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Hartwell expansion prompts recusals, fireworks 

The Santa Clarita City Council approved an expansion of The Hartwell by the narrowest of margins Tuesday, after conflicts of interests prompted a pair of council member recusals and fireworks

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

One taken into custody following pursuit 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies engaged in a brief vehicle pursuit on surface streets of Valencia on Tuesday afternoon, before the suspect fled on foot and was then detained

Students made their way back to College of the Canyons on Monday, Aug. 25, for the start of the fall 2025 semester. Courtesy photo.

Cougars return to campus  

Students made their way back to College of the Canyons on Monday for the start of the fall 2025 semester. The semester features more than 1,880 sections of core classes

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Man pleads not guilty to rape charges 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office levied a pair of rape charges against a Palmdale man arrested in Santa Clarita earlier this month, after a victim came forward back in

Kilmar Abrego Garcia in a file photograph. Abrego Garcia Family/Handout

ICE arrests Kilmar Abrego Garcia, moves to deport him 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national facing federal human smuggling charges, was arrested by federal immigration authorities on Monday and is being processed for removal from

National News

National Guard presence in DC swells to nearly 2,300 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  The National Guard presence in Washington, D.C., has surged to nearly 2,300 troops as part of President Donald Trump’s law-and-order initiative in the nation’s capital.  Meanwhile,

Council to consider TMU bond request 

When the Santa Clarita City Council returns Tuesday, they’ll also be asked to consider a request by The Master’s University for help financing a major campus expansion TMU is planning