By Nathan Worcester Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel as director of the FBI. Senators voted 51-49 to confirm Patel, who gained prominence for exposing alleged
A dayslong fire at the world’s largest battery-storage facility in Monterey County prompted Santa Clarita residents and officials to ask what-if and worst-case scenario questions about a similar but much
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The U.S. Department of State has designated several Mexican drug cartels and several transnational criminal gangs as global terrorist organizations, according to a notice in the
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced a nationwide and international ad campaign urging illegal immigrants to leave the United States immediately or face deportation “with
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The federal government layoffs have expanded to additional agencies, according to a new internal letter and government officials, after President Donald Trump ordered agencies to make
By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he will discuss with President Donald Trump a proposal to send U.S. taxpayers rebate checks representing a portion of
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer Mexico is welcoming a small delegation of U.S. Green Berets to train the country’s marine corps for over a month. On Monday, the Mexican Senate’s Marine
Developers are looking at the potential for 300 market-rate apartments in four four-story buildings with about 34.5 acres of commercial space on land off Golden Valley Road between Golden Valley
A state-funded “temporary demonstration project” intending to make Orchard Village Road a bit safer for foot and bike traffic has drawn criticism for its design: Critics of the project say
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer The Department of Government Efficiency said on Monday that a total of $4.7 trillion worth of payments from the Treasury Department are almost impossible to trace
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday threatened to sue Google over its decision to display the name “Gulf of America” across the entire body of water
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer The U.S. Education Department on Monday said it has canceled $600 million in grants for educator training programs that promote “divisive ideologies.” The grants had been
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer President Donald Trump has replaced the head of the Social Security Administration, the White House said on Tuesday. “The agency will be led by a career
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission is scheduled to discuss the potential for increasing cell phone service on the west side and liquor sales on the east side at Tuesday’s
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer The U.S. Department of Education is warning state education departments they have 14 days to cease their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts or risk losing federal
By Stacy Robinson Contributing Writer A federal judge in Washington seemed reluctant on Monday to issue a temporary restraining order against the Department of Government Efficiency and has not yet issued a
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The Trump administration has started firing workers across multiple government agencies, according to officials and unions. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which includes
By Andrew Thornebrooke Contributing Writer The Trump administration is moving quickly to initiate a cease-fire and bring an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Following phone calls with his counterparts on
The recently elected majority on the College of the Canyons governing board wanted to take another look at a plan for affordable student housing on Valencia’s campus at the Santa
The Santa Clarita Community College District has a handful of projects on its wish list for College of the Canyons, but it doesn’t have the money for all of them,