Politics/Govt

Kimberly Cheatle. Photo: secretservice.gov

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  Kimberly Cheatle, the embattled director of the U.S. Secret Service, resigned on Tuesday.  “I take full responsibility for the security lapse,” she said in the email

COC board, chancellor hold private staff meeting 

On-campus meeting an apparent violation of Brown Act; COC officials contend open-meeting law doesn’t apply  College of the Canyons officials contend that Friday’s private staff meeting with new Acting Chancellor

EPA announces work to improve smell in Castaic 

The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced another good news-bad news situation for Castaic and Val Verde residents plagued by the smell from Chiquita Canyon Landfill.  A new project is expected

Former President Donald J. Trump speaks during the last day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

RNC: Trump vows to be a president for all Americans 

By Janice Hisle, Lawrence Wilson, Nathan Worcester Contributing Writers  MILWAUKEE — Former President Donald Trump took the stage on the final night of the Republican National Convention to accept his party’s

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