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Saugus playoff run ends in tough loss to Millikan

By Nikash Nath For The Signal  The Centurions’ underdog run came to an end Friday as Saugus High baseball fell 9-0 to Millikan in the teams’ quarterfinal matchup for the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs.  Despite the tough loss, Saugus head baseball coach Carl

Trinity girls basketball wins CIF championship

By Ryan MenzieFor The Signal  Trinity Classical Academy girls basketball players rolled into Friday night’s CIF Southern Section Division VAA Championship matchup with the poise and confidence a team earns by winning its past three playoff games by an average of 21 points.   For their title

Northridge resident enters 25th District race

Not long after Jan. 6, Rhoda Nazanin, a Northridge resident, filed paperwork to run for Congress.  “The insurrection that took place on that day … was difficult for many of us,” Nazanin, a Democrat, told

SCV hotels rebound as pandemic winds down

As COVID-19 ravaged the nation, the hotel and hospitality industry was among the hardest hit, experiencing major losses in 2020.  However, hotels in the Santa Clarita Valley have been able

Local legislators’ bills move forward

State legislators had until June 4 to pass their bills out of the house in which they originated, and legislators representing the Santa Clarita Valley are reporting multiple bills on the move.   Sens. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and Henry Stern, D-Calabasas, received

Hart survives second-round matchup with Cerritos

By Nikash Nath  For The Signal  While it might have been Brayden Jefferis’ first CIF playoff game, you would have never known it from his clutch performance at the plate.  With two outs and a

UPDATE: Crash victim identified as Newhall resident

The person killed in a traffic collision involving two vehicles and a motorcycle was identified by the county medical examiner Friday morning as 23-year-old Donovan Daniel Williams from Newhall.  Williams was pronounced dead at the scene

SCV artist spreads chalk cheer during quarantine

Where some see a place to walk their dog or just a parking spot at home, Santa Clarita-based chalk artist Monique Newman sees a canvas.  Working for free — but also receiving a few homemade baked

Hospitalized fire captain in ‘fair’ condition

In an improvement from his critical, yet stable, status last week, the Los Angeles County Fire Department captain hospitalized at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is in “fair” condition, according to

Report shows local water quality surpasses state and federal standards

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency released its annual water quality report this week. This year’s report shows that customers continued to receive water that meets or surpasses rigorous state and federal drinking water compliance standards in 2020.   “This past

City Council prepares to adopt new budget

The Santa Clarita City Council made plans Tuesday to approve the city’s $248 million budget for the next fiscal year at its next meeting, set for June 22.  Councilmembers commended city staff for presenting a balanced budget of just under a quarter of