Monthly Archives: September 2025
Read more about the article Mayor offers suggestions on arts planning 
Mayor Pro Tem Bill Miranda prepares to speak in front of attendees at the Santa Clarita Valley Mayor's Committee Breakfast to honor National Disability Employment Awareness Month on Thursday morning at the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center on October 24, 2024. Miranda spoke in place of Mayor Cameron Smyth. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

Mayor offers suggestions on arts planning 

Santa Clarita Mayor Bill Miranda shared a few of his suggestions on how the city can go from “very good” to “great” in its arts programs, offering his insights on…

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Read more about the article Government set to shut down after partisan Senate votes 
Vice President JD Vance, accompanied by Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russel Vought, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), speaks after a meeting to negotiate funding legislation to avoid a government shutdown, at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Government set to shut down after partisan Senate votes 

Compiled from news service reports  The federal government is shutting down after the Senate rejected two temporary funding bills, known as continuing resolutions, just five hours before the midnight Tuesday…

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Read more about the article Man arrested on suspicion of child abuse, domestic violence 
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. Courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita.

Man arrested on suspicion of child abuse, domestic violence 

Satna Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a 27-year-old Compton man on suspicion of child abuse and domestic violence after a fight between a couple at their Canyon Country home…

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Read more about the article SCE hosts talk on PSPS updates 
Santa Clarita Mayor Bill Miranda speaks to the group assembled at the University Center by Southern California Edison. Perry Smith/The Signal

SCE hosts talk on PSPS updates 

Southern California Edison officials Monday talked about the progress they’ve made on reducing the impacts of the controversial “public safety power shutoffs” and why they had so many challenges during…

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Read more about the article No leads on illegal trash dump; cleanup uncertain  
A person dumped a truckload of trash illegally on Placerita Canyon Road in Newhall, Calif., Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

No leads on illegal trash dump; cleanup uncertain  

Someone who decided it was an early trash day for them dumped a truckload of trash illegally on the side of Placerita Canyon Road, just east of the Placerita Canyon…

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Read more about the article City celebrates reopening of Old Orchard Park 
City of Santa Clarita councilmembers participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand reopening of Old Orchard Park on Sept. 30, 2025 in Valencia, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

City celebrates reopening of Old Orchard Park 

A crowd gathered Tuesday in Valencia to help the city unveil its tallest public park slide, part of a $7.8 million renovation intended to make the park more accessible and…

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Read more about the article Trump, Hegseth lay out Culture, policy reforms in address to military leaders 

Trump, Hegseth lay out Culture, policy reforms in address to military leaders 

By Ryan Morgan Contributing Writer  QUANTICO, Va. — President Donald Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday addressed a gathering of hundreds of generals, admirals and senior enlisted troops at…

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Read more about the article Government on verge of shutdown amid partisan standoff 
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Government on verge of shutdown amid partisan standoff 

Compiled from news service reports  The government is poised to shut down on Wednesday if Congress can’t pass a stopgap funding bill before midnight.  Democrats want an extension of Obamacare…

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Read more about the article Deputies seek public’s help to find missing boy, 14; may be driving truck 
Jaxton Donnelly, 14, is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, 137 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Donnelly’s family reported that he was last seen at the family home in the 25000 block of Hidden Willow Circle in Canyon Country. Courtesy

Deputies seek public’s help to find missing boy, 14; may be driving truck 

UPDATE: Tuesday night, after this story was posted, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department reported the boy had been found. The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on Tuesday issued an alert…

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Read more about the article LASD: Missing Santa Clarita woman has been located 
Courtesy photo of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

LASD: Missing Santa Clarita woman has been located 

News release  A 32-year-old woman, Teresa Williams, from Santa Clarita, has been located as of Tuesday afternoon after being reported missing over the weekend, according to a news release by…

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Read more about the article Deputies: Three arrested on suspicion of outstanding warrants, multiple theft charges 

Deputies: Three arrested on suspicion of outstanding warrants, multiple theft charges 

Three people from Palmdale were arrested on suspicion of multiple charges involving grand theft auto, vehicle theft, grand and petty theft, among others, as well as outstanding warrants on Saturday…

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Read more about the article Deputies: Man arrested on suspicion of multiple controlled substances charges, outstanding felony no-bail warrant  
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on Golden Valley Road.

Deputies: Man arrested on suspicion of multiple controlled substances charges, outstanding felony no-bail warrant  

A 40-year-old Valencia man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of controlled substances in a jail facility and an outstanding felony no-bail warrant for his…

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