Archive By Author - Signal Staff
NASA Moon Impactor completes lunar maneuver
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., June 23 (PRNewswire-USNewswire) -- The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, successfully completed its most significant early mission milestone Tuesday with a lunar swingby and calibration of its science instruments.
UPDATED: Charlie Daniels headlines Family Music Fest Sunday
Legendary country-rock outfit The Charlie Daniels band headlines Los Angeles County's 19th Annual Family Music Festival on Sunday, June 28 at Bonelli Park.
‘Ghost Band’ art project-game wraps play this weekend
"Ghost Band," an interactive game and media art project based on a "scavenger hunt" theme, wraps up its weekend sessions this Friday and Saturday from noon to 6 p.m.
Single Mothers Outreach provides support online
One of the more important ways Single Mothers Outreach of Santa Clarita effectively serves their parents is through its online support group called SMO SCV Support.
I-5/Magic Mountain Parkway off-ramp now officially open
The newly widened northbound off-ramp at the Interstate 5/Magic Mountain Parkway interchange is now open.
Antonovich supports California veteran educational benefits
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich introduced a motion supporting federal legislation to allow California veterans to receive college tuition under the Post 9-11 G.I. Bill.
City to host ‘Enterprise Zone Breakfast Workshop’ June 24
The city of Santa Clarita will host an "Enterprise Zone Breakfast Workshop" on Wednesday, June 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Westfield Valencia Town Center Community Room.
Friday is 'Take Your Dog to Work Day'
"Take Your Dog to Work Day" on Friday, June 26 is an event where thousands of employers celebrate the great companionship between dog owners and their four-legged friends.
'Fat Pig' starts summer fun at the REP July 10
The Repertory East Playhouse will continue its highly anticipated "81 Series" on Friday, July 10, at 8 p.m. with the critically acclaimed comedy "Fat Pig" by Neil LaBute.
Nixon Library adds more White House tapes
On June 23, the Nixon Presidential Library will be opening approximately 154 hours of tape recordings from the Nixon White House recorded in January and February 1973 and consisting of approximately 994 conversations.
Revamped ramps open at last
The long work of revamping the Interstate 5/Magic Mountain Parkway interchange is nearing an end.
Humans at fault
First, I want to compliment Mr. Frank Ray on his description of the world as we know it today ("Question of trust," Letters, The Signal, June 14).
First-grader tops chess tournament
The Santa Clarita Valley's top elementary school chess players gathered May 30 at the California Youth Chess League Championships to determine which students and which elementary school were "kings" of the Santa Clarita Valley for 2009.
Equestrian team wins competition
Acton resident and longtime Blue Shadows rider Elaine MacPherson led her Junior Advanced team to its recent third consecutive California State Horseman's Association State Grand Championship.
Prop. 8 illegal
June 16 was the first anniversary of the day that same-sex couples could legally be married in California.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida.
Beaten Bakersfield man's death ruled accidental
BAKERSFIELD (AP) - Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said the death of a Bakersfield man beaten by deputies was due to the man's heart disease, not baton blows from officers.
Some damage in N. California earthquake
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) - An earthquake in far northeastern California did not injure anyone but did cause moderate damage, including to a water tank that supplies hundreds of homes with drinking water, local authorities said Friday.
Summer forecast sunnier for tourism industry
NEW YORK (AP) - The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.
Report: Most Calif beaches had clean water in 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Less winter runoff has allowed visitors to enjoy mostly clean water at California beaches, according to a report released Thursday.
I-5 bridge collapses in Washington state, sending people into water
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said.
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys as Scouts
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors.
Local construction company recognized
Randal G. Winter, owner of Santa Clarita-based Randal G. Winter Construction Inc., has been selected as one of 50 remodeling company owners in the United States with "exceptionally high standards."
Abortion should be illegal
I believe that abortion should be deemed illegal in all 50 states. Aborting an unborn child should be considered as murder. Murder is defined as; the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought. What makes killing an unborn baby different from killing an adult? When does a fetus' life begin?
Cemex Bill Would Cost Us Millions
At last week's regular meeting, the Santa Clarita City Council voted unanimously to endorse the Soledad Canyon Settlement Act introduced by Senator Barbara Boxer. This legislation defines a process by which the sale of excess federal land near Victorville would be sold to compensate Cemex for sand and gravel mining rights in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Betty Arenson: Where is the outrage?
Perhaps there is hope that change will come sooner rather than later with regard to Americans at last expressing due and civil outrage. "Where is the outrage" is a question that has never been more appropriate than under the administration of President Barack Obama.
Doug Patton: The danger in D.C. is bipartisanship
The growing scandals enveloping the Obama administration are becoming a series of shiny baubles being dangled before the right and the left alike.
Quick's LA Kings put Sharks on brink with 3-0 win
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jonathan Quick made 24 saves in his seventh career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings moved to the brink of their second straight trip to the Western Conference finals with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 on Thursday night.
Angels hit 4 HRs, beat Royals 5-4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Joe Blanton got some backing from the Angels' bats and bullpen, and finally got his first win of the season.
Quick's LA Kings put Sharks on brink with 3-0 win
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jonathan Quick made 24 saves in his seventh career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings moved to the brink of their second straight trip to the Western Conference finals with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 on Thursday night.
