Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R–Santa Clarita) announced that after just one year in office, she and her team have successfully secured more than $500,000 for constituents by helping individuals, families and local organizations navigate state government and recover funds owed to them. “One...

The California Department of Public Health is alerting health care providers and the public that influenza activity and hospital admissions are increasing across the state. A newly emerged influenza A strain, H3N2 subclade K, is circulating globally and has been detected in California. “Current seasonal...

California Health and Human Services leaders champion vaccination as a cornerstone of public health. California Health and Human Services leaders, including Secretary Kim Johnson, Department of Public Health Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Erica Pan, Department of Health Care Services Director...

A California lawmaker started the new year by introducing three bills intended to provide more protections for journalists and ensure their access to the courtroom. Assemblymember Maggy Krell, a Sacramento Democrat, pointed to increased political retaliation that’s grown over the years as a reason...

The West Coast Health Alliance continues to recommend vaccination in alignment with the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule. On Jan. 5, 2026, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed a decision memorandum to revise...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has announced several new laws signed by Governor Gavin Newsom this year will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Making Our Roads and Communities Safer Ignition Interlock Devices — AB 366 (Petrie-Norris) Extends the Statewide Ignition Interlock Device (IID) Pilot...

UPDATE: All lanes of the I-5 freeway in Castaic were reopened at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27 after SpCalGas crews were able to isolate and stop the gas leak from a pipeline near Ridge Route Road. All shelter-in-place orders were lifted for nearby neighborhoods at 9:45 p.m. The California Highway Patrol...

During the 2025 Christmas Holiday Enforcement Period, California Highway Patrol officers were on duty across the state, responding not only to enforcement needs but also to significant winter weather impacts, including snow, flooding and mudslides. The Holiday Enforcement Period was conducted beginning...

Thirteen suspects were arrested, and more than $800,000 in stolen merchandise was recovered following a coordinated, multi-agency operation targeting an organized retail theft network operating across Northern California. In September, the California Highway Patrol Valley Division Organized Retail Crime...

Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit are asking for the public’s help locating at-Risk missing person Drew Barrick Russell. He is a 26-year-old White male who was last seen on Dec. 22, at 11:26 p.m., on the 20700 block of Plum Canyon Road, in the city...