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Deputies find loaded firearm at collision scene  

One adult and three minors were arrested on suspicion of concealing and carrying a loaded weapon after Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies initially responded to a report of a

President Joe Biden addresses the nation after presidential election results, congratulating President-elect Donald Trump at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Nov. 7, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Biden commutes sentences of 37 death row prisoners 

By Emel Akan Contributing Writer  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 prisoners on the federal government’s death row.  These individuals, all

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Ga., on March 1, 2024. Pool photo by Alex Slitz/AFP via Getty Images

Georgia appeals court disqualifies Fani Willis from Trump case 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  A Georgia appeals court has disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from her election-related criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump, although the indictment still stands. 

Newhall Elementary School second graders take turns to read “How the Turtle Cracked Its Shell” on Tuesday morning with SCV Education Foundation ‘Read with Me’ volunteer Michele Lobl. Dec. 3, 2024 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Read with Me program bridges gaps in literacy

On a recent Tuesday morning, Michele Lobl, a retired city employee, made her way to Newhall Elementary School to spend some time with Mrs. Katherine George’s second-grade class.   “How’s everybody