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Victims’ rights group honors Schiavo  

News release  The California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, a coalition representing over 1,000 survivors, advocates, organizations and allied individuals, has honored  Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, and Sen. Eloise Gomez

Lt. Brandon Barclay, acting captain for the Santa Clarita Valley, speaks to the crowd during the Summer Fire Safety Press Conference at Towsley Canyon Trailhead on Friday, June 20, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Crime numbers stay below 2024 level

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station reported the third-quarter crime numbers for 2025, indicating that property crimes are down just over 19%, but violent crimes are up 8.78%, based on

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Senate advances bill to end shutdown 

By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer  After 40 days, Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement to reopen the government to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history.  The Senate advanced the

Person killed in fiery crash  

One person was killed in a fiery crash in the early hours of Saturday morning in Saugus, according to officials.   First responders with the Los Angeles County Fire Department and

Mayor raises concerns on 8-story courthouse plan 

\ The Judicial Council of California confirmed Thursday it’s still in the land-acquisition phase for its more than half-billion-dollar, eight-story courthouse being planned for a property across the street from

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Nov. 4, 2025. Photo by Adhiraj Chakrabarti.

Mamdani announces all-female transition team 

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer  New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced on Wednesday that his transition team would be all-female.  “Last night we made history, and today we begin the