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Valladares bills clear Senate, move to Assembly 

News release   Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, announced that her bipartisan legislation to address several of her priority issue areas received Senate approval and now head to the state

The local division of California Retired Teachers Association held its annual scholarship luncheon recently to honor 16 local high school scholars with $1,000 scholarships.  Courtesy photo.

CalRTA honors scholarship winners  

The local division of California Retired Teachers Association held its annual scholarship luncheon recently to honor 16 local high school scholars with $1,000 scholarships.  There were 65 people in attendance

World News: Israel-Iran

Trump: Israel, Iran have agreed to cease-fire 

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon announced that Israel and Iran have agreed to a phased-in cease-fire, declaring an end to what he referred to as

From left: Nayomee Espinoza, Maddie Murtishaw, Samantha Diem, Desi Miramontes and Tian Josephson celebrate their graduation from iLEAD Agua Dulce. Photo courtesy of iLEAD Agua Dulce.

Photos: iLEAD Agua Dulce celebrates graduates

The iLEAD Agua Dulce charter school held its first senior graduation ceremony earlier this month. Five seniors graduated during the ceremony held June 5 at the Agua Dulce Women’s Club.

SUSD board to consider approving LCAP, budget 

The Saugus Union School District governing board Tuesday night is set to consider approving the district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan, also known as LCAP, and its budget for the

Deputies respond to an incident where a person was struck by a Metrolink train on June 20, 2025 near Soledad Canyon Road and Rainbow Glen Drive. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

County ID’s woman killed in train collision 

Officials with the L.A. County Medical Examiner have released the identity of the 47-year-old woman who died after being struck by a Metrolink commuter train in Canyon Country on Friday. 

Brush fire reported in Castaic  

Firefighters were battling a quarter-acre brush fire that erupted in Castaic on Saturday afternoon, according to an official with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.   The fire was reported at