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Team USA Olympic recap for Thursday, July 29
In her second women’s swimming event for the Tokyo Games, Saugus High graduate and Cal Golden Bear Abbey Weitzeil finished eighth Thursday night in the final race for the 100-meter freestyle. Emma McKeon touched first at the freestyle race for Australia, setting an Olympic record

Team USA Olympic recap for Wednesday, July 28
Saugus High School graduate Abbey Weitzeil will swim for her second medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday after advancing through her heat race and the semifinal of the 100-meter freestyle, earning one of eight

USA Olympic recap for Tuesday, July 27
By Ryan Menzie For The Signal As of Tuesday morning, Team USA had won 25 total medals, surpassing China for the No. 1 spot. China was right behind with 21 medals, followed by Japan and the

Team USA roundup
After Friday’s Opening Ceremony, U.S. Olympians, including a few from the Santa Clarita Valley, wasted no time in chasing down their dreams of making it to the medal stand. Here’s

Cantor Fitzgerald purchases Valencia Boston Scientific building for $92 million
The Valencia headquarters of Boston Scientific Neuromodulation at Southern California Innovation Park, formerly Mann Biomedical Park, reportedly sold for $92 million to financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald. Located at 25155

Mass altercation between inmates, deputies at Pitchess Detention Center results in multiple ‘minor’ injuries
By Caleb Lunetta & Emily Alvarenga Signal Staff Writers A “large fight” involving both inmates and Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies at Pitchess Detention Center prompted heavy response from law enforcement

Masks required indoors in L.A. County starting Sunday
By Emily Alvarenga & Caleb Lunetta Signal Staff Writers Masks are once again set to be required for Los Angeles County residents indoors — regardless of vaccination status — starting Sunday,

Coroner IDs body found at Newhall Metrolink Station
Medical examiners identified the body of a woman found dead in her car in the parking lot of the Newhall Metrolink Station on Wednesday. Brenda Encarnacion, 31, of Santa Clarita, was found

First responders kept busy on Fourth
By Emily Alvarenga & Raychel Stewart Signal Staff Writers Santa Clarita Valley residents kept law enforcement and first responders busy this past holiday weekend, with all local emergency response agencies reporting an

LASD remains silent as another overdose is reported at Pitchess Detention Center
By Emily Alvarenga & Caleb Lunetta Signal Staff Writers After an in-custody death Sunday and a growing number of overdoses being reported at the Pitchess Detention Center, Los Angeles County

UPDATE: Graphic details emerge in restraining order against Hart grad, Dodgers pitcher Bauer accused of sexual assault
By Caleb Lunetta & Signal Staff Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, a Hart High School graduate, is under investigation after a woman accused the Cy Young Award winner of sexual assault, the Dodgers
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Video: Fire near Golden Valley Road
L.A. County firefighters responded to a small brush fire Friday evening near the 22000 block of Windham Way, near the intersection of Golden Valley Road and Newhall Ranch Road. The

California’s ‘blueprint for a safer economy’ expires; economy set to reopen
By Emily Alvarenga & Raychel Stewart Signal Staff Writers Nearly 18 months after the first health officer order was issued for COVID-19, California’s stay-at-home order will expire Tuesday as the

NAACP Santa Clarita announces local branch officials
The Santa Clarita branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People recently announced the officers elected to lead the new branch. The 112-year-old civil rights and social

Staying physically, mentally healthy for reopening
By Perry Smith Sunday Signal Editor Kev Kurdoghlian Signal Staff Writer To mask or not to mask? That question and many more around staying healthy during a time that appears

City announces ‘Bike to Work Day’ challenge winners
The city of Santa Clarita has announced the winners of the 16th annual Bike to Work Day challenge, which encouraged local business employees to ride their bikes to work. The

Mission Opera returns to live events
This summer, Mission Opera is set to present a live outdoor operetta in one-act of the rarely performed, “Le 66,” a French comedic operetta. The story centers around two traveling

Santa Clarita announces July 4 Patriotic Tour, Pee-Wee Parade
Due to lingering restrictions from the pandemic, the city Fourth of July Parade committee is unable to host its traditional Fourth of July Parade in Santa Clarita, which draws tens of thousands out into