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CMS boosts 2027 Medicare Advantage payments 

By Bill Pan Contributing Writer   The federal government will increase payments to private Medicare insurers by 2.48% in 2027, far more than it initially proposed.  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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Truck route closed to clear debris from crash  

The northbound truck route connector between Interstate 5 and State Route 14 remained closed Tuesday morning as crews cleared the roadway from an early-morning crash, according to a California Highway Patrol traffic

City’s public-opinion poll under way 

The city of Santa Clarita is now conducting its public-opinion poll, the biennial survey that asks residents how the city is doing in meeting their needs and what it could be doing

Deputies: Attempted robbery suspects at large 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to the 17800 block of Chelsea Way in Canyon Country around 2 p.m. on Monday after receiving calls regarding a possible burglary/assault with a deadly weapon,

Rep. George Whitesides (center), D-Agua Dulce, presents the check for the federal investment project for clean water in Canyon Country, Calif., Monday, April 6, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Whitesides announces clean water project at SCV Water Agency 

Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, announced a new federal investment project to bring cleaner water to the Santa Clarita Valley on Monday morning at an SCV Water Agency per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances treatment facility in Canyon Country.  The project is to increase the water agency’s capacity

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FDA warns company over cancer drug claims 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  A company called ImmunityBio misled the public by creating an impression that its cancer drug can cure all cancers, the Food and Drug Administration said in a warning released

Incident shuts down street in Valencia 

An incident between neighbors quickly escalated after the area of McBean Parkway and Valencia Boulevard was shut down and Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies brought rifles and guns surrounding an apartment complex

Small fire quickly extinguished next to The Cube 

A small bush fire that ignited in a dirt area between The Cube and a neighboring facility was quickly extinguished Saturday morning.  L.A. County Fire Department firefighters were called to the scene at

Photos: The ONE TaeKwonDo’s annual Break-A- Thon

The ONE TaeKwonDo held its 8th annual Break-A-Thon last Saturday in Castaic where students gave a live demonstration to board breaking while simultaneously raising funds for the Michael Hoefflin Foundation

Rape suspect held to answer  

Palmdale man accused of sexual assaulting SCV resident in Palmdale, Valley resident in SCV  A Palmdale man pleaded not guilty Monday to two rape charges in connection to allegations by two women who testified