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Trump reveals secret weapon: The Discombobulator 

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump has revealed that U.S. forces used a secret weapon to disable Venezuelan military equipment in the Jan. 3 operation that resulted in the arrest of

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DHS: 5-year-old ‘abandoned’ by parents during ICE operation  

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer  The Department of Homeland Security has refuted reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a 5-year-old boy in Minnesota, saying the child was abandoned by his parents during an immigration enforcement operation.  Columbia

A big rig shears a fire hydrant at the 23400 block of west Lyons Avenue near Apple Street on Monday evening. Photo courtesy of Cary Quashin.

Big rig shears fire hydrant 

A fire hydrant was sheared when a semi-truck trailer hit it trying to make a turn on the 23400 block of west Lyons Avenue near Apple Street on Monday evening, according to an official with Santa Clarita Valley

Alice Sumner celebrates her 101st birthday. Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Tucker.

Alice Sumner celebrates her 101st year of life 

When Alice Sumner was 20, she moved to the United States with her siblings and parents in April 1945 after being in the Philippines when the Japanese took over the area during World War II.  Sumner is

Trump administration border czar Tom Homan speaks with the media at the White House on June 30, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Trump sending Homan to Minnesota amid protests 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota in the wake of the shooting of an anti-immigration enforcement protester by

A map released by the National Weather Service on Jan. 26, 2026 shows 'extreme cold' warnings in dark blue and cold weather advisories in light blue. Winter weather advisories are marked in purple, while winter storm warnings are in pink. NWS.

800,000 without power as extreme cold affects much of US 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  Nearly 800,000 customers were without power on Monday after a widespread, long-lasting winter storm spread ice and snow across the country, as tens of millions were under some form of cold-weather

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FDA warns of contamination concerns in OTC drug recall 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  The Food and Drug Administration said in multiple notices that numerous over-the-counter medications, including Bayer aspirin, Tylenol, Advil, Alka Seltzer, and more, are under recall by the agency

Multiple mailboxes were broken into at a condominium complex in Valencia Saturday morning. Signal Staff/The Signal

Mail box theft reported in Valencia 

Multiple mailboxes were broken into at a condominium complex in Valencia Saturday morning, according to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  Two callers told sheriff’s deputies some of their mail had been stolen in the Siena

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CDC issues alert as parasitic flies near US 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health alert warning about parasitic flies migrating closer to the United States.  An outbreak caused by New World

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel works to extinguish a chimney fire on the 26000 block of Moreno Drive in Valencia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Firefighters make short work of chimney fire 

First responders were quick to extinguish a chimney fire on the 26000 block of Moreno Drive in the early hours of Sunday evening.  Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel were

Child airlifted after bike incident 

At least one child was transported by helicopter after reportedly getting hit by a dirt bike on Pettinger Canyon Road and Haskell Canyon Road on Sunday afternoon, according to radio dispatch traffic.  PulsePoint

CHP: Castaic pursuit ends near Verdugo Avenue 

A suspect was detained after a pursuit that started on Interstate 5 near Vista Del Lago and ended near Verdugo Avenue in Burbank in the early hours of Sunday morning, according