Read more about the article Hart football gets first playoff win since 2019 
Hart wide receiver Cesar Trujillo (6) celebrates intercepting the ball during the first quarter of Friday's game against Mayfair during the first round of the Division 7 CIF-SS playoff game at College of the Canyons on Nov. 7, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Hart football gets first playoff win since 2019 

The Hart Hawks football team picked up the program’s first playoff win since 2019 in Friday night’s thrashing of the Mayfair Monsoons.  Led by senior quarterback Jacob Paisano’s five total…

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Read more about the article Palos Verdes stuns Valencia at home, Vikings eliminated from CIF playoffs 
Valencia wide receiver Logan Thompson (5) runs the ball and scores a touchdown for the Vikings during Friday’s game against Canyon, Oct. 10, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Palos Verdes stuns Valencia at home, Vikings eliminated from CIF playoffs 

Heading into Friday night, the Valencia Vikings were amid a three-game playoff losing streak with every defeat coming in the first round of the postseason.   As of 2025, the Vikings will need to wait another…

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Read more about the article Mamdani announces all-female transition team 
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Nov. 4, 2025. Photo by Adhiraj Chakrabarti.

Mamdani announces all-female transition team 

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer  New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced on Wednesday that his transition team would be all-female.  “Last night we made history, and today we begin the…

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Read more about the article White House ballroom: Trump’s dream vs. the critics  
A rendering shows the interior of the new White House ballroom facing south. Image courtesy of The White House.

White House ballroom: Trump’s dream vs. the critics  

By Emel Akan and Savannah Hulsey Pointer Contributing Writers  WASHINGTON — Long before he became president, Donald Trump envisioned a White House ballroom and even offered to build one at his…

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Read more about the article Schumer proposes new plan to end shutdown, gets chilly reception from GOP 
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters during the government shutdown at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Schumer proposes new plan to end shutdown, gets chilly reception from GOP 

By Nathan Worcester Contributing Writer  WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Friday proposed a new plan to end the record-breaking federal government shutdown, drawing swift rejections from Republicans. …

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Read more about the article COC celebrates first graduating cohort of clinical lab scientist program 
The first cohort of the College of the Canyons clinical lab scientist program graduated on Oct. 24 at a special ceremony held at the college’s University Center. Courtesy photo.

COC celebrates first graduating cohort of clinical lab scientist program 

News release   The first cohort of the College of the Canyons clinical lab scientist program graduated on Oct. 24 at a special ceremony held at the college’s University Center.  Launched…

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Read more about the article Opening of Riparian Park pulls community together 
Children of all ages enjoyed activities, such as Connect 4, during the opening of Riparian Park in Valencia by FivePoint on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Opening of Riparian Park pulls community together 

Balloon animals, face painting, caricature drawings and a brand-new park: Valencia by FivePoint celebrated the opening of Riparian Park on Saturday, its first official public park acquired by the County…

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Read more about the article ‘Parenting for Prevention’ meeting discusses children’s online safety 
Victoria Scott, federal law enforcement officer, gives a presentation at the "Parenting for Prevention" parent meeting about children's online safety at Hart High School in Newhall, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

‘Parenting for Prevention’ meeting discusses children’s online safety 

The city of Santa Clarita invited residents to a “Parenting for Prevention” meeting all about online safety for children at Hart High School on Wednesday evening.  The evening had a…

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Read more about the article Hart boys, Saugus girls reclaim XC Foothill League titles 
Students from throughout the Hart District competed in the boys' cross country Foothill League finals at Central Park on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Hart boys, Saugus girls reclaim XC Foothill League titles 

Hart boys and Saugus girls reclaimed their league crowns, Valencia runner Reese Ray dominated, and it was West Ranch’s Braulio Castillo who took home first in the boys’ race in the final stretch in the Foothill League Finals on Thursday at Central Park.   Castillo, who placed first in…

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Family Promise launches Thanksgiving campaign amid SNAP cuts 

Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley is launching a campaign for families in need amid the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits being cut due to the federal government shutdown.  SCV Family Promise is a nonprofit organization that helps homeless families and also helps low-income families achieve…

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Read more about the article Council to hear appeal for Wiley Canyon project 
After several meetings filled with neighboring residents’ complaints about density and traffic, developer Tom Clark is presenting a fifth alternative with fewer homes for the former Smiser Mule Ranch, west of Wiley Canyon Road, between Calgrove Boulevard and Hawkbryn Avenue.

Council to hear appeal for Wiley Canyon project 

The Santa Clarita City Council will hear from residents’ appeal on plans for a Wiley Canyon property next to Interstate 5 later this month, according to planning officials.  Neighbors of…

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Read more about the article Environmentalists sue over Lyons Canyon project 
The draft environmental impact report for the Trails at Lyons Canyon calls for 510 homes, a mix of two- and three-story attached and detached for-sale condominium units and a four-story affordable senior rental apartment building.

Environmentalists sue over Lyons Canyon project 

A local environmentalist group is suing the L.A. County Board of Supervisors over a decision last month to allow 510 homes to be built next to Towsley Canyon Park.   New…

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