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College Briefs for July 10

2 local students complete capstone projects at Worcester Polytechnic Institute  Almost 1,200 undergraduate students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute completed a senior capstone thesis that is required of all graduating seniors

Despite a room loud with vocal support asking for her to stay, the Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday voted to remove Denise Lite from her role on Santa Clarita’s Planning Commission with a 3-2 vote, following a request by Santa Clarita Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste. Perry Smith

Lite’s ouster sets stage for 2026 election 

After contentious session, council’s split vote grants Weste’s request  The Santa Clarita City Council’s ouster of Denise Lite from the city Planning Commission sets the stage for a contentious 2026

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DA files charges against rape suspect 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office has charged a 31-year-old Santa Clarita man with four felonies in connection to an alleged sexual assault of two teenage girls on Saturday.  Victor

Convicted deputy faces bail hearing Friday 

The attorneys for a Santa Clarita man facing a four-month sentence for a civil rights violation a jury found he committed as a Lancaster sheriff’s deputy filed a motion seeking

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LASD: Backpack with gun stolen from McDonald’s

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are investigating a Tuesday morning report of a grand theft from a Canyon Country McDonald’s, according to station officials. Deputies said they received a

President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, April 7, 2025. White House photo via X.

Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize 

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday presented U.S. President Donald Trump with a letter nominating the president for the Nobel Peace Prize during a meeting