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National security adviser Mike Waltz in Pituffik, Greenland, on March 28, 2025. Pool photo by Jim Watson/Getty Images.

Trump names Mike Waltz as ambassador to UN 

By Jack Phillips and Emel Akan Contributing Writers   President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he was naming White House national security advisor Mike Waltz to be the U.S. ambassador to

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Newhall hit-and-run under investigation 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are investigating a Newhall hit-and-run traffic collision that left a pedestrian injured Thursday.  Sgt. Bill Edson of the Crime Prevention Unit said the station

Members from D’Wilfri DanceArt and Entertainment pose with their wings during the Santa Clarita Artists Association's "Things With Wings" gallery on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: ‘Things With Wings’

The Santa Clarita Artists Association held its exhibit, “Things With Wings,” on Saturday in Old Town Newhall. Various types of artworks with wings were displayed, as well as an appearance

Striking county workers picket in SCV 

After a day of striking in Los Angeles County over contract negotiations, local county union workers demanding better pay picketed in Santa Clarita on Wednesday, just outside the L.A. County

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College Briefs for May 1

Peretz selected to University of Minnesota Twin Cities dean’s list  Abigail Peretz, of Valencia, has been named to the 2024 fall semester dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin

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CHP announces DUI checkpoint  

The California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint beginning at approximately 8 p.m. Friday and it will conclude in the early hours of Saturday morning, according

Santa Clarita City Hall

City budget sees slight increase  

 Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin started Tuesday’s study session for the city’s 2025-26 budget with a caution that reflected the latest financial forecasts.  Striplin leads several such talks each

Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, speaks about the California insurance crisis to a room of people at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Friday, March 21, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal

Valladares bill on tips move forward 

Sen. Suzette Valladares, R-Acton, shared her personal connection to a bill she co-authored during its April 23 hearing in front of the Revenue and Taxation Committee in Sacramento.  When she

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LASD: Smash-and-grab investigation progressing 

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Major Crimes Bureau official said Wednesday there is little information that can yet be released on the April 10 burglaries in which 10 businesses

Photos: Take Back Day

Residents throughout the Santa Clarita Valley could donate used or unused prescription medications at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on Saturday to participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National