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Trump defends DOGE’s access to federal systems 

By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer   President Donald Trump on Friday defended the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to federal information technology systems and confirmed he directed its staff to probe the

The California Department of Water Resources’ Andy Reising, Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit Manager, conduct the second media snow survey of the 2025 season at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada. The snow survey is held approximately 90 miles east of Sacramento off Highway 50 in El Dorado County. Photo taken January 31, 2025.

Sierra snowpack dips well below average 

News release  SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Water Resources has conducted the second snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 22.5 inches of snow

A water main broke at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Thursday morning on Feb. 6, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Water main bursts off McBean Parkway 

A water main break briefly flooded a portion of McBean Parkway between Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and Valencia Boulevard Thursday at about 11 a.m.  “It was a water main break

This Signal file photo shows Pitchess Detention Center.

Patient transported after stabbing at Pitchess 

One person was taken to the hospital after a reported stabbing at the Pitchess Detention Center on Wednesday night.  L.A. County Fire Department Public Information Officer Fred Fielding said that