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Polar Express On Wednesdays-Sundays through Dec. 28 enjoy the North Pole Express train ride from Fillmore to Santa Paula beginning 6 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.| Participate in Christmas storytelling, snacking on cookies and milk and visits from Santa and his elves. Kids can even go in their pajamas for a trip to the North Pole. Also on Friday and Sunday evenings through Dec. 21 at 5:30 p.m. have dinner with Santa. Gather the family for ...
Countdown to the Oscars: The ‘Truth’ shall set you free
"The Awful Truth" from 1937 is the film that introduced us to the Cary Grant everyone remembers.
What's playing in the Santa Clarita Valley
Punisher: War Zone * * Terrible film. Please come back Thomas Jayne, all is forgiven (Greg Eichelberger, Escape) Day the Earth Stood Still - Bark! (See review this issue) Another classless remake of another classic film. This time, Keanu Reeves stars as Klaatu joining forces with Al Gore to save Mother Earth. (Greg Eichelberger, Escape)
Helping create a sustainable Santa Clarita
Often at the city of Santa Clarita, we are asked for easier ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
Helping your attorney will save you money
The average legal client in the Santa Clarita Valley is an individual or small company. Their legal needs and economic situations differ greatly from those of the corporation, insurance company, financial, governmental or other more powerful institutions that commonly are opposing the individual consumer.
Shop and save lives at ACS Relay for Life Holiday Boutique
he holidays provide the perfect opportunity for celebrating with loved ones and friends. Holidays also create a great reason for giving special gifts. What better token of seasonal generosity could you bestow upon someone than that which helps promote life? If you're interested in such meaningful gift-giving, and maybe even buying yourself something wonderful in the bargain, then consider attending the first American Cancer Society Santa Clarita Valley Unit Relay Holiday Boutique. The boutique will ...
Chorale offers family-friendly ‘Holiday Gifts’
A sing-along and a Saint Nick visit will headline "Holiday Gifts," a new family-friendly holiday concert offered by the Chorale 3 p.m. Saturday. The budget-friendly admission is only $10 and the concert is sure to include a personal favorite or two.
City hosts ice show bus trip
The city of Santa Clarita invites residents to sign up to see "High School Musical: The Ice Tour" on Dec. 27 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
Gazing at a geyser
Sheriff's Deputy Robert Tunnell walks around a Toyota Tundra on the corner of Bridgeview Lane and Newhall Ranch Road Wednesday afternoon.
Celebration in Bridgeport Saturday
Intertex Properties hosts a "Grand Opening Celebration" at Bridgeport Marketplace Shopping Center from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Escape Calendar
Castaic Lake programs The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation is hosting two new programs at Castaic Lake Recreation Area. For Movies at the Lake, the community is invited to bring snacks, a comfortable chair or blanket and enjoy a family movie in Paradise Cove on the lagoon. Vehicle parking is $11, but the movie is free. Movies are scheduled for Oct. 3. For information, call (661) 257-4050. CTG shows The Canyon Theatre ...
Punitive damages aren’t compensatory
Punitive damages are damages imposed to punish certain defendants for malicious conduct, fraud or other despicable conduct. In California, punitive damages have nothing to do with compensating the victim of such conduct. Instead, they are imposed, in addition to compensatory damages, to punish the defendant for egregious or despicable wrongdoing.
Leon Worden back at The Signal
Thanks for bringing Leon Worden back on board.
If he were wearing a dress...
Regarding "Teenager with gun removed from bus" (Oct. 2) by Melissa Gasca, Staff Writer: I don't know why it bothered me, but I feel compelled to ask why Ms. Gasca felt the father's attire (red 7-11 shirt and jeans) was important or necessary for this story?
Well, where is she?
I have one question for John McCain: If Sarah Palin is "absolutely ready," as you claim, to be vice president or president right now, then why has she been hiding from American voters?
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Kings lose to Sharks; series tied 2-2
SAN JOSE (AP) - Brent Burns helped San Jose jump off to a fast start with his second goal of the postseason and the Sharks tied their second-round series against Los Angeles at two games with a 2-1 victory over the Kings in Game 4 on Tuesday night.
Mike Trout cycles in Angels' blowout win
ANAHEIM (AP) - Mike Trout hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, Josh Hamilton celebrated his 32nd birthday with a homer and a triple, and Howie Kendrick also went deep in the Los Angeles Angels' 12-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to testify at a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
Man found dead from apparent fall at UCLA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Officials at the University of California, Los Angeles say a man was found dead on campus after an apparent fall from a building.
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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