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Judge issues split decision on claims in landfill suit 

An 18-page tentative ruling in federal court Thursday offered a split decision for residents seeking relief from Chiquita Canyon Landfill, which is blamed for myriad health problems in a consolidated lawsuit with thousands of

Hart district announces initial CAASPP results 

News release   Initial results from the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress reflect continued academic strength according to preliminary William S. Hart Union High School District data, according to

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Fatal DUI trial set for December 

A Wasco cook charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in a fatal Interstate 5 crash is now expected to face trial in December, based on a schedule laid out

CHP: Suspect taken into custody for outstanding warrants 

A 30-year-old man was taken into custody for multiple federal warrants after being stopped on Calgrove Boulevard in Newhall, according to Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, public information officer for the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office. 

 Canyon Country man found after reported missing 

Ruben Zakaryan, who was reported missing Thursday morning, was found shortly after the report went out, according to a Nixle alert issued by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.  According to the initial Nixle, Zakaryan, 85, was

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Evacuations lead to burglary, weapons charges 

A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy evacuating homes in Gorman during the recent Ridge Fire ended up starting an investigation into allegations of drugs, weapons and burglary.  The station’s

Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a press conference in Washington on July 29, 2026. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Fed hikes interest rates for first time in 3 years 

By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer  The Federal Reserve followed through on its first interest rate hike in more than three years on Wednesday.  Officials voted 12-0 to increase the benchmark federal

Details emerge in news helicopter crash  

New details have emerged following a fatal NBC4 helicopter crash in Chatsworth that burst into flames on Tuesday evening and claimed the lives of three people while the helicopter crew was covering a Metro bus crash that left at least two passengers

Hospice CEO may take plea in federal case 

A Santa Clarita woman federally indicted over her alleged role in a multimillion-dollar hospice-care fraud is looking to change her not-guilty plea, according to public filings in federal court records.  Jessa Zayas,