By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer President-elect Donald Trump has announced the nomination of Army combat veteran and longtime Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense, highlighting Hegseth’s military background
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer President-elect Donald Trump has asked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “Kristi has been very strong on border security.
Transportation officials are planning a whistle-stop tour through the North County region this week to discuss plans to improve Highway 14. In addition to Thursday’s visit to Lancaster City Hall
Results are becoming more clear, but a couple of races for local offices remained tight after Thursday’s ballot count update from the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Since Election Night, Patsy
AQMD order calls for ‘stricter actions to reduce odors’ Despite garnering more than 25,000 complaints since January 2023, Chiquita Canyon Landfill continues to plague the skies surrounding Castaic, Val Verde
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said on Monday that her city doesn’t have a law officially designating it as a “sanctuary” for illegal immigrants and that this
By Emel Akan, Jackson Richman, Joseph Lord Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — With Republicans projected to retain control of the U.S. House, the GOP has won a trifecta in the federal government
As the results continued to trickle in from the Nov. 5 election, another school board candidate claimed victory, but several other races remained too close to call as the number
After a brief question-and-answer with Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Capt. Justin Diez during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the council approved a $500,000, multiyear contract with Flock Safety, which operates
Santa Clarita City Council members unanimously approved the council’s second look at Riverview, a “mixed-use” plan for nearly 320 homes on acreage previously occupied by the Santa Clarita Swap Meet
By Mark Tapscott Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Wednesday selected Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, as their new leader in the 119th Congress, succeeding Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, who
By Emel Akan and Jacob Burg Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden met with President-elect Donald Trump for nearly two hours in the Oval Office on Wednesday, during which both
Declaring victory in her reelection bid following Tuesday’s updates from L.A. County and the state, Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, said she is “thrilled” to represent the 40th Assembly District for
By Eva Fu Contributing Writer President-elect Donald Trump is likely going to make Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, his secretary of state as he moves to fill the top Cabinet positions of
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for “border czar” on Monday provided more details about the forthcoming administration’s plans on dealing with illegal immigration and the border. Trump
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer An employee with the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been fired from her position after she allegedly urged her team not to visit homes with signs
Just a few weeks ahead of Thanksgiving, the city of Santa Clarita is preparing to widen its green belt, according to the agenda for Today’s City Council meeting. Not quite
The two tightest races for the Santa Clarita Valley in the 2024 General Election continued to be close over the weekend, but after L.A. County’s Monday update, Rep. Mike Garcia,
Ahead of Tuesday’s Chiquita Canyon Landfill Community Advisory Committee, L.A. County 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger sent an update that the landfill could reach its capacity and be forced to
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Former 2024 Republican presidential hopeful and Donald Trump surrogate Vivek Ramaswamy said that the incoming Trump administration is focused on “uniting the country,” listing it as