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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses employees and families during a meet-and-greet at the U.S. Embassy in Panama City on Feb. 2, 2025. The following day, President Donald Trump appointed Rubio as acting director iof the U.S. Agency for International Development. Pool photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AFP via Getty Images.

State Department cancels most USAID contracts 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The U.S. State Department has canceled some 83% of United States Agency for International Development contracts, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday.  “The 5,200

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis on June 25, 2021. Court TV via AP, Pool photo.

Trump not considering pardon for Chauvin 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump said that he is not considering pardoning Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer serving a multi-decade sentence on a range of charges

SUSD board approves positive financial outlook 

The Saugus Union School District governing board has approved a positive certification for the district’s second interim financial report.  According to the presentation included in last week’s meeting agenda, in

A screenshot of a USGS map of 4.1 earthquake that struck southwest of Westlake Village.

4.1 earthquake felt in SCV 

Seismologists reported a magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck southwest of Westlake Village, about 40 miles from the Santa Clarita Valley, Sunday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey website.   The

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Armed robbery reported in Stevenson Ranch  

Deputies responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call after three suspects robbed a victim of money at gunpoint in Stevenson Ranch, according to a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s

SUSD: No paraeducators are laid off 

The Saugus Union School District governing board approved a resolution Tuesday that would lay off 41 general education paraeducator positions, but no current employees will lose their jobs because the

Many Families, One Community returns March 15 

The Sulphur Springs Union School District and the William S. Hart Union School District are hosting their ninth annual “Many Families, One Community” resource fair for families next weekend.  The