Chiquita Canyon Landfill no longer has to pay more than $5 million in penalties and fees imposed by Los Angeles County Public Works after the county hearing officer ruled in favor of the landfill in an appeal. On Feb. 20, Department of Public Works officials announced that Hearing Officer Rossana D’Antonio’s...

On a bipartisan 363-62 vote, the House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 47 on Tuesday, a sweeping lands package that will protect millions of acres of land and designate four new national monuments including one in Saugus to memorialize victims of the 1928 St. Francis Dam Disaster. The Senate...

By Martin Macias, Jr. PASADENA, Calif. (CN) – Low-level stratus clouds that cool Earth’s oceans could disappear if carbon dioxide keeps building up in the atmosphere – a scenario that could trigger a spike in global warming, researchers from the California Institute of Technology said Monday. Carbon...

Starting Monday, March 4, developer Trammell Crow Company will begin a project to install a sanitary sewer pipe under Sierra Highway, from Newhall Avenue to 3,000 feet south of Remsen Street, with construction continuing for the following four weeks. The work will only allow one lane open in each direction...

California State University, Northridge President Dianne F. Harrison has been named Woman of the Year for the state’s 18th Senate District by Sen. Robert Hertzberg. Harrison will receive the honor during a formal ceremony on the floor of the State Senate on March 4. She is one of a select group of...

SACRAMENTO – Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl has approved a $119.5 million settlement in the lawsuit against Southern California Gas Company resulting from the 2015-2016 Aliso Canyon natural gas leak, the California Air Resources Board announced Monday. This settlement will fully...

UPDATE at 4:40 p.m.: No evacuations were necessary after all following a gas line break in Canyon Country, according to Shirley Miller, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station spokesperson. Miller said station deputies were preparing to evacuate about 10 homes on Seville Way after a construction...

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” directed by CalArts Character Animation alum Bob Persichetti (Film/Video BFA 96) with Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman, won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film at Sunday night’s Academy Awards telecast from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. It was the first...

SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, on Monday unveiled SB 561, legislation to strengthen and clarify the California Consumer Privacy Act. The CCPA is landmark legislation passed in 2018 that provides groundbreaking protections for...

The California Department of Transportation continues to close portions of State Route 14 for a $6.6 million pavement rehabilitation project to improve the condition of the lanes and create a smoother ride for motorists. Closures are scheduled nightly from Monday, Feb. 25 through Saturday, March 2 from...