National News

Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair 

By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer  Kevin Warsh will officially become the new head of the Federal Reserve.  The Senate voted 54-45 on Wednesday to confirm Warsh’s four-year term as the 17th

Letters to the Editor

Raven Monaco | A Letter from Placerita

To our neighbors and the broader Santa Clarita community, my family has lived in Placerita Canyon for about 50 years. We’ve watched this canyon grow from open land, where property

Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | A Great Irony

One of the great ironies of our time is that 60 years after the 1960s, the “love children” spent their final years consumed with hate. Rob Kerchner  Santa Clarita

World News Filler: China

Trump heading to China for high-stakes summit with Xi 

By Emel Akan Contributing Writer  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was set to depart Washington on Tuesday afternoon for China, where he is scheduled to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a high-stakes summit.  Trump’s May 13-15 trip marks the

Ideally, creating a kitchen that allows you to age in place should start well before it’s needed. Consider incorporating key features whenever you’re doing renovations to your kitchen. Adobe Stock Photo.

Aging in place: Kitchen retrofits and renovations that work 

By Sandy Lindsey Contributing writer  Ideally, creating a kitchen that allows you to age in place should start well before it’s needed. Consider incorporating key features whenever you’re doing renovations to your kitchen.   If you

Letters to the Editor

Roger Ickes | Sick of Political Pandering

I’m sick to death of seeing George Whitesides’ name in the paper, pandering to voters, by coming up with more taxpayer money for pork-barrel issues right before the election. Certainly

Letters to the Editor

Rick Barker | Not So Simple

In re: Philip Wasserman, “Sending the Wrong Message,” letters, April 18. Mr. Wasserman, I would respectfully suggest that it is you, not me, who is sending the wrong message to

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Report of fight leads to hourslong standoff  

By Austin Dave  KNN/For The Signal  A standoff between Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies and a pair of teens reportedly involved in a fight eventually came to an end, after more than five hours, early Saturday morning in Valencia.  The incident began