Read more about the article Newsom signs $2.8B Medi-Cal bailout to cover soaring costs, illegal immigrant health care 
Gov. Gavin Newsom stands with cheering fast food workers after signing legislation raising their minimum wage in Los Angeles on Sept. 28, 2023. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters

Newsom signs $2.8B Medi-Cal bailout to cover soaring costs, illegal immigrant health care 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed emergency legislation that will close a $2.8 billion shortfall in the state’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, ensuring continued health care coverage…

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Read more about the article Social Security set to improve phone claim processing 
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Social Security set to improve phone claim processing 

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer  The Social Security Administration has announced the implementation of enhanced fraud prevention tools that will enable the agency to handle claims filed over the telephone.  The…

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Read more about the article Deputies respond to bomb threat at senior living facility  
No evidence of a bomb threat was found at the Santa Clarita Hills Senior Living facility in Newhall, Calif. on April 15, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Deputies respond to bomb threat at senior living facility  

No evidence was found by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies when they responded Tuesday morning to a possible bomb threat at the Santa Clarita Hills Senior Living facility, according…

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Read more about the article Former Pitchess deputy facing federal drug, gun charges 
Los Angeles County Fire department officials and law enforcement personnel responded to an unidentified incident where 17 patients were identified as needing medical attention at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

Former Pitchess deputy facing federal drug, gun charges 

A former Pitchess Detention Center deputy who was relieved of duty after an investigation led to a 26-count indictment from the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office is now facing charges…

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Read more about the article County to take first look at budget plan  
Kathryn Barger, L.A. County 5th District Supervisor, speaks to the crowd during the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce's 15th Annual State of the County at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Thursday, June 6. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

County to take first look at budget plan  

L.A. County officials Monday offered their first look at the $47.9 billion budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.  The county’s Board of Supervisors is scheduled Tuesday…

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Read more about the article ‘Women in History’ a page turner for Saugus High students, faculty 
From left: Saugus High School students Abigail Mansur and Lan Miranda, William S. Hart Union High School District superintendent Dr. Michael Vierra, Saugus High School faculty member Louise Willard, Hart District governing board member Erin McKeon Wilson, Saugus High School english teacher Jodi Guerrero, Saugus High School student Aminat (Nifemi) Arowolo and Saugus High School art teacher Erica Jacobs pose for a photo at the Women in History presentation at the Saugus High School gymnasium, April 14, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

‘Women in History’ a page turner for Saugus High students, faculty 

Saugus High School’s 15th annual “Women in History” presentation on Monday highlighted six different authors with three faculty members and three students playing the women.  The women were Laura Ingalls…

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Read more about the article Planners recommend flexibility for MetroWalk developer  
The Santa Clarita’s Planning Department is planning to update the Santa Clarita City Council’s Development Committee on the MetroWalk Specific Plan for land north and west of the Metrolink train tracks and east of Lost Canyon Road in Canyon Country.

Planners recommend flexibility for MetroWalk developer  

Santa Clarita planners are recommending the city allow the developer less space between homes, more time to build and more flexibility in general on MetroWalk, a Canyon Country project being…

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Read more about the article Salvadoran president: Deported man will not be sent back to US 
President Donald Trump meets with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on April 14, 2025. White House photo via X.

Salvadoran president: Deported man will not be sent back to US 

By Travis Gillmore Contributing Writer  Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele told U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday that an illegal alien deported back to his home country of…

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Read more about the article Officials: Arson suspect admitted hatred against Pennsylvania governor  
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the Labor Caucus at the Hyatt Regency Mccormick Place during the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Officials: Arson suspect admitted hatred against Pennsylvania governor  

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  The man accused of carrying out an arson attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion in Harrisburg over the weekend admitted “harboring hatred” against the governor,…

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