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College Briefs for April 9

April 9, 2026

Cooper Luckenbach named to dean’s list at Lincoln Memorial  Cooper Luckenbach, of Santa Clarita, was named to the Lincoln Memorial University dean’s list for the fall semester of 2025. Luckenbach

Rancho Camulos is noted for its literary significance as the setting for Helen Hunt Jackson’s novel “Ramona,” first published in 1884.

Rancho Camulos to host Cowboy Festival companion event 

April 9, 2026

News release  The nonprofit Rancho Camulos Museum is hosting an event in partnership with the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at 1 p.m. April 17 to benefit the museum’s historic preservation efforts.   “Experience a unique opportunity

Local athletes recognized by CIF for academic success 

April 8, 2026

Winners of the 38th annual California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section – Ford Academic Awards program were announced on March 24, which included 12 student-athletes from six local Santa Clarita Valley high schools announced as “Student-Athlete

Students dashed through clouds of color during a Holi-inspired color run hosted by the College of the Canyons Intercultural Center on March 31. Courtesy photo.

Photos: COC holds Holi-inspired color run

April 8, 2026

Students dashed through clouds of color during a Holi-inspired color run hosted by the College of the Canyons Intercultural Center on March 31. Holi, a Hindu festival, celebrates the arrival of spring,

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CMS boosts 2027 Medicare Advantage payments 

April 7, 2026

By Bill Pan Contributing Writer   The federal government will increase payments to private Medicare insurers by 2.48% in 2027, far more than it initially proposed.  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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Whitesides announces Congressional Art Competition  

April 6, 2026

News release  Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, announced his office is accepting applications for the 2026 Congressional Art Competition.   Each year, high school students from across the country have the opportunity

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FDA warns company over cancer drug claims 

April 6, 2026

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  A company called ImmunityBio misled the public by creating an impression that its cancer drug can cure all cancers, the Food and Drug Administration said in a warning released

Shown above is a portion of the front page of The Signal on April 8, 1970, reporting on a shootout that killed four young California Highway Patrol officers from the CHP’s Newhall office. It became known as “The Newhall Incident” and resulted in new training methods and tools for high-risk law enforcement stops across the nation.  

56 Years Ago: The Newhall Incident 

April 4, 2026

By Signal Staff   On April 6, 1970, four young California Highway Patrol officers lost their lives in a four-and-a-half-minute gun battle that left four families without their husbands and fathers,