A coalition of 14 Attorneys General secured a preliminary injunction Friday blocking the Trump Administration’s attempt to deny millions of women and their families access to cost-free birth control guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act by allowing employers to interfere with their healthcare decisions. California...

Following a National Weather Service forecast for low temps in the Los Angeles County mountain areas and the Antelope Valley, where wind chill temperatures are expected to dip below 32 degrees, county Health Officer Muntu Davis, MD, MPH, has extended last week’s cold weather alert. The alert is...

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station has released its public safety and crime information report for Valencia (Zone 5) for Dec. 31, 2018, to Jan. 6, 2019. The following crimes were reported: 12/31/18 Burglary: 23000 block of Valencia Boulevard Suspect(s) unknown shattered the front window...

The Angeles National Forest, Los Padres National Forest and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation have announced the next phase of funding availability for landscape-scale restoration efforts on U.S. Forest Service lands. The Southern California Forests and Watersheds – Wildfires Restoration...

Inching closer to final approval from the U.S. Congress, the St. Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act has been rolled into a lands package, S. 47, introduced in the Senate on Tuesday by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. The original bill, HR 2156 was introduced in the House of Representatives in April...

The California Department of Transportation will continue to close portions of State Route 14 on weeknights for a $6.6 million pavement rehabilitation project designed to improve the condition of the lanes and create a smoother ride for motorists. Closures are scheduled nightly from Monday, Jan. 14 through...

An onslaught of moisture is about to drench California, and the National Weather Service forecasts rain in the Santa Clarita Valley through next Friday at least. The service predicts an 80-90 percent chance of rain Friday night into Saturday, easing to a 30 percent chance of scattered showers Saturday...

SACRAMENTO – California Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, representing the 21st Senate District, has received an “A” grade from PawPAC, an organization dedicated to the passage of humane laws and election of humane legislators. “My wife Vanessa and I are blessed with two children,...

By Maria Dinzeo California Gov. Gavin Newsom has promised state judiciary employees a $9.5 million raise in his proposed $4.1 billion budget for the judiciary that also prioritizes funding for court technology and pre-trial pilot projects. The raise amounts to a 3.5 percent increase, bringing judiciary...

By Martin Macias Jr. LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles public school teachers can begin their strike on Monday, Jan. 14, after a judge ruled Thursday that the school district could not extend the strike delay even further or block it altogether. United Teachers Los Angeles had planned to begin their strike...