Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Poole & Shaffery names Koegle firm’s newest partner
Poole & Shaffery, LLP announced today that Brian E. Koegle of the Valencia office has been named the firm's newest partner.
Lexus Jazz and Blues concert series continues for two more weeks
The sounds of live Jazz and Blues bands will continue to fill Town Center Drive in Valencia every Friday night through August 28. The 11th Annual Lexus of Valencia Jazz & Blues Series continues to feature regional, national and international entertainers in a quaint street party setting while offering interactive activities for adults and children.
Project Wavelength plays gig at Whisky Aug. 20
Santa Clarita-based singer-songwriter Johnny Strat and his group Project Wavelength play their farewell performance at the world-famous Whisky on the Sunset Strip Thursday, Aug. 20 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Free online college planning event Sept. 22
Peterson's StudentEdge will host a free online college planning event Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. for high school students and their parents at studentedge.com.
Free 'Rockstar Teleseminar' tonight
Craig Duswalt will host a free "Rockstar Teleseminar" with Internet marketing guru Tom Antion tonight from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Sheriff's Station offers back-to-school safety tips
As students assemble on school campuses throughout the Santa Clarita Valley and school bells ring in another new school year, parents should discuss safety rules with their children, and motorists should remember to be alert for children near schools and bus stops.
Antonovich claims electronic monitoring short-circuits public safety
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - As the state continues to grapple with proposed budget curtailments to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the recent ruling by the three-judge panel on prison overcrowding, Supervisor Michael Antonovich says the state plan to release prisoners and place them on electronic monitoring threatens public safety.
STAR test results now available online
The results for the 2009 California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) test were released today by the state Department of Education, and local school districts are showing strong growth over the past year.
Choreographed competition
A passion for skating met cool competition when the California Girls synchro ice skating team of Valencia competed in the Ice Skating Institute World Recreational Team Championship skating competition in San Jose.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Aug. 18, 2009
Hello, Santa Clarita Valley! Welcome to The-Signal.com's Daybreak, your point of entry for the day, and a quick journey through the past, present and future. Let the adventure begin:
Kudos to Gauthier
I want to thank Nancy Gauthier for her thoughtful and well-reasoned Letter to the Editor praising Gary Horton ("Thank you, Gary Horton," The Signal, Aug. 4).
Health care is suffering
Don't our citizens realize that our health care is rationed now? It is rationed by the insurance companies.
Two arrested in 'hot prowl' burglaries
Two men are behind bars after several Saugus area residents found their homes had been entered while they were sleeping and personal property stolen.
SCV deputies nab assault suspects
Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station responded to reports of a baseball bat assault and stabbing Saturday night in the 15400 block of Sierra Highway, unincorporated Los Angeles County - Canyon Country.
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Articles By Author - Signal Staff
US war games send signal to Assad
ZARQA, Jordan (AP) - Under the watchful eye of stern-faced American advisers, hundreds of U.S.-trained Jordanian commandos fanned across this dusty desert plain, holding war games that could eventually form the basis of an assault in Syria.
Gene Lyons: Pryor owes Bloomberg
On the unlikely event that Mark Pryor wins re-election as Arkansas' senior U.S. senator in 2014, he should send New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg a thank-you gift. Something like a sugary 44-ounce Big Gulp or a case of Dr. Pepper.
Gary Horton: Guantanamo tarnishes U.S. reputation
On June 6, Fox News reported Buck McKeon's Armed Services Committed had passed another $650 billion "defense" budget.
Jim Mullen: Pssst! Wanna know a secret?
"I can't believe the government is invading my privacy! We might as well be living in Russia!" said the guy in aisle 3 into his cellphone.
James, Heat beats Spurs, Game 7 next
MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7.
UCLA defeats Wolfpack 2-1 at College World Series
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nick Vander Tuig scattered four hits over seven-plus innings and UCLA produced just enough offense to defeat North Carolina State 2-1 in the College World Series on Tuesday night.
Thursday to bring third DUI checkpoint within 4 weeks
For the third time within four weeks, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station will hold a drivers' checkpoint within the city limits to catch drivers who may be unlicensed or driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
SCV pools make a spash as part of worldwide swim lesson
Local swimming pool jumped right into the fun Monday as worldwide participants sought to set a record for "the world's largest swimming lesson."
Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers.
LA City Council votes to ban plastic bags
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles City Council has given initial approval to an ordinance banning stores from providing customers single-use plastic bags.
Unattended campfire caused Calif. fire
MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) - An unattended campfire near a main route into Yosemite National Park has grown into a blaze that has led to the evacuations of 800 homes and 1,500 people, officials said Tuesday.
San Jose sues MLB over A's proposed move
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant posture and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can catch fire in a rear-end collision.
Santa Clarita DUI checkpoint scheduled for Thursday
Santa Clarita, CA – Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station/Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on June 20, 2013, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and provide the greatest safety for officers and the public.
Diving great Greg Louganis to marry in fall
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis plans to get married this fall.
