Community Stories

Fostering Youth Independence coordinator Shana Butterwick (left), with one of the FYI youth. Courtesy photo.

FYI milestone: 200th foster youth welcomed 

News release   The nonprofit Fostering Youth Independence has achieved a significant milestone as it welcomed its 200th foster youth into the FYI community, according to a news release from

Press release

City to open Pioneer Oil Refinery Park 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to celebrate the grand opening of its 39th park with a special ribbon cutting ceremony at the historic Pioneer Oil

Health News

FDA approves Moderna’s new COVID-19 vaccine 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna’s next-generation COVID-19 vaccine.  The FDA licensed the vaccine for adults aged 65 and up as well as people

Cadet class 482 stand next to a memorial for Pedro “Pete” Romo, a local sheriff deputy who lost his life during the COVID-19 pandemic, during the Colors Run hosted by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station at Valencia High School on June 13, 2025 in Valencia, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Sheriff’s Colors Run honors fallen deputy 

She received a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department wreath made from a sheriff’s uniform that included her late husband’s embroidered name patch at the top. Her kids received off-road helmets,

College briefs

College Brief for June 12

5 local students named to SNHU dean’s list  Southern New Hampshire University announced that five local students were named to the spring 2025 dean’s list.  The following students were among