Read more about the article Valencia baserunning shines in 11-6 win over Canyon
Canyon High baserunner Alex Morrison (9) beats the throw to Valencia High infielder Aiden Sandoval (8) at second base at Valencia High School on Thursday, 040121. Dan Watson/The Signal

Valencia baserunning shines in 11-6 win over Canyon

By Justin Vigil-Zuniga  For The Signal  The Valencia Vikings defeated the Canyon Cowboys in their second consecutive league game against one another.  Valencia (4-3, 2-0) ran the bases exceptionally, capitalizing on every…

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Read more about the article Centurions outlast Grizzlies, 14-7
Saugus High running back Vinnie Gallagher (33) straight-arms Golden Valley defender Carlos Mezza (1) and goes for a 37-yard touchdown at Canyon High on Thursday, 040121. Dan Watson/The Signal

Centurions outlast Grizzlies, 14-7

By Matt Lechuga For The Signal  Points were hard to come by as the Saugus Centurions outlasted the Golden Valley Grizzlies 14-7 at Canyon High School Thursday night.  Down a touchdown with five seconds left, the Grizzlies (1-1-1) had an…

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Read more about the article Javi’s last game: family, friends teammates celebrate life of Pedro Roman
The Valencia football team gifts Roman's mother Lizette Marcotte, and stepfather, Bruce Marcotte, with Roman's jersey on Thursday. Caleb Lunetta/ The Signal.

Javi’s last game: family, friends teammates celebrate life of Pedro Roman

Giving their friend one last sendoff before a crosstown rivalry game, the Valencia High School football team stood by the family of Pedro “Javi” Roman during the former Viking’s funeral service Thursday.  Meeting shortly…

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Read more about the article Countywide COVID-19 cases increase 757; SCV sees 32 new cases reported
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Countywide COVID-19 cases increase 757; SCV sees 32 new cases reported

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: 757  Total COVID-19…

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Read more about the article Ammunition storage building catches fire in Newhall
A fully involved structure fire spread to brush near the Oak Tree Gun Club on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Austin Dave

Ammunition storage building catches fire in Newhall

First responders worked quickly Thursday evening to extinguish a vegetation fire ignited by a blaze in an ammunition storage facility at Oak Tree Gun Club.   The report was first received at 7:13 p.m., near…

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Read more about the article Gibbon Conservation Center leaving the SCV
Primate care specialist Jodi Kleier feeds one of the Conservation Center's gibbons. Bobby Block / The Signal

Gibbon Conservation Center leaving the SCV

The Gibbon Conservation Center is leaving its Saugus home of more than 40 years this summer, set to move to Santa Margarita in San Luis Obispo County. The center is…

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Read more about the article Veteran Center celebrates reopening
Volunteers Anne Scott, left, and Dana Stewart organizes the shelves of canned food in the food bank available for veterans at the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative in Newhall on Thursday, 040121. Dan Watson/The Signal

Veteran Center celebrates reopening

Following a yearlong closure due to the pandemic, the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative celebrated the reopening of its Veteran Center Thursday. “I’m so excited — we’re open,” volunteer coordinator…

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Read more about the article Anonymous park neighbor removes anti-Semitic, racial graffiti
Anti-Semitic and racial graffiti was found on the back side of the small climbing wall at West Creek Park in Valencia. The graffiti had been removed by the time the city's community response team arrived at the park. Screenshot

Anonymous park neighbor removes anti-Semitic, racial graffiti

Graffiti of anti-Semitic and racial slurs on play equipment in West Creek Park in Valencia had been removed by an anonymous community member when the city’s graffiti response team arrived at the park on…

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Read more about the article Saugus family spots bobcat in backyard
A bobcat in the backyard of a home on the 22400 block of Cardiff Drive. Photo courtesy of Caite Roberto

Saugus family spots bobcat in backyard

Residents Rick and Cheryl McClure spotted a bobcat in the backyard of their Saugus home Tuesday. They were with their daughter when they noticed the bobcat on a pillar of their fence a couple of hundred feet away.  “We’re…

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Read more about the article Vehicle fire on Highway 14 prompts SigAlert
Firefighters work to contain a vehicle fire on Highway 14 Thursday, April 1, 2021. Courtesy of Oscar Sol

Vehicle fire on Highway 14 prompts SigAlert

A vehicle fire on northbound Highway 14 in Newhall prompted a SigAlert and stalled traffic Thursday morning. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel first responded to reports of a solo…

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