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A water main broke at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Thursday morning on Feb. 6, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Water main bursts off McBean Parkway 

A water main break briefly flooded a portion of McBean Parkway between Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and Valencia Boulevard Thursday at about 11 a.m.  “It was a water main break

This Signal file photo shows Pitchess Detention Center.

Patient transported after stabbing at Pitchess 

One person was taken to the hospital after a reported stabbing at the Pitchess Detention Center on Wednesday night.  L.A. County Fire Department Public Information Officer Fred Fielding said that

College briefs

College Briefs for Feb. 6

Cooper named to fall dean’s list at Lawrence Technological University  Lawrence Technological University has announced its dean’s list of top scholars for the fall 2024 semester.   Among those on the

Politics and government

Whitesides announces committee assignments  

News release   Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, has announced his Science, Space and Technology Committee and subcommittee assignments.   Whitesides will serve on SST, as well as the House

TimBen Boydston, director of the Canyon Theatre Guild, suggests a city-run trolley to support Main Street business. Perry Smith/The Signal

City Council launches budget process 

Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin provided an outlook of the city’s budget, a snapshot of the economic forecast and a few of the challenges ahead as the staff begins

Rain and fog was seen in the Newhall Pass Wednesday afternoon on Feb. 5, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Trailer overturns on I-5; Sigalert issued

No injuries were reported after semi-truck’s trailer overturned Wednesday afternoon on the northbound Interstate 5 freeway near the Highway 14 interchange in the Newhall Pass, according to California Highway Patrol

Politics and government

McLean chosen for regional leadership roles 

News release   Santa Clarita City Councilwoman Marsha McLean has been tapped to serve as the chair of the North Los Angeles County Transportation Coalition JPA, complementing her regional transportation

National News

USAID puts direct hire personnel on administrative leave 

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer  The U.S. Agency for International Development issued a directive on Tuesday instructing that all direct hire personnel to be placed on “administrative leave globally” on Friday,

Politics and government

Schiavo opposes Edison rate hike proposal 

News release  Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, signed onto a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission opposing the commission’s vote approving Southern California Edison’s latest rate hike proposal.   The