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Eugene Moy talks about the photos behind him at the Santa Clarita History Center at Hart Park in Newhall, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Chinese scholar gives talk at SCV History Center 

Eugene Moy, a Chinese scholar, gave the community an opportunity to hear him speak about the Chinese laborers involved in building the railroad at the Santa Clarita History Center at Hart Park on Sunday afternoon.  Attendees got the chance to sit outside near the history center and hear Moy pass along his knowledge of local history.  Moy began the conversation

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The Time Ranger | When Plum was Called, ‘Canyon of the Dead …’ 

Funny thing? Twenty years ago this week, this was the oddest Santa Clarita Valleyv August. Cold nights. Drizzly mornings. Beats any quadruple-digit egg evaporator.  This morning we’ve interesting vistas ahead. There’s beginnings and endings, ghostly canyons and ancient graffiti. We’ll be saying howdy to crooks, firebugs, movie stars,

Cropped image of the "Reading of the Declaration of Independence, White Plains, N.Y., July 11, 1776." Library of Congress. Public Domain

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found in UK 

By Rachel Roberts Contributing Writer  A “vanishingly rare” copy of the American Declaration of Independence discovered by a volunteer at the UK’s National Archives will go on display to mark the 250th

Monsters spotted at Rancho Camulos? 

News release  Armed Bigfoot expeditions — in the Santa Clarita Valley? Werewolves reported in Castaic? Giant, man-eating grizzly bears wandering Canyon Country? UFOs hovering over Newhall? Valencia’s Vampire Van killer? A dream that saved

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The Time Ranger | Happy Dad Day, SCV Fathers! 

If I had a magic wand, I’d wave it over all the Dads and poof would appear big screen TVs in quiet dens, remote controls with fresh batteries, recliners and your own six trays