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SCV Mayor’s Committee celebrates success stories 

More than 100 members of the business community Thursday came to College of the Canyons for the Santa Clarita Valley Mayor’s Committee Spring Brunch, which celebrated successes in supporting developmentally disabled

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Pursuit suspect ordered to treatment program 

An Antelope Valley judge gave a defendant a second chance at a diversionary program in connection with his arrest near a Soledad Canyon Road trailhead following a pursuit on Jan. 30, 2025.  Kevin Alexis

Travelers line up at the security checkpoint area at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla., on March 23, 2026. Photo by Jacob Burg.

More than 3,120 TSA agents call out sick 

By Jacki Thrapp Contributing Writer  Thousands of Transportation Security Administration agents called out sick on Wednesday, as long lines persisted at airports across the United States due to the ongoing funding impasse affecting

LASD: Charges presented for investigation into photos of body bags  

L.A. County Sheriff’s Department officials confirmed Thursday that a case was presented to the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office for a senior LASD official who was placed on administrative leave due to allegations that he illegally photographed the body bags containing the victims of a Monterey Park explosion that

College briefs

College Briefs for March 26

Leib named to Samford University dean’s list  Evan Leib, a Christian/religious studies major from Valencia, was named to Samford University’s Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester.  To qualify for the dean’s list,

Hazmat responds to electric vehicle fire at Audi dealership  

An electric vehicle located at the Audi Valencia dealership caught fire and prompted shelter-in-place orders while the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s HAZMAT team responded to the scene on Wednesday evening.   First responders were dispatched to the 23900

Politics and government

Valladares announces public safety legislative package 

News release  Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, announced her public safety legislative package aimed at strengthening protections for crime victims, improving efforts to combat human trafficking, and cracking down on illegal dumping across

World News Filler: China

Trump to meet Xi Jinping in May 

By Catherine Yang Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping on May 14-15 for the second bilateral meeting between the two nations in Trump’s

2026 Election Filler

Preliminary list of congressional candidates released  

The California Secretary of State has published a preliminary list of qualified candidates for the June Primary, with California’s June 2 election race to determine the top-two candidates for November’s ballot less than 90 days away.  There are now three congressional districts