Read more about the article ‘Summer Book Fest’ forms community among romance, young adult authors 
Courtney Kae, right, hands out raffle prizes before a panel discussion during the Summer Book Fest held at Barnes & Noble in Santa Clarita on Saturday, 072923. Dan Watson/The Signal

‘Summer Book Fest’ forms community among romance, young adult authors 

Courtney Kae and Falon Ballard, local authors, partnered with Barnes & Noble in Valencia and hosted a weekend-long festival for romance lovers of the Santa Clarita Valley.  The festival featured…

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Read more about the article Chick-fil-A still pecking around SCV locations 
Chick-fil-A currently has one location in the Santa Clarita Valley, and is looking to add two, maybe four, more. Signal file photo

Chick-fil-A still pecking around SCV locations 

If there is in fact a tipping point when it comes to fried chicken hoopla for the Santa Clarita Valley, Chick-fil-A might be nearing such a precipice.  A frequent line…

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Read more about the article CalArts alum Paul Reubens — aka Pee-wee Herman — dies at 70
Paul Reubens speaking at the 2019 Phoenix Fan Fusion event in Phoenix, Arizona. "Paul Reubens by Gage Skidmore" by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse.

CalArts alum Paul Reubens — aka Pee-wee Herman — dies at 70

By Signal Staff  Paul Reubens, an alumnus of California Institute of the Arts in Valencia who became best known for portraying the character Pee-wee Herman, died Sunday at age 70…

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Read more about the article Highlands staff repairs damage after vandalism suspects arrested   
Saugus Union School District officials worked to repair and clean up after windows were borken at classrooms vandalized at Highlands Elementary. Perry Smith/The Signal

Highlands staff repairs damage after vandalism suspects arrested   

Saugus Union School District officials weren’t about to let three vandalism suspects slow their back-to-school preparations Monday morning.   Members of Highlands Elementary School’s custodial staff and a local glass company…

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Read more about the article Pair of events seek to help veterans 
Jason Downs, left, of the Santa Clarita Valley Rotary Club interviews Jeff Stabile, right, and Dana Stewart at the Santa Clarita Veterans Services Collaborative booth during the Santa Clarita Valley Day job fair and boutique expo in Valencia on Saturday, 081421. Dan Watson/The Signal

Pair of events seek to help veterans 

The Veteran Services Collaborative is still accepting vendors for its job fair at College of the Canyons in September, the group announced Friday.   The event, true to the group’s name,…

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Read more about the article Invasive fruit fly puts large portion of SCV in produce quarantine 
Map of the Tau Fruit Fly quarantine area in the Santa Clarita Valley provided by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

Invasive fruit fly puts large portion of SCV in produce quarantine 

An invasive fruit fly put nearly 79 square miles of the Santa Clarita Valley on a fruit and vegetable quarantine, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.   The…

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Read more about the article <strong>Deputies: Missing Canyon Country man found</strong> 
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Deputies: Missing Canyon Country man found 

A missing Canyon County man was found on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Person Unit.   On Friday, the Missing Persons Unit had asked for the…

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Read more about the article Midsummer Road Trip Time 
The El Moro Elfin Forest is home to an ancient oak grove of trees that grow only 4 to 20 feet tall. Photo El Moro Elfin Forest.

Midsummer Road Trip Time 

By Michele E. Buttelman  Signal Staff Writer  It’s hot. No, it’s really hot. It’s that time of year in the Santa Clarita Valley when everyone seems to either be in…

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Read more about the article Fire burns near homes along Newhall Ranch/Bouquet
The fire Saturday afternoon was burning vegetation near homes and the intersection of Bouquet Canyon Road and Newhall Ranch Road. Dan Watson/The Signal

Fire burns near homes along Newhall Ranch/Bouquet

Los Angeles County firefighters fought a brush fire from the ground and the air as it threatened homes near the intersection of Bouquet Canyon Road and Newhall Ranch Road on…

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