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College hosts economic talks
College of the Canyons and the City of Santa Clarita will host an historic discussion designed to assist the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation in drafting the county's first economic development strategic plan.
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: Feb. 4, 2009
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College hosts economic discussions
Next week, College of the Canyons and the City of Santa Clarita will host an historic discussion designed to assist the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation in drafting the county's first ever economic development strategic plan.
A witness to history
WASHINGTON D.C. - Barack Obama did solemnly swear to carry out his new position faithfully Jan. 20, 2009, before a crowd of more than one million supporters on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Jim Lentini: Financial numbers keep changing
We have some interesting numbers that will affect all of us as those in charge attempt to correct and replace what we have lost through this financial crisis.
Sherwood Group wins awards
The Sherwood Group recently won seven prestigious awards in the 34th Annual International Gallery of Superb Printing Showcase competition.
SCV roofing company acquires solar company
Petersen-Dean, Inc., a California roofing company, acquired OCR Solar and Roofing to become the largest privately held solar and roofing company in the nation.
Who would you like to meet?
First place I would like to meet Martin Luther King Jr. because he changed the way people live. He helped black and white people get along. If he was still alive today, I would be very happy. But he is not alive today because he was shot in the head and was killed. I bet he would be dead anyway. But I am very happy he changed the way people live. I bet he was ...
Bruce McFarland: Say goodbye to the honeymoon
Two weeks ago, my wife and I woke up at 3:30 a.m. to get ready for a 45-minute train ride to Federal Triangle Station, Washington, D.C., - about five blocks from the Washington Monument and three blocks from where we would stand to watch Barack Obama be sworn into the presidency.
Santa Clarita Planning Commission update
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission will not meet Tuesday. There will be a joint study session regarding the 2009-2010 budget with the commission, the City Council and the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Century Room at City Hall. City Hall is located at 23920 Valencia Blvd.
Mountain View kindergarten kids get a visit from Zero the Hero during 100th day of school
Dylann Pinto's father was a real zero Monday. She loved it. Burke Pinto, father of kindergartner Dylann Pinto, dressed up as Zero the Hero and visited Mountain View Elementary School students during a parking lot assembly as part of the celebration of the 100th day of school. Dylann had no idea her father was playing the role of Zero, until he ran into the parking lot with the Space Jam song blasting behind him. He ...
Program provides alternative to layoffs
Evonne Feeder, an accountant at a Valencia civil engineering company, only works three days a week compared to the five she used to work. But she doesn't count the hours cut by her employer, Hunsaker & Associates in Valencia, a complete loss.
You've got (too much) mail
Rochelle Walter, a human resources and office administrator for a local business, was outraged when her company recently received 18 letters in the mail from the state's Employment Development Department.
Astrophysicist refutes evolution theories
There are big problems with the Big Bang theory, according to an astrophysicist who will explain next month at a conference at The Master's College.
Deputies get gadgets
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station has adopted a new crime-fighting device that allows deputies to check the fingerprints of a detainee within two minutes.
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Senate panel OKs sweeping immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.
Feds take over Calif. high-risk insurance program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - About 17,000 Californians with serious medical problems will be moved from a state-run stopgap health insurance program to a federal plan starting in July, ensuring they will have no break in medical coverage until the national health care reforms kick in next year, state officials announced this week.
Calif. sends rescue workers to Okla. tornado site
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California is sending six specially trained urban search-and-rescue workers to Oklahoma to assist recovery efforts after Monday's tornado.
Point Mugu park reopening many areas after fire
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) - Many areas of sprawling Point Mugu State Park that have been off-limits since this month's big wildfire on the outskirts of Camarillo and Thousand Oaks will reopen in time for the Memorial Day weekend.
Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up.
Senate votes to make small cut to food stamps
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400 million annual cut - or roughly a half of 1 percent - to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm bill.
Dog day afternoon: dress your pooch for the beach
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Here's a rule that only applies to dog beaches: they are all clothing optional.
Arias asks for life in prison
PHOENIX (AP) - Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.
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.
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.
