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Global tech outage impacts local agencies  

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, the Santa Clarita Courthouse and Metrolink were among local agencies impacted during a global technology outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike software update on Friday that

SCV woman agrees to plea in fentanyl death 

DA’s office issues statement on prosecution of drug-related homicides  The woman accused of selling a Santa Clarita Valley teenager with the fentanyl that led to her fatal overdose has pleaded

A sign in front of the California Highway Patrol office.

Acton man charged in fatal hit-and-run 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office filed two charges against a man accused of striking a motorcyclist with his truck and dragging the bike until he dislodged it from the

Vice Presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 17, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu 

Vance spotlights working class in acceptance speech 

By Janice Hisle, Nathan Worcester Contributing Writers  MILWAUKEE — Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, formally accepted the Republican Party’s vice presidential nomination on Wednesday, pitching himself as a fighter for the forgotten

College briefs

College Briefs for July 18

Newhall student earns degree at Benedictine College  Jessica Ryan, of Newhall, has graduated from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, majoring in elementary education.  The college graduated 485 students at the

Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene where a person was killed in a shooting Monday night near the intersection of Newhall Avenue and Lyons Avenue. Staff photo

Second suspect arrested in fatal shooting 

A Homicide Bureau with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Wednesday a second suspect has been arrested in Santa Clarita in connection with the fatal shooting June 17 outside Valencia

Nikki Haley speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Haley, DeSantis praise Trump back-to-back at RNC 

By Nathan Worcester Contributing Writer  Former President Donald J. Trump’s two main opponents in the 2024 presidential primary — former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis —addressed