Read more about the article City kicks off Concerts in the Park series 
Residents gather for the city's first Concerts in the Park of the year, Super Soul Groove: Disco, Funk, Soul and R&B, on Saturday, July 6 at Central Park. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City kicks off Concerts in the Park series 

As canopies came down and the music began, residents gathered for a groovy evening at Central Park for the city's first installment of the year of the city of Santa…

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Read more about the article Former Canyon Country man charged federally for sex crimes  
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station can be reached by calling 661-260-4000.

Former Canyon Country man charged federally for sex crimes  

A convicted sex criminal from Canyon Country was charged as part of a federal grand jury indictment with 11 counts that allege he once again committed sex crimes involving children,…

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Read more about the article Veteran Signal photographer Dan Watson retires
Dan Watson, center, holds the Ruth Newhall Lifetime Achievement Award on Tuesday, July 9 at the City Council Meeting with Mayor Cameron Smyth, center right, and councilmembers Marsha McLean, left, Jason Gibbs, center left, Laurene Weste, center right and Bill Miranda. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Veteran Signal photographer Dan Watson retires

City Council honors his two decades covering the community  By Stephen K. Peeples For The Signal  After nearly 20 years as The Signal’s award-winning chief photojournalist and photo editor, Dan Watson…

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Read more about the article Hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries, billions of dollars: The cost of extreme heat in California 
Following through on a mandate from 2022, a new report from the state insurance department looked at seven extreme heat events in the state from 2013 to 2022 and found they took the lives of several hundred Californians. Adobe Stock image.

Hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries, billions of dollars: The cost of extreme heat in California 

By Levi Sumagaysay CalMatters Writer  A blistering California heat wave over the past week and through the Fourth of July holiday has been topped off by some of the hottest temperatures…

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