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Miss SCV Pageant kicks off tonight at 6:30
The Miss SCV Scholarship Pageant is out to crown the 29th Miss SCV. A pageant orientation is set for 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Elks Lodge, 17766 Sierra Highway in Canyon County. Applications can be downloaded at www.MissSCVPageants.com.
Kozak football camp - a call to service
The camp, held from April 6 to 9, was organized by 16-year-old Taylor Kozak, an offensive linebacker for the Canyon High School Cowboys.
Kenneth W. Keller: Six steps to better your business
It's easy to be beaten down by the constant trumpeting of how bad the economy is, and it's just as easy to feel overwhelmed by opportunities. There seems to be no middle ground.
Cents bring thunder
Everybody agrees defense wins championships in softball. But what about having the ability to hit the ball so hard that the other team doesn't even have a chance to play any defense?
The Signal.com's Daybreak: April 15, 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:
Hart singers compete in Orlando
On March 12, Hart High School Show Choirs' advanced groups, Sound Vibes and Hartbreakers, traveled to Orlando, Fla. to compete against the top choirs from across the country. Two other groups - Sweethearts and Hart and Soul - took their annual trip at the end of March to Disneyland for two nights and performed for the first time at California Adventure.
West Ranch junior chosen for Girls State
From written to spoken word, Hannah Langley has no problem expressing herself. That's at least partly why Langley, 17, a junior at West Ranch High School, was selected as the 2009 Girls State Representative to represent the school at the annual Girls State conference to be held at Pitzer College in Claremont this summer. Girls State, a program offered by the American Legion Auxillary, is a nonpartisan program that teaches young women responsible citizenship and ...
Santa Clarita PAC names literary scholarship winners
Three local high school students were awarded scholarships today for their performances in the Literature to Life essay contest, sponsored by the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons.
Join a pro-gun group
I would like to mention that the best pro-gun organizations to join and support are the John Birch Society, at jbs.org, Gun Owners of America or Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership. All these groups are on the Internet.
Mideast policy
With the sixth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq just passed, please remind your readers that the debate about the U.S.-Iraq policy should not just be whether U.S. troops should stay or leave.
Gary Horton: Tea Partiers, freedom isn’t actually free
Immediately after the launch of George W. Bush's Iraq War II, war boosting bumper stickers appeared on cars like so many Lakers Flags during NBA playoff season.
'Relay for Life' team captains run to April 21 meeting
Captains organizing teams for the American Cancer Society's "SCV Relay For Life" and those interested in forming a walking team for the 24-hour event this spring are invited to a team captain meeting 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at North Park Elementary School, 23335 Sunset Hills Dr., Valencia.
Relay for Life deadline races closer
Businesses interested in supporting the American Cancer Society's 2009 SCV Relay For Life with an ad in the official program have until Friday, April 24, to order their ad and send in ad copy.
Blue Star military moms host ‘Casino Night’ fundraiser
SCV Blue Star Mothers Chapter #91 hosts a "Casino Night" fundraiser at the Newhall American Legion Hall on Saturday. April 18 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Supervisors vote to ask for Japanese-American WWII stamp
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - To honor the sacrifice and patriotism of the Japanese-American soldiers who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Antonovich to send a five-signature letter to the United States Postmaster General in support of a Japanese-American World War II commemorative stamp. "Despite President Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066, relegating their families, friends and colleagues to ...
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Detectives investigate 'poking' incident that occurred during Santa Clarita City Council meeting
Detectives from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station are looking to clarify concerns raised by local residents regarding a battery that allegedly took place at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, during a City Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 20, 2013
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Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 15, 2013
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Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 14, 2013
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Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 13, 2013
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Photo gallery from Okla. tornado
These are just a few of the images from the Oklahoma City area which was devastated Monday by a huge tornado.
LAPD officer charged with child molestation
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles police officer was charged today with molesting two young girls he allegedly lured to his home on Saturday, the District Attorney's Office announced.
Power of Okla. tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 21, 2013
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AP photographer sees kids pulled from rubble
Editor's Note: Oklahoma City-based AP photographer Sue Ogrocki was at the elementary school destroyed by a tornado and saw rescuers pulling children out of the rubble. This is her account of what she witnessed.
Customs seizes elephant meat, dead primate in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles.
Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of bringing more beauty and creativity to the Internet.
UPDATE: Officials say 24 killed in Okla. tornado
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Emergency crews combed the sticks and rubble remains of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday morning less than a day after a massive tornado slammed through the community, flattening homes and demolishing an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.
Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.
