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Coaches announce all-league teams for softball

By Nikash Nath For The Signal  After not having a season last year, Foothill League softball was back in full swing this past spring — and Foothill League coaches recently announced their selections for first and second all-league

Garcia calls for pay raise for military service members

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, called for a pay raise for service members Tuesday during the House Appropriations Committee markup of the Department of Defense 2022 bill.   Garcia offered an amendment that would require that the secretary of defense increase base

Mayor, resident enter shouting match at council meeting

Mayor Bill Miranda and resident Steve Petzold engaged in a shouting match during the Santa Clarita City Council’s meeting Tuesday after Petzold questioned the way the city-created Human Relations Roundtable operates.  The verbal altercation culminated in Miranda telling

Vaccine clinic, food-distribution event helps community

COVID-19 vaccinations and bags of foods were available at no cost last Friday morning at the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley in Canyon Country thanks to an event organized by Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa

Community volunteer Dora Zavala dies at 59

A beloved longtime community volunteer, Dora Zavala, of Stevenson Ranch, died Friday, July 9.   Born in Barstow on Aug. 12, 1962, Zavala moved to Orange County after graduating high school and getting married.   In 1998, Zavala moved to Stevenson

Forward progress stopped on #NeedhamFire, #OilFire

Forward progress was stopped on two brush fires that broke out in Newhall on Thursday, prompting a quick response from Los Angeles County Fire Department ground and air units.   The first fire was

Residents object to ‘triple threat flag’ at Fourth of July car parade

Residents objected to the presence of a Confederate symbol at a Santa Clarita Valley GOP-organized Fourth of July car parade during Tuesday’s Santa Clarita City Council meeting.  The symbol — half of a Confederate flag — was part of a “triple threat flag,” which also includes half of the American flag and

A party with the stars

The Local Group Astronomy Club of Santa Clarita held its first star party in more than a year at Vasquez Rocks on Saturday.  The club, which put the quarterly parties on hold due to the pandemic, returned Saturday with a workshop to help new

Small brush fire breaks out in Canyon Country

A brush fire broke out in Canyon Country early Wednesday afternoon, prompting a quick response from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.   The fire was first reported near the corner

City Council upholds denial of Sand Canyon Resort project

The Santa Clarita City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to uphold the decision of the Santa Clarita Planning Commission, which denied the Sand Canyon Resort plan last month with a 5-0 vote.  The denial was made with prejudice, meaning Steve Kim,