Lynwood man arrested on suspicion of sex act charge
A 51-year-old Lynwood man was arrested in the Santa Clarita Valley on suspicion of committing a sex act with a child under the age of 10, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department…
George Whitesides | We’re Here to Serve Our Constituents
Summer travel season is here! With airline ticket prices high and additional travel costs adding up, unexpected issues with a passport can quickly turn an exciting trip into a stressful…
Letters to the Editor
Glenda Roybal | No Meaningful Choice
For more than 50 years, the water meter at my home worked without issue. My house was built in 1975. Through droughts, rate increases and decades of change in the…
Letters to the Editor
Aran Dokovna | Proud of Trump
I am so proud of Donald Trump. He and his cronies have been the ultimate negotiators. He has given Iran such terrible benefits in resolving the war. He has rewarded…
Christine Flowers | How Artificial Intelligence May Not Be All Bad
I found this interesting new app that “animates” old photos. If you plug a picture of Grandma into the system, it spits out a version of her in the kitchen…
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Heat advisory issued through Thursday
News release The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is urging residents to take precautions to avoid heat-related illness — such as heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and heat cramps — as high temperatures are forecast to impact the region this week. The National Weather Service has…
Deputies: Suspect arrested on suspicion of DUI after collision
A driver in a Toyota Tacoma was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic collision on Fourl Road and Wiley Canyon Road on Sunday evening, according to an official with the Santa…
Santa Clarita City Hall
Apartment complex to make more units affordable in financing plan
The Maple Housing Foundation, a relatively new Beverly Hills-based housing nonprofit, is looking to issue $110 million in municipal bonds for the acquisition of the Diamond Park Apartments, according to…
Landscape maintenance workers cut away branches from a tree on Thursday morning that fell and damaged a home on the 23100 block of Cerca Drive Tuesday night. Jan. 9, 2025 Maya Morales/The Signal
Saugus residents to see increase in landscape care
Following an October vote to raise their own fees, residents in several Saugus neighborhoods should start to see some greener shrubbery, according to city officials. New service contracts for three…
Matthew Edward Pysher. Screenshot from FBI Los Angeles office via X.
Castaic child-assault case with ‘764’ pushed to September
An 18-year-old from Pennsylvania charged federally with traveling cross-country to abuse a teen in Castaic as part of a nihilistic cult is due back in court in September, per court…
Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton (right), announced that Acting Gov. Monique Limon (left) had signed the senator’s local government efficiency bill, Senate Bill 1080, into law. Courtesy photo.
Valladares’ bill on local government efficiency signed into law
News release Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, announced Monday that Acting Gov. Monique Limon signed her legislation, Senate Bill 1080, into law, modernizing the way county clerks certify official documents by authorizing the use of electronic, digital, and facsimile…
University of Michigan's Brayden Jefferis in a game during the 2026 season. Photo courtesy of Brayden Jefferis.
Hart grad Brayden Jefferis makes history with Michigan baseball
It was opening day of the 2026 college baseball season and University of Michigan's Brayden Jefferis was starting at third base for the first time in his collegiate career against then-ranked No. 12 Oregon State. Jefferis, who’s a Hart High graduate, has…
The courts
Judge blocks DOJ subpoenas aimed at Walz, others
By Tom Gantert Contributing Writer A federal judge has quashed six Justice Department grand jury subpoenas issued to Minnesota officials and concluded they were part of an unconstitutional effort to pressure state…
Trump calls for federal action after violent Chicago weekend
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President Donald Trump suggested federal government intervention in Chicago following shootings over the past weekend that left around two dozen people injured and seven reported dead. Trump asked…
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Saturday in the wake of an ongoing warehouse fire in Boyle Heights. Screenshot from video courtesy of ABC7.
Newsom declares state of emergency over LA warehouse fire
By Melanie Sun Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Saturday after the Los Angeles mayor asked for state disaster support in the wake of an…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 19, 2026. Ronen Zvulun, Pool Photo via AP
Netanyahu: IDF will stay in Lebanon ‘as long as necessary’
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israeli troops would remain in a security zone in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary, saying their…
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is refilled after it was repaired and repainting as part of President Donald Trump's “Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful” initiative ahead of America's 250th anniversary in Washington on June 4, 2026. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.
Trump: Reflecting pool vandalized, repairs ordered
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer President Donald Trump said on Sunday that work to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington will begin immediately after it was damaged by vandalism. The reflecting pool had…
Flesh-eating screwworm cases rise after detections in Texas
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Sunday that three more cases of the flesh-eating New World screwworm have been detected in Texas, bringing the total in the United States…
Sheriff’s deputies investigate the scene after a motorcyclist was shot on Bouquet Canyon Road on Sunday night, June 21, 2026. The man was transported to a hospital for treatment. Screenshot from video by Austin Dave/KNN/For The Signal.
Four suspects sought in shooting
Detectives with the Juvenile and Gang Unit of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are investigating the shooting of a motorcyclist in Saugus on Sunday. Sheriff’s Station deputies received a…
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Pedestrian dies in hit-and-run crash
A pedestrian was pronounced dead after a hit-and-run crash on the No. 3 lane of northbound Interstate 5 north of Weldon Canyon Road in the early hours of Monday morning, according to an official with the…