By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that the United States is allowing Iran to transport oil through the disputed Strait of Hormuz to ensure the
By Catherine Yang Contributing Writer President Donald Trump said during a press briefing on Tuesday that the postponed meeting between him and Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping will take place
SCV Boys & Girls Club employee arrested The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Bureau is asking the public if there are any additional victims after an employee of the Santa Clarita
A call reporting a possible overdose at West Ranch High School was deemed unfounded soon after first responders arrived at the school Tuesday morning, according to the L.A. County Fire Department. Fire Department spokesperson Edith Lai said
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer A simple blood test opens the possibility of helping to predict dementia in women by up to 25 years before the onset of symptoms, according to
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer A seniors group said it is forecasting the cost-of-living adjustment for next year’s Social Security payments to remain steady at 2.8% as U.S. officials released the latest
Officials with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office have identified the woman who was found dead in the area of the Haskell Canyon Open Space on Monday morning. Irma Romero Castaneda, 21, of Lancaster, has been
Santa Clarita Valley residents should prepare for the warm weather as temperatures are heating up, according to National Weather Service officials. Lisa Phillips, a meteorologist at NWS, said the heat will build and
A 52-year-old Sylmar man was arrested on suspicion of felony carjacking on the 27000 block of Riverchase Drive in Valencia in the early hours of Friday morning, according to officials with the
Two environmental agencies are once again trying to stop the final approval of a housing project that will drastically alter the landscape of north Castaic with about 2,300 more homes.
A woman in her 20s was found dead near Benz Road and Copper Hill Drive in Saugus on Monday morning, according to an official with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau. Lt. Chris Oakley, a lieutenant
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer The Philippines said on Monday that it rejected Beijing’s claims to sovereignty over the entire South China Sea and denied a claim by China’s embassy that a
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer U.S. Central Command on Sunday released a statement disputing claims from the Iranian regime that the United States has struck Gulf nations with attack drones, stating that Tehran is behind
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Around 17,600 pounds of cocaine were taken into custody from a drug smuggling vessel, with the quantity large enough to make more than 6 million potentially lethal doses, the United States
By John Haughey Contributing Writer President Donald Trump said Monday that several nations will send warships to join the United States Navy in escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz but
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States is in talks with Cuba and expects to reach a deal with the communist-ruled country soon. Trump told reporters
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The effectiveness of vaccines against influenza dropped during the 2025-26 virus season, officials said on Thursday, about two months after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped recommending flu vaccination for all children. Vaccine effectiveness for late 2025 and early 2026 against outpatient visits and hospitalization was pegged at 14% to 48% among children, Dr. Lisa Grohskopf with the CDC’s Influenza Division told a meeting
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer U.S. regulators have expanded the approval for GlaxoSmithKline’s vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, the company said last week. Adults as young as 18 can now receive
News release The Santa Clarita Community College District is scheduled to host public forums on March 23 in which finalists for the superintendent/president position at College of the Canyons will
An updated resident student forecast for the Newhall School District was presented during last week’s governing board meeting, where it was stated that the overall student population is expected to increase over the next seven years. The presentation was given by David Kaitz of MGT, formerly known as Davis Demographics, whose new