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Candidates for the College of the Canyons governing board participate in a candidate forum hosted by The Signal on Friday evening at Grace Baptist Church. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

COC board candidates make their cases 

The challengers for seats on the governing board overseeing College of the Canyons spent their time at the candidate forum hosted by The Signal explaining how COC can be the

Alberto Martinez

Condemned Castaic man beaten to death in prison  

A 46-year-old condemned man from Castaic was beaten to death by several inmates who are suspected of using “an incarcerated-manufactured weapon,” according to prison officials investigating the death.  Alberto Martinez

Parents and loved ones made sure to cheer the bands on during Valencia's annual field tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Valencia band set to host Ragnarok 

News release  The Valencia High School marching band and color guard is scheduled Saturday to host Ragnarok, Western Band Association Southern California marching band clinic.   Valencia High School will

Verizon outage affects over 100,000 customers 

Those with Verizon cell phone service might’ve experienced a sudden outage early Monday morning and even seen “S.O.S.” in the top right corner of their screens. According to DownDetector.com, the

Candidates for the William S. Hart Union High School District governing board participate in a debate forum hosted by The Signal on Friday evening at Grace Baptist Church. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

Hart school board candidates debate key issues 

Fiscal accountability, mental health and parent involvement were three of the main talking points at last week’s William S. Hart Union High School District candidate forum hosted by The Signal. 

Firefighters handle brush fire near freeway 

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to a brush fire reported south of the Calgrove Boulevard exit of Interstate 5, in the Newhall Pass.  The incident was first reported

Children at the Castaic Regional Sports Complex participate in a Salsa cooking class that they enjoyed with nachos at the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration hosted by the L.A. County Parks and Recreation Department on Friday. 092724 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

L.A. County Parks celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 

The Castaic Regional Sports Complex and Val Verde Community Regional Park commemorated Hispanic Heritage Month with a free celebration funded by the L.A. County Parks and Recreation Department, highlighting Hispanic

Politics and government

Garcia’s bipartisan ANCHOR Act passes House 

News release  Rep. Mike Garcia announced that his ANCHOR Act, H.R. 7630, a bipartisan bill co-led by Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, passed the House unanimously.   “This critical legislation facilitates

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department seal. File Photo

Deputies respond to woman brandishing knife 

Deputies responded to reports of a woman brandishing a knife in Canyon Country on Sunday morning shortly after 8:40 a.m.   The reports were of a woman brandishing a knife at