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Garcia bill to help firefighters passes House 

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, said Tuesday he’s optimistic his bill with bipartisan support to improve firefighting technology will have a hearing in the Senate this summer.   The Fire Weather

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

Popeyes in Newhall broken into overnight  

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen on the 23000 block of Lyons Avenue was broken into overnight.   The front door of the main entrance was shattered, according to reports on the scene.   Deputies

A rendering of "The Kaleidoscope Sound Hallway" by Annette Coleman, up for approval as the civic art piece to be constructed as part of the city's roller rink project. Courtesy rendering.

Parks Commission to discuss The Rink 

The city of Santa Clarita’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission is expected to talk Thursday about plans for The Rink Sports Pavilion, the city’s $25 million roller-skating space that’s

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Deputies arrest 3 after carjacking 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies credited “ground-level police work” with the arrests of several suspects after a warrant was served at a Newhall home.  Deputies received a report of

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,”

City staff share budget update 

Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin presented a big-picture look and a few nuts and bolts on technology spending in a Thursday afternoon meeting of the City Council’s Budget Committee.