Tuesday, 081021. Dan Watson/The Signal

COVID-19 leads Canyon High to cancel football season opener

Canyon High School announced Friday afternoon that it had cancelled its season-opening varsity football game against Canoga Park High as it waited on COVID-19 test results from close contacts of a student-athlete who had…

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Read more about the article Family of man killed by deputy ask for answers, investigators respond
Law enforcement personnel responded to a deputy-involved shooting on Interstate 5 near Templin Highway on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Bobby Block/The Signal

Family of man killed by deputy ask for answers, investigators respond

The family of the suspect killed in a deputy-involved shooting north of Castaic last week has criticized the handling of the case, while investigators say they’re following standard procedure. Early…

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Read more about the article Fire Department: Tick Fire caused by barbecue, considered accidental
A Los Angeles County Firefighter walks past a wall of fire at the Tick Fire in Canyon Country. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Fire Department: Tick Fire caused by barbecue, considered accidental

A barbecue and high winds are believed to have accidentally ignited the 2019 Tick Fire that burned thousands of acres, forced the mass evacuation of Santa Clarita Valley residents and destroyed multiple…

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Local author’s ‘The Power of Ketchup’ asks, ‘What if Jesus came to town in the form of ketchup?’

News release  Former Minnesotan and now Valencia resident Sarah Hauer has released a new novel that explores the fictional scenario of how the inhabitants of a small town in Minnesota in 1982…

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Read more about the article Bauer wins restraining order battle, judge rules against woman’s wishes
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Bauer wins restraining order battle, judge rules against woman’s wishes

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has thrown out a request for a restraining order against current L.A. Dodgers and former Hart High School pitcher Trevor Bauer after the woman alleged the professional…

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Read more about the article Professor discusses politics of COVID-19 at VIA virtual event
Attendees sit down for lunch at the Valley Industrial Association luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Tuesday, 072021. Dan Watson/The Signal

Professor discusses politics of COVID-19 at VIA virtual event

The Valley Industry Association heard Dan Schnur, a professor of politics at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Berkeley, share his thoughts on what he called “the biggest story…

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Canyon Country resident reflects on battle with breast cancer

Longtime Canyon Country resident Patty Rowdon had just lost her mother to cancer a few months earlier when she received the news: She had breast cancer. Rowdon’s mother fought a…

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‘Several shots’ fired in Canyon Country, no injuries

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to an early-morning shooting on Friday, but they are reporting no injuries and that no one was hit.   The call for the reported…

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