Short-track speed skaters from across California competed in the Southern California Speed Skating Championships at The Cube on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City renews 5-year deal with Cube 

The city of Santa Clarita voted unanimously this week to renew a five-year contract with the L.A. Kings and the American Sports Entertainment Company for management of The Cube.  The

COC shines a light at stigma 

Most campus officials don’t like the look of empty seats.  But at College of the Canyons this week, they were out on display for everyone to see, with a potentially

County clears way for Homestead South 

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday denied an appeal, clearing the way for Homestead South, a 3,617-home development south of State Route 126 and west of the

Newsom signs several bills from SCV lawmakers  

In a legislative update issued Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a handful of bills from Santa Clarita Valley legislators have been signed into law, including long-sought reforms on landfill regulations

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Murder trial pushed back to next year 

The attorney for a man charged with the violent murder of a California Institute of the Arts student in her Newhall apartment last year is now asking the judge for

Judge issues split decision on claims in landfill suit 

An 18-page tentative ruling in federal court Thursday offered a split decision for residents seeking relief from Chiquita Canyon Landfill, which is blamed for myriad health problems in a consolidated lawsuit with thousands of

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Fatal DUI trial set for December 

A Wasco cook charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in a fatal Interstate 5 crash is now expected to face trial in December, based on a schedule laid out

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Evacuations lead to burglary, weapons charges 

A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy evacuating homes in Gorman during the recent Ridge Fire ended up starting an investigation into allegations of drugs, weapons and burglary.  The station’s

Hospice CEO may take plea in federal case 

A Santa Clarita woman federally indicted over her alleged role in a multimillion-dollar hospice-care fraud is looking to change her not-guilty plea, according to public filings in federal court records.  Jessa Zayas,