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Assault suspect pleads not guilty 

A man accused of several violent assaults against his ex-girlfriend in her Newhall home pleaded not guilty to eight charges at his Jan. 8 arraignment.  Prosecutors have alleged Miguel “Mike”

Politics and government

Whitesides announces committee assignments 

News release  U.S. Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, announced his House Armed Services Committee and subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress.  Within the HASC, Whitesides will serve on the Cyber,

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, is sworn in before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Takeaways from Bondi’s AG confirmation hearing 

By Sam Dorman Contributing Writer  Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi fielded questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday as part of her confirmation process to serve as the next

College briefs

College Briefs for Jan. 16

Megan Perry named to Berry College fall 2024 dean’s list  Megan Perry, of Newhall, was named to the fall dean’s list at Berry College. The dean’s list honors students who

City Council names commission appointees 

With new Santa Clarita City Council terms for Patsy Ayala in District 1 and Jason Gibbs in District 3 underway, the appointments came Tuesday for eight scheduled city commission vacancies

Residents share SCE gripes with City Council  

After a half-dozen local Southern California Edison customers aired grievances Tuesday to the Santa Clarita City Council, city officials said the city has been in talks with the utility for

Rachel Stalmer, a Kfar Aza kibbutz resident, shows a visitor some of the worst Oct. 7, 2023, damage, in Israel on March 7, 2024. Photo by Dan M. Berger.

Israel and Hamas agree to cease-fire deal 

Compiled from news service contributors  A deal has been struck between Israel and Hamas to temporarily stop the fighting and exchange hostages being held by both Hamas and Israel.  Here

Firefighters responded to a structure fire in Castaic on Castaic Road early Wednesday afternoon on Jan. 15, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The SIgnal

Firefighters handle structure fire in Castaic 

Firefighters with the L.A. County Fire Department handled a structure fire Wednesday afternoon at a shopping center near The Old Road in Castaic, according to officials.   Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the 31000

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Judge OKs experts for bank-robbery defense  

An L.A. County Superior Court judge approved $13,000 for technical experts to assist in the defense of a Lancaster man accused of an Acton bank robbery, according to partially sealed

Press release

Homeless count postponed due to fires 

News release  Due to the ongoing wildfires throughout the Los Angeles County region, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has postponed the 2025 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, which was