Caption info: This photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein on March 28, 2017. 

House passes bill to release Epstein files 

By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer  WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives, in a near-unanimous vote, passed a bill on Tuesday that would require the Department of Justice to release more files

Letters to the Editor

Albert Bigelow | Drought Ends at Eternal Valley

I’ve been going to Eternal Valley Memorial Park every week and am pleased the irrigation problems have been fixed. In September the new landscape company either repaired or replaced the

World News

UN Security Council approves Trump’s Gaza cease-fire plan 

By Evgenia Filimianova & Joseph Lord Contributing Writers  The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved a U.S.-drafted resolution that endorses President Donald Trump’s Gaza cease-fire plan, a central component of Washington’s push to end the

Santa Clarita area residents facing Thanksgiving alone — or simply seeking a warm gathering — will find a bounty of welcoming meals and community tables waiting for them this holiday. PHOTO CREDIT MC

Spending Thanksgiving with New and Old Friends 

By Alicia Doyle  Sunday Signal Writer  Santa Clarita area residents facing Thanksgiving alone — or simply seeking a warm gathering — will find a bounty of welcoming meals and community

Playing at the snow zone during Light Up Main Street. SIGNAL FILE PHOTO

Oh What Holiday Fun! 

By Alicia Doyle  Sunday Signal Writer  As the holiday season is upon us, the city brims with opportunities for celebration — whether joining Santa for cocoa and crafts at Valencia

David Hegg, "Ethically Speaking"

David Hegg | What Lies Say

By David Hegg Have you ever noticed no one has to teach a child to lie? Lies seem to be part of the natural expression of the human heart, and

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Nancy Fairbanks | This Isn’t Ping-Pong

Arthur Saginian’s letter, “The Ping-Pong Match” (Oct. 7) scolds Maggie Bowman and me for what he calls “volleying” arguments — as if civic dialogue were just a noisy game. The

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Arthur Tom | A Service, Not a Right

In a (Nov. 13) letter, Lois Eisenberg wrote that “health care is a right, not a privilege,” and praised federal programs like the Affordable Care Act as if they created

Letters to the Editor

Denise Lite | We Can’t Be Silent on Courthouse

I attended the public meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Santa Clarita Activities Center where representatives from the Judicial Council presented plans for an eight-story courthouse proposed on the

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Philip Wasserman | A Lesson from Virginia

History was made in Virginia on Nov. 4, when voters elected the state’s first woman governor. But of the two women candidates, it was Democrat Abigail Spanberger — not Republican