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Thousands of protestors gathered for the "Hands Off!" protest at the intersection of McBean Parkway and Valencia Boulevard in Valencia late Saturday morning, before marching to City Hall on April 5, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Anti-Trump protest draws 2,000-plus 

Protesters object to president’s efforts to reduce government waste and fraud Some Santa Clarita Valley residents were surprised on Saturday afternoon to see what was estimated to be over 2,000

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.  

55 Years Ago: The Newhall Incident 

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, and a mourning

Santa Clarita surpasses prepandemic job levels 

The latest numbers from California’s Employment Development Department indicate the number of local jobs dipped in February, but Santa Clarita remains above its prepandemic levels, just over five years after

DUI stop draws a half-dozen deputy vehicles 

Sheriff’s deputies arrested one person on suspicion of driving while intoxicated on Wednesday afternoon on Rye Canyon Road, according to a spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.   The