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People walk out of Sam's Club with multiple Pokémon boxes in Canyon Country, Calif., Tuesday, June 21, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Pokémon cards drop draws crowd at Sam’s Club 

Dozens of people, some of them waiting overnight, were drawn to the entrance of Sam’s Club in Canyon Country after new Pokémon card sets dropped on Tuesday morning.  The new set, called “Pokémon Trading

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COC, ‘Brothers After War’ to host veterans event 

News release  College of the Canyons’ Veteran Upward Bound Program is partnering with the producers of the acclaimed documentary “Brothers After War” to host a free community event designed to support veterans,

Army Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed in action on July 19. Mia Gonzalez-Swinton/Facebook

Pentagon identifies US soldier killed in Iraq 

By Timothy Frudd Contributing Writer  The War Department identified a U.S. soldier on Tuesday who was killed in action while destroying an Iranian drone at a U.S. military base in Iraq.  The Pentagon named Sgt.

First responders were dispatched to a fire on the 21300 block of Centre Pointe Parkway in Santa Clarita, Calif., Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/The Signal

‘Pointe Fire,’ the sequel, ignites near burn scar 

A fire, called the “Pointe Fire,” was quickly extinguished Tuesday near the 21300 block of Centre Pointe Parkway and Golden Triangle Road near the other “Pointe Fire” burn scar from last week, according to radio

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Iran strikes Kuwait desalination plants 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  Iranian attacks struck power stations and water desalination plants in Kuwait for a fourth consecutive day, sparking fires, damaging facilities, and forcing several electricity-generating units out

Small fire breaks out in Sand Canyon 

Firefighters responded to a small fire on North Iron Canyon Road, near Sand Canyon Road, Monday evening, according to Keith Navarre, spokesman for the Los Angeles Country Fire Department.   According to Navarre, firefighters were dispatched

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Theft case could head to trial  

A judge ordered a pretrial conference next month for a woman accused of theft and weapons charges from Santa Clarita Valley retail stores, after a plea discussion apparently broke down.  Maria Delatorre,

City moves ahead on Vista Canyon plan 

The city of Santa Clarita has approved further steps to take over the care of a parking structure for an ambitious transit-friendly commercial and residential property in Canyon Country that’s failed to meet an anticipated demand for several

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Temperatures to rise in SCV this week 

Santa Clarita Valley residents should prepare for warm temperatures this week, with the end of the week peaking around the mid 90s to 107 degrees, according to officials with National Weather Service. 

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Mercado-Fortine announces City Council run 

News release  Santa Clarita native Gloria Mercado‑Fortine, has announced her intention to run for the Santa Clarita City Council District 2 seat in the upcoming November election, according to a news release from

Councilmember Jason Gibbs moderates the VIA Cocktails & Conversation with Senator Scott Wilk at Margarita's Mexican Grill on Thursday, June 20. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City councilman named to Metro board 

Santa Clarita City Councilman Jason Gibbs has been nominated for appointment to the board of the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, better known as Metro, a regional planning group that manages billions in transit investment. 

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Alleged intrusion leads to standoff, arrest 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a San Fernando woman Sunday on suspicion of felony burglary charges after they responded to a report of a break-in in Saugus.  The

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Valladares convenes health advisory committee roundtable 

News release  State Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, hosted a health advisory committee meeting last week at St. Mary’s Hospital in San Bernardino County High Desert, bringing together frontline medical professionals, health care administrators, and local stakeholders from across