Archive By Author - Signal Staff
In the service: Kevin A. Frimel
Air Force Airman Kevin A. Frimel has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Frank Ferry: Introducing our city youth to Mayor Dude
Municipal leaders regularly make decisions, shape policies and take action on issues that directly affect youth.
Ignoring new cell-phone laws
A new "no texting while driving" law took effect Jan. 1? So what? Even though we have a "no cell-phone use while driving" law, I see many people ignoring it. I am quite surprised to see how many actually do ignore this law. I drive a motorcycle on a daily basis and always ride in the defensive state of mind. One can spot these cell-phone-using drivers easily. I've been forced to take evasive action many ...
Message of condemnation
As a Jew, a Holocaust survivor, a journalist and a former press officer at the Consulate General of Israel in New York, I vehemently condemn and decry the slaughter of innocent civilians in Gaza by the Israeli Defense Forces.
Message of holiday gratitude
This letter is for the person who found my purse. I accidentally left my purse in a shopping cart at the Ralphs in Castaic recently. I really want to thank whoever it was who found it and turned it in.
A new ‘leash’ on life
We've got our own little Harvey Dent here at New Leash on Life Animal Rescue. One side of Harvey's face is black and the other white and he's even got the duo personalities. Except instead of turning evil like Batman's arch nemesis, our Harvey has a cuddly side and a silly side. Harvey loves to jump into your lap and give kisses, but the next thing you know he's raring to go and can't wait ...
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 2, 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:
John Boston: Have we already botched New Year’s?
"I'd love to change the world. But I don't know what to do. So I leave it up to you."
Bob Dickson: Jesus Christ and Karl Marx ... who knew
I promised myself when I signed on to contribute to this space that I wouldn't mix politics and religion because they don't belong together. I don't want to hear my pastor going on about which candidate or policy I should support, and I don't need my elected officials meddling in how I choose to worship.
April E. Oliver: Family court mediation services
California's Family Code requires that when there are contested custody or visitation issues regarding minor children, the parties must attempt to resolve their disputes through mediation before going to court to litigate the issue.
Santa Clarita City Manager's message, Jan. 2009
Happy New Year! As we begin the new calendar year, I am excited to tell you about some of the things our City is working on that will benefit the entire community.
Loans for fire victims available
Sandy Baruah, acting administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Tuesday that low-interest disaster loans are available to residents and business owners affected by the Marek and Sesnon wildfires.
Home sales rise thanks to foreclosures
One family's tragic foreclosure is another family's affordable abode. Low interest rates and rock-bottom prices in September drove Santa Clarita Valley home sales up 86 percent compared to September 2007, according to information provided by the Southland Regional Association of Realtors Inc. "Activity is picking up, with much of it centered on sales of bank-owned properties that are being sold as a result of foreclosure proceedings," said Doreen Chastain-Shine, president of the association's Santa Clarita ...
Keep air travel calm, pleasant
If you spend much time in airports, you know how fun it is to watch all of the people milling around before and after their flights. It's a real view of how unique human beings are, and how each person has their individual way of living - and traveling.
UPDATED: Sign up today for kids' affordable healthcare
Today is "Enrollment Day" for the "Communities for Healthy Kids" program, which offers affordable health insurance to all children residing throughout Santa Clarita.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
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.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 21, 2013
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