Read more about the article SCV Water wins 7 awards for public relations 
From left: Sustainability Manager Matt Dickens, Dolores Campos, Julia Grothe, Chavon Halushka, James Doyle, Casey Gordon, Lindsey Gibson, Laura Gallegos, and Communications Manager Kevin Strauss. Courtesy photo. 

SCV Water wins 7 awards for public relations 

News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency has received seven awards from the Public Relations Society of America’s Los Angeles chapter. Overall, the agency captured three PRism Awards, the…

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Read more about the article Dog attacked after neighbors’ dispute 
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. Courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita.

Dog attacked after neighbors’ dispute 

Allegations involving an ongoing neighbor-versus-neighbor disturbance on Halloween in Saugus led to a felony arrest after an Urbandale Street resident reported her dog was pepper-sprayed.  David McNeil, 36, of Saugus,…

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Read more about the article Education Foundation’s Touch-A-Truck event puts families in the driver’s seat 
Santiago Contreras, 3, pretends to drive the city of Santa Clarita’s Old Town Express trolley on Saturday morning during the SCV Education Foundation’s Touch-A-Truck event at Central Park in Santa Clarita. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Education Foundation’s Touch-A-Truck event puts families in the driver’s seat 

His oldest boy was in awe of the car carrier, a truck and trailer loaded down with motion picture vehicles on Saturday morning at the Touch-A-Truck event in Santa Clarita…

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Read more about the article Sheriff’s deputies respond to assault call in Valencia 
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Sheriff’s deputies respond to assault call in Valencia 

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a person being assaulted Sunday morning on the 24500 block of Town Center Drive in Valencia, sheriff’s officials said.  According…

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Read more about the article Photos: SCAA ‘Nocturnal’s Tale’
Local artist and jeweler Jamie Santellano presented her first solo art exhibit titled “Nocturnal’s Tale” at the SCAA 6th Street Gallery in Old Town Newhall on Saturday. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Photos: SCAA ‘Nocturnal’s Tale’

Local artist and jeweler Jamie Santellano presented her first solo art exhibit titled “Nocturnal’s Tale” at the SCAA 6th Street Gallery in Old Town Newhall on Saturday. The evening celebration…

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Read more about the article It’s Whale Watching Time! 
Blue whales can grow to about 100 feet and weigh around 160 tons. Its heart is the size of a Volkswagon Beetle. It is the largest animal verified to have existed on earth. COURTESY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

It’s Whale Watching Time! 

By Michele E. Buttelman, Signal Staff Writer  Doña Uhrig, Sunday Editor  Southern California is blessed with an amazing climate, stunning mountains and the beautiful and majestic Pacific Ocean. It should…

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Read more about the article How to Be a Part of the Hollywood Magic 
Get tickets to see “The Price is Right” and you may be spinning the wheel to play for prizes. PHOTO COURTESY CBS.

How to Be a Part of the Hollywood Magic 

In the Santa Clarita Valley, we are fortunate to be able to attend live tapings of many of television’s most popular programs. If you grew up in southern California, you…

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Read more about the article Canyon volleyball wins semifinals bout with Valencia 
Canyon celebrates winning Saturday's CIF volleyball semifinal game against Valencia at Canyon High School on Nov. 2. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Canyon volleyball wins semifinals bout with Valencia 

It was sweet, sweet redemption for Canyon girls’ volleyball. The Cowboys are headed to the CIF Division 5 championship match after sweeping the Valencia Vikings.  Valencia had beaten Canyon twice…

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Read more about the article Saugus and Hart cross country retake league titles  
Cross country varsity girls run a three-mile-race on Thursday morning during the 2024 Foothill League Finals at Central Park on October 31, 2024. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

Saugus and Hart cross country retake league titles  

Dominant distance running was on display at the Foothill League finals Thursday morning with no one outshining the Saugus Centurions at Central Park.  The Saugus girls clinched their third straight…

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Read more about the article David Hegg | Toward an Ethical Patriotism
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg | Toward an Ethical Patriotism

By David Hegg The past decade has been littered with changing views on patriotism. For some, it remains a devotion to love, support, and defend America, its people, and its…

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Read more about the article Children give back candy and support troops during 17th annual candy buyback 
Rachel Casey, who works in administration, holds up letters written and decorated by children during the 17th annual candy buyback at Santa Clarita Advanced Dentistry on Friday, Nov. 1. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Children give back candy and support troops during 17th annual candy buyback 

The day after Halloween is often a chance for children to indulge in candy collected the night before, but for some Santa Clarita children, it’s also a chance to make…

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Read more about the article Dead deer reported on Sierra Highway south of Golden Valley Road 
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Dead deer reported on Sierra Highway south of Golden Valley Road 

A dead deer was reported Saturday morning in the northbound lane of Sierra Highway south of Golden Valley Road in Santa Clarita, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials. …

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