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Anita Calkins, left, who donated three full boxes, stands with deputies Louis Valle, center, and Wyatt Wells, right, during the "DEA National Drug Take Back Day" on Saturday, April 27. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: Drug Take-Back Day

Deputies at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station set up a drop-off station for “DEA National Drug Take Back Day,” where residents could discard unwanted and expired medicine on Saturday

Local residents get a glimpse of the wild California Black Bear napping on a tree on the 27570 block of Violin Canyon Road in Castaic on Monday. 042924 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

When bears are spotted 

The Santa Clarita Valley was visited Monday by a frequent seasonal visitor in the spring, the California black bear.  Tim Daly, information officer for the South Coast and Inland Deserts

Members of the Santa Clarita Youth Orchestra's Novae Sinfonia at Carnegie Hall. Courtesy of Madeline Gaines.

SCV youth perform at Carnegie Hall 

Some singers go to Hollywood, while an ensemble from the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra recently went to New York to perform at Carnegie Hall.  The set list included “Abacus,”

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COC to host Community Resource Fair

News release  The College of the Canyons Center for Civic and Community Engagement — in collaboration with COC’s Golden Z Club — invites the community to attend the Non-Profit Community

Multivium, a nonprofit organization, hosted a free event for children with disabilities and their families last weekend at The Centre. Oscar Sol/The Signal

Nonprofit hosts Here 4 Fun Day

Multivium is a nonprofit organization specializing in events benefiting children with disabilities, adults with participation limitations and victims of trauma, hosted a free event at the Centre last weekend for