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COC to host Star Party on Friday 

News release  Jason Wright, an astronomy and astrophysics professor at Penn State, is scheduled Friday to present “Intelligent Ways to Search for Extraterrestrials” at the College of the Canyons Fall

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Inside the trend of Americans retiring abroad 

By Autumn Spredemann Contributing Writer  As a record number of Americans turn 65 this year, retiring abroad is becoming an increasingly attractive option for many. Former U.S. residents — or “expats”

Dancers from a ballet folklorico youth group dance in front of attendees on Friday night during the 25th annual Halloween Fiesta event hosted by the city of Santa Clarita: Newhall Community Center on October 25, 2024. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

City hosts annual Halloween Fiesta in Newhall

Ghouls, zombies and witches moved their way into the Newhall Community Center on Friday night for the 25th annual Halloween Fiesta celebration.  Families were able to play a variety of Halloween-themed

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CDC: XEC COVID-19 variant circulating in the US 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  Recent estimates published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the XEC COVID-19 variant is now circulating inside the United States.  According to

Frankie Durham,7, (left) and Wyatt Durham, 4, take a photo with a California Highway Patrol vehicle decorated for Halloween during the SCV Sheriff’s Station Haunted Jail House on Sunday. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

SCV sheriff’s deputies give a haunting experience  

Thousands of community members dressed in their spooky costumes poured into the Santa Clarita Valley’s Sheriff Station Sunday afternoon for the station’s 33rd annual Halloween Carnival and Haunted Jailhouse.  This

An attendee enjoys a hot cup of tea at a table themed after Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' on Saturday morning during the Circle of Hope's 20th Annual Tea event at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center at Bella Vida on October 19, 2024. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

Circle of Hope celebrates annual tea 

When Belinda Campos Bresnahan gave birth to her son last year, she knew something was wrong.   “I wasn’t able to produce milk, and I wasn’t able to breastfeed my baby,”