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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

Public Health announces measles case in SCV 

From the L.A. County Department of Public Health   The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating one case of measles in a Los Angeles County resident who confirmed

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Deputy Juan Ayala (front) and Deputy Keith Wells on their way to distribute pizza to California Pizza Kitchen customers on May 22, 2025 during a fundraiser to support the Special Olympics of Southern California in Valencia, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Photos: Tip- a-Cop

Sheriff deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station served pizza for customers last week at California Pizza Kitchen in Valencia for the “Tip-a-Cop” fundriaser aimed to support athletes with

Hundreds of runners participated in the Santa Clarita Runner’s 40th annual Independence Day Classic 5K and 10K before the SCV Fourth of July Parade. 070424 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Independence Day Classic returns for 41st year 

News release  The 41st Annual Independence Day Classic, hosted by the Santa Clarita Runners, returns this Fourth of July to kick off Santa Clarita’s Independence Day festivities with a morning of fitness,

From left: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Medical Director Nousheen Zaman, HMNH Foundation Manager Renee León, and Director of the Center for Women and Newborns Lori Matzner look at the upgraded Giraffe Bed carestation, an incubator that provides a controlled and supportive environment for vulberanble newborns on April 22, 2025 at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Henry Mayo NICU keeps families together 

Before Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital got its neonatal intensive care unit, a baby born prematurely or with some other serious issue would’ve been taken from the mother and transferred to

Press release

SCV Boys & Girls Club receives $10K grant 

News release  The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley has received a $10,000 community health grant that will be used toward enhancing academic performance among local youth through