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Girls lacrosse players from various schools throughout Santa Clarita gathered at Valencia High School Saturday morning for the All-League Lacrosse Practice on Jan. 25, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: Lacrosse showcase

From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday morning, nearly 200 lacrosse players in the Foothill League from schools throughout Santa Clarita, including Hart, West Ranch, Valencia and Saugus, gathered at

Artist's rendering, proposed future Valencia Town Center development. Source: City of Santa Clarita

A first look at renderings for new mall 

Public records request confirms previous Signal reporting on mall plans, request for city funds  A formal copy of the request for $60 million to $75 million from the city of

COC Valencia campus

COC set to resume normal operations Saturday 

The College of the Canyons Valencia and Canyon Country campuses are set to resume normal operations Saturday after being closed since Wednesday due to the Hughes Fire.  College officials closed

Man arrested on suspicion of stealing vehicle 

Someone sleeping in a stopped blue Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Tuesday afternoon on the right shoulder of the southbound State Route 14 in Santa Clarita was arrested on suspicion of stealing

School buses arrive to help evacuate students from Northlake Hills Elementary School as the Hughes Fire grows in Castaic on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2025 Maya Morales/The Signal

Schools announce classes will resume Friday 

Local school districts announced they will be reopening campuses and resuming classes on Friday after having to close due to the Hughes Fire.     All schools in the Castaic Union School

Frustrated evacuees push law enforcement officials to share when roads will be open on Thursday morning after evacuation orders for residents in Castaic took place the night before due to the Hughes Fire. Jan. 23, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Evacuation orders lifted, uncertainty persists  

By Maya Morales and Katherine Quezada  Signal Staff Writers  Most evacuation orders were downgraded or lifted Thursday morning as L.A. County and Angeles National Forest Service firefighters were mopping up

Evacuees were able to come to the American Red Cross' Disaster Relief site at College of the Canyons' gym Wednesday night to seek food and shelter on Jan. 22, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Hughes Fire evacuees take shelter at COC 

Castaic and Valencia residents evacuated to the American Red Cross shelter set up at the east gym on the Valencia campus of College of the Canyons as the Hughes Fire

The Hughes Fire erupted northeast of Castaic Lake and quickly burned southwest, prompting evacuations in Castaic Lake. Habeba Mostafa/The Signal

Hughes Fire forces 30,000 evacuations 

Fast-moving blaze near Castaic Lake scorches nearly 10,000 acres in a matter of hours  By Signal Staff  A fast-moving brush fire that started near Castaic Lake shortly after 10:40 a.m.