Los Angeles County officials Tuesday announced the first progress on a yearslong multimillion-dollar effort to restore Bouquet Canyon Creek, a watershed eyed as being in need of work since a
News release Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger announced that the board will now receive weekly updates on the county’s fiscal health and the implications of
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer European Union leaders on Tuesday appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump to defend Europe’s vital security interests when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in
By Sam Dorman Contributing Writer An appeals court has removed a block imposed on the Department of Government Efficiency accessing data within various federal departments. In a 2-1 decision on Tuesday,
By Owen Evans Contributing Writer Finland’s national prosecutor’s office said on Monday it had brought charges against the captain and first and second officers of the Cook Islands-registered Eagle S oil
A former assemblyman and longtime local philanthropist, Hank Arklin, died Aug. 1. He was 97. Arklin was born July 17, 1928, in Albany, California, north of Berkeley. Arklin was a
Recent changes to the state’s conflict-of-interest law for politicians and two recent recusals prompted questions on what’s in place to keep pay-to-play from creeping into Santa Clarita policy-making and who’s
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested 356 illegal immigrants from over 40 different gangs in Texas’ Houston area during the first six months under the Trump
By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will activate hundreds of National Guard troops to be in the nation’s capital to deal with
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer A federal judge on Monday denied the Trump administration’s request to make material related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein public. Grand jury material is
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The commission chaired by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slated to release its next report Tuesday. The Make America Healthy Again Commission “is on
Santa Clarita City Councilwoman Marsha McLean said she was wearing “the biggest smile” after the state’s Historical Resources Commission made things official Friday: “La Puerta” is now officially a Point
By Evgenia Filimianova Contributing Writer Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel plans to establish full military control over the Gaza Strip, with the goal of eventually transferring
By Darlene McCormick Sanchez Contributing Writer In a rare move aimed at bypassing a lengthy court battle, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott petitioned the state Supreme Court to remove a state Democratic
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer The Trump administration filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court late on Thursday, asking the court to suspend a lower court order restricting immigration stops
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer The federal government suspended $584 million worth of grants to the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA), the university’s Chancellor, Julio Frenk, said in a Wednesday statement
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said on Thursday that the FBI responded to his request to help arrest state House Democratic lawmakers who left the state in
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday released an updated list of state and local jurisdictions judged by the administration to be sanctuary jurisdictions flouting federal
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer Texas Gov. Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking the removal of state House Democratic chair Rep. Gene Wu after dozens of Democratic lawmakers fled
By Darlene McCormick Sanchez Contributing Writer DALLAS—Texas Democrats defied Gov. Greg Abbott’s call to return to the state for an Aug. 4 hearing on redrawing congressional district lines, setting up a