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Santa Claus is ready to greet families the day of his arrival at the Valencia Town Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Santa arrives at Valencia Town Center 

Santa Claus’ sleigh landed early this year to greet families and kickstart the holiday spirit with cookies, hot chocolate and other festive activities last Saturday at the Valencia Town Center.  

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, joined by other House Republicans, speaks during a first press conference since the 2024 presidential election results on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 12, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Republicans win trifecta control of government  

By Emel Akan, Jackson Richman, Joseph Lord Contributing Writer  WASHINGTON — With Republicans projected to retain control of the U.S. House, the GOP has won a trifecta in the federal government

College briefs

College Briefs for Nov. 14

Local student achieves dean’s list at TCNJ  Chase Eisenberg, a nursing student from Stevenson Ranch, has earned the honor of placement on the dean’s list at The College of New

The extent of the damage remained unknown as of Thursday morning after the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a house fire on the 28700 block of Mauch Street in Saugus the night before. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Firefighters extinguish Saugus house fire 

No injuries were reported in a residential fire on the 28700 block of Mauch Street in Saugus on Wednesday night, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials.   Firefighters were

L.A. County Parks to host Harvest Festival 

The L.A. County Parks and Recreation Department is set to host Harvest Festivals at local parks for fall fun. Val Verde Community Regional Park, Dr. Richard Rioux Park, and Castaic

Voters use the touch screens as they vote in person at La Mesa Junior High School in Santa Clarita on Tuesday, 060722. Dan Watson/The Signal

No real shake-ups in tightest races 

As the results continued to trickle in from the Nov. 5 election, another school board candidate claimed victory, but several other races remained too close to call as the number

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City OKs housing for swap meet lot 

Santa Clarita City Council members unanimously approved the council’s second look at Riverview, a “mixed-use” plan for nearly 320 homes on acreage previously occupied by the Santa Clarita Swap Meet

Majority Leader-elect Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) ahead of the Senate Republican leadership election in Washington on Nov. 13, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Thune elected Senate GOP leader 

By Mark Tapscott Contributing Writer  WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Wednesday selected Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, as their new leader in the 119th Congress, succeeding Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, who

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Biden meets with Trump at White House 

By Emel Akan and Jacob Burg Contributing Writers  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden met with President-elect Donald Trump for nearly two hours in the Oval Office on Wednesday, during which both