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City Council hosts affordable-housing talk 

The city of Santa Clarita’s first affordable-housing discussion at City Hall’s Carl Boyer Room prompted an hourlong discussion on what the future of affordable housing might be for the area. 

The Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, in partnership with the Child and Family Center, hosted "United Against Domestic Violence" to raise awareness about domestic violence at the Child & Family Center on Oct. 3, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Unite against domestic violence 

Dinh Montané paid a visit to the hospital to see her cousin after she gave birth to her third child.   For many, welcoming a newborn baby is an experience filled

The property lines of homes burned during the Palisades Fire still sit visible in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 9, 2025. Photo by John Fredricks.

29-year-old Florida man arrested over Palisades Fire 

By Kimberly Hayek Contributing Writer  Federal authorities announced on Wednesday the arrest of a 29-year-old Melbourne, Florida, man, accusing him of deliberately igniting a New Year’s Day fire that later erupted

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AV man held to answer on theft  

A Lancaster felon accused of identity theft, weapons possession and disobeying a court order pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Friday after telling Judge Michael Terrell he was willing to

SCV Water shares update on PFAS-removal project 

Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency officials hosted a virtual meeting Monday to share their project update on plans to build a water-treatment facility next to Valencia’s Bridgeport Park.  The facility

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Document: FBI surveilled 8 GOP members of Congress 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The FBI surveilled Republican senators as part of its Arctic Frost investigation, a newly disclosed document shows.  FBI agents carried out surveillance on the cell phones

Child airlifted after medical emergency call 

A child was transported by helicopter after a medical emergency on Kelly Johnson Parkway and the Rye Canyon Loop on Tuesday afternoon, according to observations from the scene.  Los Angeles County

A Southwest Airlines plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on April 2, 2025. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

US airports report delays due to government shutdown 

By Melanie Sun Contributing Writer  Major U.S. airports have reported experiencing flight delays amid the shutdown of the federal government.  Secretary of Transport Sean Duffy told reporters on Monday that air

City Council to discuss affordable housing  

Santa Clarita City Hall is hosting a discussion focused on affordable housing Tuesday, after years of lamenting how state laws have eroded the city’s local control on its reviews for

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DA: No charges in stabbing investigation 

A bizarre 911 phone call, a missing knife and “inconsistent” statements are part of a recent stabbing investigation by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station that may never see a