
Newsom signs bills restricting oil, gas operations
By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a series of bills into law that limit oil and gas operations across the state, prompting criticism from a

By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a series of bills into law that limit oil and gas operations across the state, prompting criticism from a

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his administration will spend nearly $8 billion to help Ukraine fight against Russia, the latest mammoth expenditure the United States

News release Gloria Mercado-Fortine, a former teacher, principal, superintendent, and past governing board member, and past Santa Clarita Valley Woman of The Year, announced her candidacy for the William S.

A $7.5 million project to make a section of The Old Road over Castaic Creek in Val Verde safer was given final approval on Tuesday by the L.A. County Board

As Los Angeles County Counsel worked with Chiquita Canyon Landfill to defend against a lawsuit from residents trying to close the facility, state regulators Wednesday shared residents’ ongoing concerns with

Santa Clarita City Councilwoman Laurene Weste named a former council candidate to an open Planning Commission seat Tuesday, calling her appointee, local family law attorney Denise Lite, “a very distinguished

Emergency homeless shelters that will be open around the clock in each of the eight service planning areas in L.A. County were approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

One of the most famous trees in the Santa Clarita Valley is officially a historic landmark in L.A. County. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved Old Glory, a 400-year-old

News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that she secured $278,870 in the state budget to improve mental health services at a local nonprofit organization, SRD Straightening Reins.

By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have each agreed to a separate town hall in early October hosted by Univision, the Spanish-language network

By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer Former President Donald Trump, who has already survived two assassination attempts, has received a briefing on “real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him,” his

News release Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, announced his Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act, co-led by Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego, passed the U.S. House of Representatives with strong bipartisan

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission denied a plan for homes at the former Saugus Speedway site last week, but a City Council member has made the rare move to appeal

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday accepted an invitation from CNN to debate former President Donald Trump for a second time, though the prospect of another

By Darlene McCormick Sanchez Contributing Writer A congressional investigation analyzing more than 200 million political contributions found potential “criminal activity” and referred the information to five state attorneys general for further

By Jeff Louderback Contributing Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Talk about Haitian migrants reportedly killing and eating cats and dogs catapulted Springfield, Ohio, onto the national stage, but the subject was rarely

A multi-million-dollar project to seismically retrofit a part of The Old Road over Castaic Creek is up for approval at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The county Department of Public

It’s been 21 years since tree activist John Quigley spent 71 days sitting in a 400-year-old tree known as Old Glory in an effort to save it from being destroyed

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would authorize deportation of illegal immigrants who have been convicted of a sex offense such

News release Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, has introduced legislation, Assembly Bill X2-5, to give commuters $100 rebates to pay for high gas prices in the Special Session of the Legislature.