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Newsom signs bill to bring transparency to PSPS events

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday authored by Sen. Henry Stern, D-Los Angeles, requiring utilities to disclose energy circuits prone to public safety power shutoff (PSPS) events.  Under the new law, utility

Garcia calls for larger pay raise for military service members

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, recently delivered remarks on the House floor advocating for a higher pay raise for U.S. military service members within the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (FY2022 NDAA). The legislation calls

Three SCV couples celebrate 180 years of wedlock

These days, it’s no longer as common to see couples celebrating decades-long marriages, but here in the Santa Clarita Valley, three local couples are defying the odds. Last month when

Chiquita landfill health study expected in October

The Chiquita Canyon Landfill Technical Advisory Committee met Wednesday afternoon to discuss updates at the Val Verde landfill.  Steve Cassulo, the district manager of Chiquita Canyon, told committee members representing several county departments that a health

Sequoia forest fires create hazy skies in SCV

A “significant amount of smoke” from the Windy and KNP Complex fires northeast of Bakersfield in the Sequoia National Forest has entered the Los Angeles area, according to a Thursday morning tweet from the U.S.

One injured in crash involving city bus

At least one person was injured following a Canyon Country traffic collision involving a city of Santa Clarita bus on Thursday. The incident was reported near the intersection of Soledad

Hospital counts 19th COVID death since July

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital reported an additional COVID-19 death Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths at the hospital to 167, according to hospital spokesman Patrick Moody.  Since July 2, 19 people have died

More than 50,000 new faces citywide

The population of the city of Santa Clarita grew by 29.7% between 2010 and 2020, according to U.S. Census data released Monday that will be used to redistrict boundaries for various political offices in California.  The city

Two canine illnesses on rise in L.A. County

Los Angeles County Department of Veterinary Public Health officials are urging pet owners to vaccinate their dogs after reports that leptospirosis and canine influenza are spreading across the county. Leptospirosis

Cemex wins court ruling vs. BLM

A federal court handed international mining conglomerate Cemex a win last week in its decades-long battle to establish a mining operation in Soledad Canyon.     In granting Cemex’s motion for a summary judgment in its lawsuit