
Saugus High alum experiences 2nd campus shooting
A Saugus High School alum who was shot during the 2019 campus shooting once again had to deal with gun violence on her campus this week, a story she shared

A Saugus High School alum who was shot during the 2019 campus shooting once again had to deal with gun violence on her campus this week, a story she shared

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed, and three others were injured in an ambush by an ISIS gunman in Syria on Saturday, according to the

Placerita Canyon residents expressed no desire to wait until “sometime next year” to address their concerns about The Master’s University, but city officials said last week there wasn’t much they could do in the

A juvenile was sent to the hospital after a fight with a man who was believed to be under the influence at the Village Apartments on Silverado and Via Canon on Sunday evening, according to an official with the Santa Clarita

By Alfred Bui Contributing Writer Eleven people, as well as a suspected gunman, have been confirmed dead following a mass shooting at a Sydney beach targeting a Jewish Hanukkah festival on Sunday evening. Twenty-seven

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The FBI foiled an alleged terrorist plot targeting Los Angeles starting on New Year’s Eve, federal officials said. This comes as multiple U.S. cities are on

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The son of Rob Reiner and his wife has been taken into custody following the deaths of his father and mother, booking records show. Nick Reiner, 32, was

By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer A person of interest who was earlier detained in connection with the Saturday shooting at Rhode Island’s Brown University, which left two people dead and nine others wounded, has been

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Nearly 100,000 bottles of a type of drug used to treat chronic kidney disease and other conditions are being recalled due to possible carcinogens, according to a notice

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The new chair of the committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was fired, then rehired, by his employer, according to his wife. Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Texas terminated Dr. Kirk Milhoan, chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, “because of the overwhelming number of calls to their organization demanding his firing for his role on ACIP,” Dr. Kimberly Milhoan wrote on Substack on Thursday. The termination came after Kirk Milhoan was part of a majority of ACIP members who voted to advise the CDC to stop recommending universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns. “My husband has been fired because of public outrage that he would choose to participate in scientific medical debate (in service to his country, I’d add) and make recommendations based on the best available evidence, even if that required a modification of previous practice, in support of principles of medical ethics,” Kimberly Milhoan stated. Kirk Milhoan, who did not return requests for comment, shared the post on X. Driscoll Children’s Hospital, which has received $4.3 million in research payments in recent years from pharmaceutical companies such as Merck, which manufactures a hepatitis B vaccine, did not respond to requests for information on the termination. The Department of Health and Human Services, the parent agency of the CDC, did not return an inquiry by publication time. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the department, in September named Kirk Milhoan to ACIP. Kirk Milhoan became chair earlier this month when Martin Kulldorff, who had been chair, joined the department. Dr. Robert Malone and Retsef Levi, two other ACIP members, were among those decrying the development. “Disgraceful!” Levi wrote on X. Dr. Joseph Varon, a professor at the University of Houston College of Medicine and president and chief medical officer of the Independent Medical Alliance, where Kirk Milhoan is a senior fellow, said in a statement that the hospital “removed a man of extraordinary compassion and scientific rigor because he chose to guide public health with honesty rather than ideology.” Kimberly Milhoan said on Friday that her husband had been “unfired,” citing a phone call with an official at Driscoll. She and her husband had been in Hong Kong for a medical conference. “I am updating this status during a layover,” she wrote on Substack on Friday. “We are truly humbled by all who came to Kirk’s defense.” ACIP Member Named Louisiana’s Surgeon General Another member of ACIP, Dr. Evelyn Griffin, was appointed on Dec. 8 as the surgeon general of Louisiana. “Dr. Evelyn Griffin embodies the expertise and commitment that the people of Louisiana deserve in a surgeon general,” Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said in a statement. “Her clinical experience, her leadership in advancing maternal health, and her dedication to strengthening the doctor-patient relationship make her the exact right choice for this role.” Griffin, an obstetrician-gynecologist, also voted in favor of removing the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation. “I am committed to safeguarding the integrity of the patient-doctor relationship by upholding informed consent and respecting individual rights,” Griffin said in a statement. “I am grateful to Gov. Landry for the appointment of surgeon general and for his leadership in prioritizing healthcare.” Griffin replaces Dr. Ralph Abraham, who recently became the CDC’s principal deputy director. Jim O’Neill, the deputy health secretary, is currently the CDC’s acting director. President Donald Trump fired the only Senate-confirmed CDC director, Susan Monarez, during his second term, after she and Kennedy disagreed over how to handle advice from ACIP.

Four vehicles, including a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation bus transporting inmates and a working California Department of Transportation vehicle, were involved in a crash on Interstate 5 on Monday morning. The California Highway Patrol was dispatched to a traffic collision at 11:21 a.m.

A man was attacked by a dog from a home after delivering a package on the 23700 block of Valle Del Oro in Newhall on Saturday afternoon, according to an

A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after causing a two-vehicle traffic collision on Haskell Canyon Road and Bouquet Canyon Road on Saturday night, according to an official with

The Flowerpark Incident has been on fire watch since Saturday evening due to a potential rekindling of flames, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire

A minor earthquake was recorded near Fillmore at about 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. At a magnitude of 3.6, the earthquake is unlikely to have

A man was reported to have set his family home on fire at the 29100 block of Flowerpark Drive in Canyon Country on Saturday, according to Capt. Brian Kight, with

The city of Santa Clarita is facing a lawsuit from a pair of organizations working for more housing in California over claims its policies on accessory dwelling units, or ADUs,

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Capt. Brandon Barclay, the SCV’s de facto “chief of police,” shared a message with the business community Thursday, touting another month of reduction in overall crime numbers

Siblings Cade and Tate Sturdyvin, joined by their grandparents, paused to admire something from afar before heading to an evening outing with the rest of their family. They pointed upward, as if gazing

By Stacy Robinson Contributing Writer The Department of Justice is suing Fulton County, Georgia, to obtain voting records from the 2020 election. The Fulton County suit, filed on Dec. 11, stems from