Officials with Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo and Coca-Cola for their significant role in plastic pollution’s negative impacts on the environment and public health. The lawsuit cites the companies’ misrepresentations to the public surrounding the recyclability of plastic beverage containers and their failure to disclose significant environmental and health harms, according to Los Angeles County officials. The ...

Former College of the Canyons (COC) Chancellor Dr. Dianne Van Hook has filed wrongful termination claims against the educational institution several months after her sudden departure. Van Hook, who served as Chancellor of College of the Canyons for over 36 years, has filed wrongful termination and Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) claims against the Santa Clarita Community College ...

On Tuesday, the Justice Department sued Irvine-based Fitness International LLC, which does business as LA Fitness, for discriminating against people with disabilities at its gym and fitness clubs. LA Fitness is the largest chain of owner-operated gym and fitness clubs in the United States, with nearly 700 locations across the country, according to officials with the DOJ. The lawsuit alleges ...

A multi-million-dollar settlement has been made between California and gas trading firms over price gouging allegations, and drivers may be eligible for a refund. The decision comes after the state reached a multi-million-dollar settlement with gas trading firms over price gouging allegations. “Market manipulation and price gouging are illegal and unacceptable, particularly during times of crisis when people are most ...

The suspect wanted in the murder of a College of the Canyons student in May has been arrested by officers with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). On Aug. 28, Grigor Hovsepyan, 23, was arrested in connection with the murder of Gavin Orozco-Unzueta, a 19-year-old COC student. Around 12:55 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, LAPD officers responded to the 17500 block ...

Wednesday, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy alleging that he used excessive force when he assaulted and pepper-sprayed a woman during a shoplifting investigation outside a WinCo Foods in Lancaster last year. Trevor James Kirk, 31, of Santa Clarita, is charged in a single-count indictment with deprivation of rights under color ...

Residents in Sand Canyon were surprised by law enforcement activity early Wednesday morning as a Canyon Country couple was arrested for their part in a multi-million dollar crime tourism ring. Wednesday morning, law enforcement arrested six defendants charged in a 46-count indictment, alleging that a Santa Clarita Valley man facilitated a crime tourism group of South Americans and other individuals ...

A Canyon Country man is one of four ex-law enforcement and ex-military men charged in an extortion scheme wherein the team took part in an illegal raid on a victim’s home for the purpose of forcing him to sign away rights to his business. Four ex-law enforcement and military officers are scheduled to be arraigned Monday on a four-count superseding ...

On Tuesday, the legal team for 17 patients, including four minors, held a news conference about the claims against Dr. Nicholas Vanderhyde and The Joint Chiropractic facility in Valencia. The lawsuit stems from the May 8 discovery of at least one camera connected to a power bank taped inside a cabinet directly across from the toilet at The Joint Chiropractic, ...

A woman has filed a class action lawsuit after a Valencia chiropractic office employee found a hidden camera secretly recording in the bathroom earlier this year. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of former Joint Chiropractic patients in Los Angeles Superior Court last week, names Fenton Chiropractic Corp. of America, the Joint Chiropractic Management Co. and chiropractor Nicholas Vanderhyde as defendants. ...