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Robert Francis Prevost elected as first American pope 

By T.J. Muscaro Contributing Writer   A new pope has been elected and he is American.  The College of Cardinals chose Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday evening in the third overall vote of the conclave.  Prevost has chosen to take the name Pope Leo XIV.  With his first words as pontiff, he wished all people peace, and urged the church to go

Monica Lee Copeland

COC appoints new foundation development officer 

News release  The Santa Clarita Community College District and the College of the Canyons Foundation have announced the appointment of Monica Lee “ML” Copeland to the post of chief development

CBS celebrates Israel Independence Day  

Congregation Beth Shalom, one of the three local synagogues in the Santa Clarita Valley, welcomed its community on Friday for an Israel Independence Day Festival.  The celebration wasn’t just for

Blue Star Ranch needs new home by June 

After more than a decade of helping veterans and their families with post-traumatic stress disorder, Nancy Pitchford Zhe of Blue Star Ranch is putting out an “urgent and unprecedented” call

Members of Boy Scout Troop 2222 participated in the cornhole tournament and fundraiser, in order to raise funds for the Scouts to attend summer camp at Camp Hi Sierra in Northern California, at Old West Masonic Lodge on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: Cornhole fundraiser

Boy Scout Troop 2222 held a cornhole fundraiser in order to raise funds for the troop’s Camp Hi-Sierra summer trip in Northern California at the Old West Masonic Lodge on