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Volunteers gather to board a bus headed to Nevada to canvass for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at Placita Olvera in Los Angeles, on Oct. 26, 2024. Photo by Elisa Ferrari for CalMatters

Busloads of California Democrats head to swing states 

California GOP leaders focusing on state’s congressional races  By Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Writer  With days left in a neck-and-neck presidential election, many anxious California Democrats are getting on buses to

College briefs

College Brief for Oct. 31

2 local students named to Worcester Polytechnic Institute dean’s list  A total of 2,226 undergraduate students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute achieved the criteria required for the university’s spring 2024 dean’s

World News

US greenlights $2B arms deal with Taiwan 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  The United States has approved a nearly $2 billion arms sale to Taiwan, including two radar upgrade packages, and for the first time ever, an advanced

Three World War II veterans were seated in the front row and honored during the Santa Clarita Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City to honor local veterans on Veterans Day 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita invites community members to join the Santa Clarita City Council for a special Veterans Day Ceremony to honor local veterans, currently serving military

FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Templin Highway brush fire extinguished  

By Maya Morales  Signal Staff Writer   L.A. County firefighters were dispatched to the southbound Interstate 5 freeway near Templin Highway for a brush fire that broke out and caused a