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SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: High winds blow palm trees in the Santa Clarita Valley. Dan Watson/The Signal

High wind warning in effect in SCV 

A high wind warning is in effect until Thursday at 4 p.m. in Santa Clarita, according to Richard Thompson, meteorologist for the National Weather Service.   According to Thompson, Santa Clarita

Press release

West Ranch to host concert festival

News release  String orchestras and concert bands from around the Santa Clarita Valley and Southern California will participate in the Southern California School Band & Orchestra Association concert festival hosted by

College briefs

College Brief for March 14

SNHU announces local students on fall 2023 president’s list  Southern New Hampshire University announced that the following local students were named to the fall 2023 president’s list:  • Tosha Kocka

Voting centers all across the Santa Clarita Valley were ready to welcome local voters on Monday for the Primary elections taking place on March 5, 2024. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Election update: About 12,000 votes remain for L.A. County

News release   The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office announced the seventh post-Election Night ballot count update for the March 5 Presidential Primary Election.   The update includes 113,699 ballots processed

Courtesy photo

Car hits Canyon Country building 

A vehicle slightly struck a commercial building at 19366 Soledad Canyon Road early Wednesday afternoon, according to Deputy Robert Jensen, a spokesman for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.   The

Politics and government

Schiavo introduces bill to address nursing shortage

News release  Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, has introduced Assembly Bill 2015, a bill designed to address the nursing shortage crisis.   Since the start of the pandemic, nursing levels have

Santa Clarita City Hall

City Council members to get slight pay raises 

The Santa Clarita City Council approved at Tuesday’s meeting an amended motion to give council members a 2.5% pay raise starting in 2025.  The amendment from Councilwoman Marsha McLean came

A sign points to the entrance of Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Garcia calls for Chiquita landfill closure 

Schiavo issues call for state declaration of emergency  Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, called on Chiquita Canyon Landfill to cease operations while the facility addresses its growing problems, during a

Voting centers all across the Santa Clarita Valley were ready to welcome local voters on Monday for the Primary elections taking place on March 5, 2024. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Election update: About 126,000 votes remain for L.A. County

News release   The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office announced the sixth post-Election Night ballot count update for the March 5 Presidential Primary Election.   The update includes 116,493 ballots processed