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SCV resident announces candidacy for governor 

News release   Local entrepreneur Leonard Jackson has announced his candidacy for governor of California in the 2026 election, running on a platform of “People Over Parties,” according to a news

A Delta airplane takes off from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in Saint Paul, Minn., on Aug 29, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy..

40 airports to reduce flights due to shutdown 

By T.J. Muscaro Contributing Writer   The world’s busiest airport and 39 others across the United States have been forced to decrease flights by 10% starting on Friday, federal officials announced.  The

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ICE arrests 1,505 alleged criminal aliens in new Texas operation 

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer  Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities in Houston arrested 1,505 alleged criminals, including illegal immigrants, transnational gang members, foreign fugitives, and other offenders, according to a Wednesday

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during a press conference about Hong Kong at House Triangle on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 19, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Pelosi announces retirement from Congress 

By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer  Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, announced on Thursday she will retire from Congress at the end of her current term on Jan. 3, 2027.  In a

College briefs

College Briefs for Nov. 6

Swailes named to dean’s honor roll at the University of Mississippi  Avery Swailes, of Valencia, was named to the University of Mississippi’s spring 2025 honor roll.   Swailes, majoring in exercise

The U.S. Capitol building on July 1, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Under Prop. 50, SCV to get new representatives  

Nearly 64% of California’s voters Tuesday supported Proposition 50, a move that gives the state five more blue-leaning congressional districts in response to a similar redistricting move in Texas by

First responders were dispatched to a dump truck that fell on its side after a traffic collision on Interstate 5 near Lyons Avenue. Signal Staff/The Signal

Dump truck falls on its side, causes delays on I-5  

A dump truck fell on its side after a single-vehicle traffic collision on the southbound Interstate 5 near the Lyons Avenue overpass in the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to an official with the

Touch-a-Truck benefits Education Foundation 

Brothers T.J. and Weston Garrison love to look out the car window and identify different trucks.   Mail trucks, cargo trucks, trash trucks, anything that’s different from an everyday car like

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the press, alongside his partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, after Proposition 50 was passed by California voters, at the California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento on Nov. 4, 2025. Photo by Jungho Kim for CalMatters

Reaction, takeaways from Proposition 50 passage 

By Jeanne Kuang and Maya C. Miller CalMatters Writers  California voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s measure that allowed the state to redraw its congressional map in favor of

Courts filler

Judge issues warrant for theft suspects 

Judge David Stuart issued bench warrants for a man and woman charged with multiple felony counts from a store-theft investigation at Target.  Neither Nathaniel Rivas Jr. nor Maria Elizabeth De

Two transported following crash  

Two people were transported in unknown condition following a crash near the intersection of Golden Valley Road and Centre Pointe Parkway on Tuesday night, according to officials.   Deputies responded to

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department seal. File Photo

Deputies locate embezzled vehicle in Newhall 

Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station located an embezzled vehicle on Wednesday morning in Newhall, according to a station official.   When patrolling the area deputies came across a