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The Savvy Senior | Who’s eligible for Social Security disability benefits?

Dear Savvy Senior,   What do I need to do to get disability benefits from Social Security? I’m 60 years old and have a medical condition that doesn’t allow me to work at my job anymore, but I’ve read that getting disability benefits is very difficult.   — Need Help   Dear Need,   Getting Social Security Disability Insurance benefits

Longtime local writer, editor dies  

Tim Haddock, a longtime former L.A. Times and ESPN sports and features writer who at one time laid claim to be “America’s only fast-food newspaper columnist” for The Signal in

Fostering Youth Independence coordinator Shana Butterwick (left), with one of the FYI youth. Courtesy photo.

FYI milestone: 200th foster youth welcomed 

News release   The nonprofit Fostering Youth Independence has achieved a significant milestone as it welcomed its 200th foster youth into the FYI community, according to a news release from

Attendees learned the "Haka," a traditional Māori dance from New Zealand during the city of Santa Clarita's "Celebrate" event on Friday, June 13, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: ‘Celebrate’ New Zealand

Attendees gathered at Canyon Country Community Center on Friday to learn more about New Zealand during the city’s second “Celebrate” event of the year. From learning about Maori traditions, such

Maria Montag, president of Friends of California Condors, gives a presentation at the "California Condors: Back from the Brink" event at the Placerita Canyon Nature Center, Sunday, June 15, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Condors presentation soars at nature center 

Maria Montag, president of the Friends of California Condors, has always loved birds since she was growing up near Houston.  “Oh, as a kid, the hawks, raptors, fascinated me, yes,

Attendees hike together at the community hike at the McHaddad Trailhead on the Old Road, Saturday, June 14, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Photos: Community hike at McHaddad Trailhead

The city of Santa Clarita Outdoor Recreation Department had its monthly community hike at the McHaddad Trailhead on the Old Road on Saturday evening. The activity was line dancing. Photos

Press release

City to open Pioneer Oil Refinery Park 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to celebrate the grand opening of its 39th park with a special ribbon cutting ceremony at the historic Pioneer Oil

Health News

FDA approves Moderna’s new COVID-19 vaccine 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna’s next-generation COVID-19 vaccine.  The FDA licensed the vaccine for adults aged 65 and up as well as people

Cadet class 482 stand next to a memorial for Pedro “Pete” Romo, a local sheriff deputy who lost his life during the COVID-19 pandemic, during the Colors Run hosted by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station at Valencia High School on June 13, 2025 in Valencia, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Sheriff’s Colors Run honors fallen deputy 

She received a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department wreath made from a sheriff’s uniform that included her late husband’s embroidered name patch at the top. Her kids received off-road helmets,