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Children join Santa Clarita City Councilmembers Laurene Weste, center, and Marsha McLean as they help plant a Deodar Cedar tree for Earth Arbor Day during the Neighborhood Cleanup Drive-Thru event held at Bridgeport Park in Santa Clarita on Saturday, 042923.

City seeks volunteers for Earth Day cleanup 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita is inviting volunteers to pre-register for the annual Neighborhood Cleanup in celebration of Earth Day, scheduled for Saturday, April 25, where volunteers will be able to help remove litter

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2026 midterms: The latest on the redistricting battles 

By Jackson Richman and Joseph Lord Contributing Writers  Despite the midterm season underway, the lines of congressional maps have not been finalized as redistricting battles continue nationwide.  Since Texas’ opening salvo, lawmakers in both parties

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

Vehicle fire shuts down street 

A vehicle fire prompted the closure of Needham Ranch Parkway at Newhall Avenue on Friday morning, according to sheriff’s and fire officials.   The Los Angeles County Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection in

City changes pave way for more ADUs 

Whether you call them “granny flats,” accessory dwelling units or extra rent income, the city of Santa Clarita could see a whole lot more of them popping up with pending changes to the city’s

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COC to hold Discover Day on April 24 

News release  College of the Canyons is scheduled to host its annual Discover Day on Friday, April 24, offering prospective and new students an opportunity to explore the college’s academic programs, student

An E-2D Hawkeye, attached to Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 117, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Operation Epic Fury, on March 31, 2026. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy

Trump: 2nd Round of Iran peace talks could come this weekend 

Hegseth: US ‘locked and loaded’ to strike Iran’s power plants if no deal reached  By Jack Phillips  and Ryan Morgan  Contributing Writers  A second round of peace talks between the United States and Iran could take place this weekend, President Donald Trump told

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Trump: Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire 

By Owen Evans Contributing Writer  U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire.  In a Thursday post on Truth Social, Trump said he had “excellent conversations” with

A California Highway Patrol officer successfully deploys a spike strip to disable a reportedly stolen work struck involved in a pursuit that started Thursday in Sylmar and passed through the Santa Clarita Valley before ending near Rosamond in the Antelope Valley. Screenshot from video by Eyad Alawi/KNN, for The Signal.

Pursuit begins in Sylmar, passes through SCV on SR-14 

California Highway Patrol Newhall-area officers participated in a pursuit of a reportedly stolen work truck Thursday that began in Sylmar and passed through the Santa Clarita Valley to the Antelope Valley, according to the

A small brush fire was quickly extinguished at the 31400 block of Castaic Road in Castaic, Calif., Thursday, April 16, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Grass fire extinguished in minutes 

A small 10-foot-by-10-foot grass fire was quickly extinguished by a fire extinguisher on the 31400 block of Castaic Road on Thursday morning, according to an official with the Los Angeles County

College briefs

College Briefs for April 16

Local students named to dean’s list at University of Maryland Global Campus  More than 18,700 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the dean’s list for the fall