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Weste seeks to oust Lite from commission 

Relationship between Weste, Lite goes south; planning commissioner calls it political retribution  Santa Clarita Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste made an unusual request of her colleagues during council member comments Tuesday: She asked the City Council to agendize the removal of her planning commissioner, Denise Lite.  The request came toward the beginning of the meeting, after the course of her

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Budget bill faces ‘Byrd Bath’ in Senate 

By Joseph Lord and Jackson Richman Contributing Writer  With the “One Big Beautiful Bill” pending before the Senate, several provisions may be stripped out in what is known as a “Byrd

Residents host Chiquita Canyon media event  

More than three dozen residents, upset by Chiquita Canyon Landfill’s repeated claims of progress amid their ongoing claims of health problems in lawsuits seeking compensation for the problems caused by

An unidentified flying object (UFO) is shown in declassified military footage. Department of Defense/Screenshot.

What newly released UFO reports reveal 

By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer  A pilot flying near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport reported seeing an “unknown phenomenon” strobing and moving as if running on a racetrack hundreds of feet

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HHS cancels $700M in funding for bird flu vaccine 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The Department of Health and Human Services has canceled funding for Moderna’s vaccine against avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, the department confirmed on

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Trump, Johnson respond to Musk spending bill remarks 

By Jackson Richman, Katabella Roberts Contributing Writers  The White House and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., responded on Wednesday to Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk objecting to the major

City OKs trash-rate increase 

The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday authorized a rate increase for its commercial and residential waste-management services, which is associated with cost increases due to the closure of Chiquita