Read more about the article 3rd annual Dragon Boat Festival draws huge crowd
The L.A. Thunder Dragons paddle their dragon boat back to shore after competing during the 3rd Annual Castaic Lake Dragon Beat Festival held at Castaic Lake in Castaic on Saturday, 060422. Dan Watson/The Signal

3rd annual Dragon Boat Festival draws huge crowd

Warm weather, clear skies and the first large dragon boat competition in Santa Clarita since 2019 drew large crowds to Castaic Lagoon last weekend.  The initial press release for the…

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Read more about the article ‘A Good Fit’: Students, staff protest firing of Vasquez High principal
Students hold signs during a student and faculty walkout in protest of the forced resignation of their school principal, Mike Murphy, at Vazquez High School in Acton, Calif., on Friday, June 10, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

‘A Good Fit’: Students, staff protest firing of Vasquez High principal

Protests, petitions and testimonials fell on deaf ears Thursday evening as the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District governing board voted to request the resignation of Vasquez High School Principal Michael…

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Read more about the article Updated Election Results
Voters drop their ballots in a drop box at the Valencia Library in Valencia on Tuesday, 060722. Dan Watson/The Signal

Updated Election Results

Unofficial results as of 4:50 p.m. Friday. 100% of precincts partially reporting. Next update expected Tuesday. Official results to be finalized by July 15. Election results will change throughout the…

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Read more about the article Little Buddies take a peek at their future
McKenzie Mast, right, sits with her transitional kindergarten class members as they wear "Class of 2029" t-shirts during the sixth-grade class promotion ceremony at Sulphur Springs Community School in Canyon Country on Thursday, 060922. Dan Watson/The Signal

Little Buddies take a peek at their future

Sulphur Springs Community School TK students says goodbye to their 6th grade mentors  On the sidelines, transitional kindergarten students at Sulphur Springs Community School wore large white T-shirts with the…

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Read more about the article SCV Pride Picnic connects LGBTQ community
Susie Kaufman greets attendees at the entrance of the SCV Community Pride Picnic at Dr. Richard H. Rioux Memorial Park in Stevenson Ranch on Saturday June 4, 2022. Trevor Morgan/The Signal

SCV Pride Picnic connects LGBTQ community

Laura Bouquet could barely get the words out as she cried. But these weren’t tears of sadness, they were of pride. Her 14-year-old daughter, Hannah Dodson, had just recently come…

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Read more about the article Families roam the halls of Newhall elementary’s art gallery
Attendees examine some of the thousands of pieces of art work produced by students from 10 schools on display during the annual district-wide Newhall School District Celebration of the Arts event held at Newhall Elementary School in Newhall on Thursday, 060222. Dan Watson/The Signal

Families roam the halls of Newhall elementary’s art gallery

Staff at Newhall Elementary School transformed the campus from its normal space to an art gallery and filled the walls with artwork from students across all 10 schools in the…

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Read more about the article Henry Mayo to launch new women’s health education series
On Wednesday, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital will launch Girl Talk, a new health education series for women. Courtesy photo.

Henry Mayo to launch new women’s health education series

News release   On Wednesday, June 22, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital will launch Girl Talk, a new health education series for women.  Girl Talk is both a social and an informative…

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Read more about the article SCV Sheriff’s Station accepting applications for Deputy Explorer Program
LASD car. Signal file photo.

SCV Sheriff’s Station accepting applications for Deputy Explorer Program

News release   The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is now accepting applications for the Explorer Program.  The Deputy Explorer Program is a career development and educational program, open to young…

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Read more about the article Lief Labs launches workforce development partnership with COC
College of the Canyons Chancellor Dianne G. Van Hook joined Lief’s CEO Adel Villalobos to kick off Lief University at a June 6 event held at Lief’s Valencia headquarters. Courtesy photo.

Lief Labs launches workforce development partnership with COC

News release  Lief Labs, a Valencia-based manufacturer of dietary supplements, announced that the company has launched its Lief University Mechanical Foundations training program in partnership with College of the Canyons…

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Entertainment Calendar for Week of June 10-16

Calendar submissions welcome: You can submit your events for inclusion on The Signal’s community and entertainment calendars, which appear both online and in print, by visiting signalscv.com/calendar. There, you can also…

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Read more about the article Boys and Girls Club auction raises over $360,000
Matthew Nelson, left, CEO - Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley and Zach Herd, 12, and Juliana Mata-Torres, 10, right, from the Boys and Girls Club in Newhall, sit in a replica of the Back to the Future Delorean on display at the Hyatt Regency Valencia during the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley, Back to the Future, 50th Annual Boys & Girls Club Auction held on Saturday 060422. Dan Watson/The Signal

Boys and Girls Club auction raises over $360,000

The Santa Clarita Valley Boys and Girls Club raised more than $360,000 with both an online and in-person auction at the Hyatt Regency Valencia ballroom on Saturday.   County Supervisor Kathryn…

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Read more about the article Fire doused at Bouquet Junction
Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters and Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a report of a vegetation fire near the railroad tracks located near the intersection of Bouquet Canyon Road and Valencia Boulevard in Valencia, Calif., on Thursday, June 9, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Fire doused at Bouquet Junction

By Jose Herrera and Trevor Morgan Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters rushed to control a vegetation fire that ignited near Bouquet Junction Thursday afternoon.   According to a Fire Department…

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