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$50,000 taken in home burglary  

Residents in Newhall reported a theft of $50,000 after returning home to find shattered glass and forced entry on Thursday, according to a spokesman with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s

President Donald Trump speaks during the National Day of Prayer event at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on May 1, 2025. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Trump proposes cutting $163 billion in budget plan 

By Emel Akan Contributing Writer  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump unveiled on Friday a budget blueprint that calls for slashing federal spending on key nondefense programs by $163 billion, targeting renewable

National security adviser Mike Waltz in Pituffik, Greenland, on March 28, 2025. Pool photo by Jim Watson/Getty Images.

Trump names Mike Waltz as ambassador to UN 

By Jack Phillips and Emel Akan Contributing Writers   President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he was naming White House national security advisor Mike Waltz to be the U.S. ambassador to

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk walking into the White House grounds in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Photo by Travis Gillmore.

Musk: DOGE may stay for Trump’s entire term 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  Tech billionaire Elon Musk said that the Department of Government Efficiency has not been as effective as he would like but noted it may continue for

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Newhall hit-and-run under investigation 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are investigating a Newhall hit-and-run traffic collision that left a pedestrian injured Thursday.  Sgt. Bill Edson of the Crime Prevention Unit said the station

Striking county workers picket in SCV 

After a day of striking in Los Angeles County over contract negotiations, local county union workers demanding better pay picketed in Santa Clarita on Wednesday, just outside the L.A. County

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College Briefs for May 1

Peretz selected to University of Minnesota Twin Cities dean’s list  Abigail Peretz, of Valencia, has been named to the 2024 fall semester dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin

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CHP announces DUI checkpoint  

The California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint beginning at approximately 8 p.m. Friday and it will conclude in the early hours of Saturday morning, according

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City budget sees slight increase  

 Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin started Tuesday’s study session for the city’s 2025-26 budget with a caution that reflected the latest financial forecasts.  Striplin leads several such talks each

Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, speaks about the California insurance crisis to a room of people at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Friday, March 21, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal

Valladares bill on tips move forward 

Sen. Suzette Valladares, R-Acton, shared her personal connection to a bill she co-authored during its April 23 hearing in front of the Revenue and Taxation Committee in Sacramento.  When she

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LASD: Smash-and-grab investigation progressing 

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Major Crimes Bureau official said Wednesday there is little information that can yet be released on the April 10 burglaries in which 10 businesses