Read more about the article Unknown next steps for Main Street  
The Walk of Western Stars, a sidewalk tribute in Old Town Newhall honoring actors, directors, and film crew members from Western films, television and radio on Tuesday morning following a commercial fire that destroyed a strip of local businesses in Old Town Newhall the previous day. Aug. 25, 2026 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Unknown next steps for Main Street  

Decades of planning and millions in funding intended to revitalize Old Town Newhall went up in smoke, literally, Monday morning, during a fire that’s still a part of an active investigation.  What’s left…

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Read more about the article $5M gift names new Wayne and Connie Spears Cardiac Catheterization Lab at HMNH 
File photo of Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

$5M gift names new Wayne and Connie Spears Cardiac Catheterization Lab at HMNH 

News release   Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Foundation has announced a historic $5 million gift from Connie Spears, honoring the legacy she and her late husband, Wayne Spears, built together through…

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Read more about the article Rebuilding at the Mosaic, piece by piece 
Jane Mick with her art at the Mosaic Santa Clarita Arts & Cultural Center at Valencia Town Center on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Rebuilding at the Mosaic, piece by piece 

Jane Mick sits at the newly established Mosaic Santa Clarita Arts & Cultural Center at Valencia Town Center on Tuesday — surrounded by her unfinished work, as well as work that’s ready for purchase.  …

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Read more about the article ‘It gives me hope to want to rebuild’ 
A worker is seen cleaning up the debris from a commercial fire that destroyed multiple local businesses in Old Town Newhall the day prior. Aug. 25, 2026. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

‘It gives me hope to want to rebuild’ 

Newhall businesses face uncertain future after fire  The smell of lingering smoke filled the air, while the occasional pedestrian walked by to look at what was left of an entire block of Main Street where, just…

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Read more about the article 2026 flag football season preview  
Grizzlies’ Makenzie Jensen (15) making a throw downfield during a game against Santa Paula at Golden Valley High School on Aug. 18, 2026. Ryan Romero/The Signal

2026 flag football season preview  

After two teams finished last season with California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section runner-up plaques, the standard for flag football has been raised for local programs to replicate in the Santa Clarita Valley for…

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Read more about the article ICE arrests more than 1,300 illegal immigrants in Virginia, Maryland operation 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers make arrests during Operation Safe Community in Virginia and Maryland between Aug. 1 and Aug. 14, 2026. Department of Homeland Security.

ICE arrests more than 1,300 illegal immigrants in Virginia, Maryland operation 

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer  Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 1,300 illegal immigrants during a two-week operation in Virginia and Maryland this month, the Department of Homeland Security said…

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Canada announces dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs against US 

By Jennifer Cowan Contributing Writer  Canada has announced it is countering Washington’s tariffs by imposing dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs on hundreds of American goods amounting to CA$27.6 billion (US$19.9 billion).  The new tariffs…

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Read more about the article Dolly Parton dead at 80, family says 
Dolly Parton at the People's Choice Awards in 1988. "Dolly Parton 1988" by Alejo Castillo is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

Dolly Parton dead at 80, family says 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  Singer Dolly Parton, who was 80, has died, her family said on Aug. 25.   “Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of…

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FDA clears blood test to detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  Federal regulators have cleared a blood test aimed at detecting signs of Alzheimer’s disease.   The Food and Drug Administration cleared a blood test known as Elecsys…

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Veterans Collaborative, mall to present talk on women veterans 

News release  The Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative and Valencia Town Center are scheduled Thursday to present Women Who Served, a discussion hosted by Secure-Measures featuring women veterans who will…

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Read more about the article City to host Evening of Remembrance 
The 123 concrete pillars resembling tree stumps at Central Park's Youth Grove represent the young lives lost from traffic-related incidents throughout the years in Santa Clarita during the Evening of Remembrance at Central Park on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City to host Evening of Remembrance 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita invites residents to the 20th anniversary of the Evening of Remembrance on Wednesday to honor the Santa Clarita Valley youth whose lives were…

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Read more about the article Trinity football falls to Sage Hill, Visconti optimistic for rest of season  
File photo including Trinity running back Aiden Visconti running down the field during the game at Cougar Stadium on Oct. 11, 2025. Ryan Romero/The Signal

Trinity football falls to Sage Hill, Visconti optimistic for rest of season  

Whatever the score was by the final whistle in Friday’s road matchup against Sage Hill Lighting of Newport Beach, Trinity Classical Academy football coach Joe Visconti looked forward to the Knights’ first…

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Read more about the article Jury convicts Palmdale man in deputy murder 
Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, a Santa Clarita Valley resident, was killed in the line of duty in a September 2023 attack. Courtesy of L.A. County

Jury convicts Palmdale man in deputy murder 

After about two days of testimony and two and a half hours of deliberation, a Downtown Los Angeles jury found a man guilty of the 2023 murder of Deputy Ryan…

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McCalister’s 4-touchdown performance powers Valencia past Simi Valley 

Sophomore quarterback Evan McCalister has already started a high school football game during the 2025 season.   But Valencia’s 48-28 road win over the Simi Valley Pioneers was the coming-out party for the…

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