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Los Angeles County Director of Military and Veterans Affairs James (Jim) Zenner accepts a $50,000 check from L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger during the 16th annual State of the County Luncheon hosted by the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on July 2, 2025 in Santa Clarita, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Barger seeds new arts and veterans center with $50,000  

News release  L.A. County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger announced an initiative to establish the nation’s first Arts and Veterans Center in the heart of Santa Clarita, and presented a $50,000 check to help launch it during the State of the County event hosted by the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday at the Hyatt Regency Valencia. 

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,

Press release

Cancer Society hosting golf tournament June 30 

News release   The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Santa Clarita Valley invites the community to its inaugural golf tournament on Monday, June 30, at Valencia Country Club.  

College briefs

College Brief for June 12

5 local students named to SNHU dean’s list  Southern New Hampshire University announced that five local students were named to the spring 2025 dean’s list.  The following students were among

Summer kicks off with a Breeze 

As summer is around the corner, so are the summer concerts that bring Santa Clarita Valley residents together — and the Summer Breeze Music Festival kicked it all off with

An aerial view of the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center. Photo courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita.

City to host Water Safety Day June 21 

News release   With the arrival of summer, the city of Santa Clarita is scheduled to host Water Safety Day on Saturday, June 21, at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center,