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Newsom signs trio of Schiavo bills 

News release  Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law three bills authored by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, “that will bring critical relief and accountability to California communities,” said a news

Voters drop their ballots in a drop box at the Valencia Library in Valencia on Tuesday, 060722. Dan Watson/The Signal

LA County ballots mailed to voters 

News release   Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan announced that vote by mail ballots are being mailed to all registered voters for the Nov. 4 Statewide Special

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California prepares for extreme weather swings 

News release  While California’s climate has always swung between dry and wet conditions, the past five years have proven what climate science has predicted: California must be prepared for extreme

Woman killed in crash on SR-14 

A 49-year-old woman from Palmdale has been identified as the person killed in a three-vehicle crash on Sunday night on the northbound side of State Route 14 just south of

The College of the Canyons Student Health & Wellness Center hosted its annual “Shine A Light” event on Sept. 23 and 24. As a visual representation of the social issue of suicide, the college’s Honor Grove was filled with 1,100 white plastic chairs — each representing a college student who has lost their life to suicide in the United States during the past year. Photo by Mari Kneisel/COC Public Information Office

Shining a Light at COC 

The College of the Canyons Student Health & Wellness Center hosted its annual “Shine A Light” event on Sept. 23 and 24. As a visual representation of the social issue

Father shares memories of son killed in crash 

Jonathan Xavier Dicristofaro, 18, had just graduated high school and made a pact with his father, Alvaro, the elder Dicristofaro recalled in a phone interview Tuesday.  Jonathan Dicristofaro had been

Two big rigs crashed on northbound Interstate 5, near the Valencia Boulevard off-ramp, Tuesday morning on Oct. 14, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Man killed in morning crash  

Major uptick in collisions accompanies wet weather  A man was killed in a two-vehicle collision on Tuesday morning in Castaic, according to a spokesperson with the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area