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US greenlights $2B arms deal with Taiwan 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  The United States has approved a nearly $2 billion arms sale to Taiwan, including two radar upgrade packages, and for the first time ever, an advanced

Three World War II veterans were seated in the front row and honored during the Santa Clarita Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City to honor local veterans on Veterans Day 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita invites community members to join the Santa Clarita City Council for a special Veterans Day Ceremony to honor local veterans, currently serving military

FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Templin Highway brush fire extinguished  

By Maya Morales  Signal Staff Writer   L.A. County firefighters were dispatched to the southbound Interstate 5 freeway near Templin Highway for a brush fire that broke out and caused a

Brush fire breaks out near Templin Highway

L.A. County firefighters responded to a brush fire near the southbound Interstate 5 at Templin Highway on Tuesday night, according to Fire Capt. Sheila Kelliher.  “You’ve got 6 acres,” Kelliher

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COC to host Star Party on Friday 

News release  Jason Wright, an astronomy and astrophysics professor at Penn State, is scheduled Friday to present “Intelligent Ways to Search for Extraterrestrials” at the College of the Canyons Fall

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Median work starting on McBean Parkway 

News release  Beginning Wednesday, crews will begin the construction of median modifications, paving, grinding and overlay operations along portions of McBean Parkway at Newhall Ranch Road that will add a

Over 1,200 students in world history, U.S. history, government, and economics classes at Golden Valley High School participated in a student mock election last week. Courtesy of Debbie Dunn.

Golden Valley High School hosts a mock election 

Over 1,200 students in world history, U.S. history, government, and economics classes at Golden Valley High School participated in a student mock election last week.   Shanna Mann, an Advanced Placement

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Suspect arrested at gunpoint in Newhall 

Deputies initially responded to a report of a burglary at the 25000 block of Newhall Avenue on Tuesday morning, and the call ultimately resulted in an arrest on suspicion of

Frustrated residents demanded elected officials declare a state of emergency and shut down the Chiquita Canyon Landfill before the community meeting began on Monday evening at Castaic Middle School. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Barger: Landfill to close in 1-2 months  

Hundreds crowd Castaic Middle School for community meeting on Chiquita’s problems  While the Chiquita Canyon Landfill might now be facing a closure deadline of early next year, residents still expressed