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The New York Stock Exchange in New York City on April 4, 2025. Photo by Samira Bouaou.

Bears and bulls: The best and worst US stocks of 2025 

By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer   It was a year for the history books in the U.S. stock market, and optimism is running high as Wall Street turns the page to a new calendar year.  Various themes have dominated the equities arena over the past 12 months, including artificial intelligence, tariffs, and expectations for Federal Reserve policy.  Despite the springtime selloff driven by global uncertainty stemming from the U.S. administration’s trade agenda, investors finished the year with handsome gains.  The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average surged by 14%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index soared by 21%. The broader S&P 500 Index climbed by 17%.  Many stocks in the leading benchmark indexes outpaced the broader market, while others failed to participate in the historical bull run. 

The SCV Water logo, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

SCV Water wins award for budget presentation 

News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency announced it has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation award for its FY 2025/26 and FY 2026/27 Biennial Budget from the Government Finance Officers Association.   In addition to the award, the agency’s budget also received special recognition for its performance

Two injured in SR-14 rollover crash 

Two people were treated for minor injuries following a traffic collision on State Route 14 where witnesses reported that one of the vehicles involved rolled off the freeway and landed on surface streets, according to a California

First of three storms passes in Santa Clarita  

As Santa Clarita started the new year with the trickling of the first weather system, residents were able to enjoy the sun peaking through for the majority of the day to ring in 2026.   Seeing

CHP: Man taken into custody for brandishing gun  

A 35-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on suspicion brandishing a gun on the southbound Interstate 5 north of Castaic, according to officials with the California Highway Patrol.   According to Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, public information

Water heads call snowpack level ‘welcome news’ 

Local and state officials this week labeled the first snowpack measurement as “welcome news,” with several late-December storms resulting in statewide snow levels that reached 71% of the average for this time of year.   Santa

Footage of a U.S. strike on three drug trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Dec. 29, 2025. U.S. Southern Command/Screenshot

US strikes 5 more drug boats, killing 8 

By Joseph Lord, Troy Myers Contributing Writer  U.S. Southern Command struck five drug-smuggling boats Tuesday, killing eight people and causing the remaining occupants to abandon their vessels, prompting a search and rescue,

College briefs

College Briefs for Jan. 1

Local students named to dean’s list at University of Maryland Global Campus  More than 11,500 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the dean’s list for the summer

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Man refiles claims against LASD over fight outside bar  

The lawsuit from a Santa Clarita man who claimed he was beaten by off-duty deputies, and then Sheriff’s Department officials tried to cover it up, filed new claims Friday, including new accusations against the former captain of

New captain assigned to SCV CHP Station 

The California Highway Patrol’s Newhall-area office recently was assigned a new captain for its station, at least temporarily replacing longtime Capt. Ed Krusey.   Capt. Bob Purvis is currently leading the Central

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on Golden Valley Road.

Newhall teen ID’d as suspect in armed robbery 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials have identified at least one member of a “generational gang” in Newhall as suspects in the armed robbery of a Quartz Hill smoke shop, according to investigative records