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Yuli Beatty- Lopez embraces her husband Juan Lopez after surprising him with with a garage decorated in his memorabilia and medals during his time in the United States Marines. May 24, 2025 in Valencia, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Semper surprise: Valencia Marine honored with garage makeover 

She made sure her husband was blindfolded. A family member had taken him to lunch earlier in the day on Saturday. Valencia resident Juan Lopez later said he had no idea what his wife was doing.  She opened the garage to their home, the blindfold was removed, and around 30 people greeted Lopez with the surprise. It wasn’t his birthday.

Three World War II veterans were seated in the front row and honored during the Santa Clarita Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City to honor local veterans on Veterans Day 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita invites community members to join the Santa Clarita City Council for a special Veterans Day Ceremony to honor local veterans, currently serving military

Press release

Garcia helps family recover WWII hero’s medals 

News release  Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, recently assisted the Dodson family in recovering the long-lost military medals of 1st Lt. Lee Dodson, a World War II B-17 pilot who made the

Press release

Chamber to host 14th annual Salute to Patriots 

News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced its 14th annual Salute to Patriots event, as the business community comes together to salute veterans for their leadership

Politics and government

Garcia introduces VA supplemental bill 

News release  Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, introduced the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024, a bill to fully fund the Veterans Administration’s request for supplemental

Newhall gets Guitars for Vets group 

In 11 lessons, United States military veterans can learn the basics of playing guitar and begin jamming with other vets, with the ultimate goal of healing through the power of

Coffee4Vets serves those who served 

His younger brother, a Vietnam veteran, couldn’t talk about the war unless he was “stinking drunk,” Juan Blanco said. Only then would all the pain come pouring out.   So many