Archive By Author - Signal Staff
'Jazz and Blues' concerts encore for 11th year
The sounds of live jazz and blues will once again fill Town Center this summer as the Lexus of Valencia Jazz and Blues Concert Series returns for its 11th year.
Wine in the Pines
The "Wine in the Pines" event takes place Saturday, June 13 from noon to 4 p.m. in the village of Pine Mountain Club.
New event planning business in SCV
Santa Clarita residents and local business owners Yoti Telio of Santa Clarita Photographic Studio and Jen O'Sullivan of Jen O'Sullivan Boutique Wedding Photography have teamed up to create Event Pros International in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Faith Calendar
Personal finance workshop Who: Valencia United Methodist Church What: Professionals from the area will discuss such topics as personal budgeting, mortgage counseling, credit counseling, insurance and wills. Free of charge. When: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today Where: 25718 McBean Parkway in Valencia Contact: Ron Vanek at (661) 904-4372. "Adoption into God's Family" service Who: Pastor Stan Fix at the Friendly Valley Community Church (United Methodist). What: Fix will present the Sunday morning meditation, "Annie: ...
Fire-resistant, California-friendly plants
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has posted a list of plants on the Web site www.bewaterwise.com that are fire resistant and well-suited to Southern California conditions.
Oscar Dominguez: tips for creating a sound budget
Creating a budget in a tough economy may help you better understand where your money is going so you can properly manage your finances and plan for the future.
Pelote is wrong
On Sunday, May 24, The Signal published a column by Willie L. Pelote offering suggestions on how to balance the budget in light of the May 19 defeat of Propositions 1A through 1D.
Not enough water
I am writing in response to the letter by A. Jones in the May 23 edition of The Signal ("Tax outrage") regarding the proposed taxes and the water problems in Santa Clarita.
GM bankruptcy
I'm sorry to see GM file for bankruptcy. The one-time icon of American capitalism drove (no pun intended) themselves into this situation by not keeping up with the times, and thinking they were beyond reproach. GM let the foreign car industry pass them up in every phase of the business, and they also lacked the ingenuity and foresight to see what was coming. They sat back on their laurels and watched the "passing parade." ...
City logo change
Regarding the comment made by J. Arens ("City logo") in the May 27 edition of The Signal:
Reader Meter results, May 29-June 5, 2009
Here are the results of The-Signal.com's latest Reader Meter poll. The-Signal.com visitors cast a total of 532 votes from late evening Friday, May 29 to early evening Friday, June 5, 2009.
Braille Institute's Mobile Solution Van to visit SCV Senior Center
The Mobile Solutions Van from the Braille Institute will be available for the visually impaired at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center on Tuesday, July 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
CHP cracks down on out-of-state vehicle registrations
In 2004, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) invited Californians to join the fight against out-of-state registration.
Tonight's Instrument Petting Zoo at Borders spotlights horns
Looking for something fun, educational and free for the kids tonight? The Santa Clarita Symphony has your ticket! The trumpet and trombone get the spotlight as father-and-son horn players Stan and Chris Hernacki guest at the Symphony-sponsored Children's Instrument Petting Zoo from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Cafe at Borders Books & Music.
Nature Center open house
The Placerita Canyon Natural Center will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 20 at the Nature Center, 19152 W. Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Prosecutor questions woman in Arizona murder case
PHOENIX (AP) - A woman charged in the stabbing and shooting death of her Arizona lover traded barbs with a prosecutor under a withering cross-examination as she struggled to explain why she can recall precise details of her life from years earlier, yet can't remember crucial aspects of the murder case against her.
Car bomb kills at least 53 in Syrian capital
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A car bomb exploded Thursday near Syria's ruling party headquarters in Damascus, killing at least 53 people and scattering mangled bodies among the blazing wreckage in one of the bloodiest days in the capital since the uprising began almost two years ago.
Haiti's 'Baby Doc' summoned to court after no-show
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A Haitian judge on Thursday summoned Jean-Claude Duvalier to appear in court after the former dictator defied an order to attend a hearing to determine whether he should again face charges for human rights abuses committed during the nearly 15 years of his brutal regime.
Oscar guy MacFarlane aims to perk up stodgy awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) - You think the Academy Awards are boring? Try the nominations. They only last a few minutes, but it's generally a sleepy academy suit and a sleepy starlet droning a list of names at 5:30 in the morning.
Georgia plane aborted landing, hit utility pole
THOMSON, Ga. (AP) - A small private jet carrying a surgeon and members of his clinic staff aborted its landing at a Georgia airport before it hit a 60-foot utility pole and crashed in a flaming wreck, killing five people onboard and injuring two, federal authorities said Thursday.
Pistorius granted bail pending murder trial
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - In an agonizingly slow announcement, a magistrate allowed Oscar Pistorius to go free on bail Friday, nine days after the Paralympian was arrested in the Valentine's Day killing of his girlfriend.
Police: Hotel altercation sparked Vegas shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Bullets were flying from a black Range Rover at a gray Maserati as the vehicles raced toward a red light on the Las Vegas Strip.
4 stabbed outside downtown LA nightspot
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Four young adults have been stabbed after a feud spilled out of a downtown Los Angeles nightspot.
More tests needed in LA hotel water tank death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - More testing must be done to determine the cause of death of a 21-year-old Canadian tourist whose body was found wedged in a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel, authorities said Thursday.
Letters: A socialist by any other name is... a socialist
Leftists of late have become very defensive about being called socialist in their ideology, as typified by Kevin Buck's column (Feb. 19, "Straw men live in glass houses").
Alice Khosravy: California is at bottom for business
Just a few short days ago the lanterns fell, bringing an end to Chinese New Year season for 2013.
