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Pardee honored at Green Building Awards
LOS ANGELES -- Pardee Homes' Portico at Pacific Highlands Ranch development in San Diego, a high-density neighborhood of detached homes, earned an Honorable Mention as the Project of the Year in the Production - Single Family Home division of the national Green Building Awards.
SCV locals form event professionals group
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 to create a new forward-thinking business group in the Santa Clarita Valley.
City's 'Enterprise Zone' signs 100th business
The city of Santa Clarita's Enterprise Zone program will be celebrating another milestone this month with the acceptance of an Enterprise Zone Voucher Application from its 100th local business.
First part of ‘Fine Craft Show’ June 13-14
The city of Santa Clarita invites residents to come out for the first installment of the 2009 "Fine Craft Show" on the weekend of June 13 and 14.
City launches new transit Web site
The city of Santa Clarita launched its newly redesigned transit Web site today with a fresh look and feel.
Top California students honored for academic excellence
BALTIMORE -- Matthew Witkin, a student from Valencia, was recently honored at a statewide awards ceremony for gifted children held by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY).
Lennar may buy stake in Newhall Ranch
Home builder Lennar Corp. stands to buy a 15 percent stake in the Newhall Ranch project if a group of creditors signs off on a reorganization plan OK'd by a judge today for the project's bankrupt parent company.
Second student confirmed with H1N1 virus
A sixth-grade student at Skyblue Mesa Elementary School has a doctor-confirmed case of the H1N1 virus, known as swine flu, a Saugus Union School District official said Monday.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: June 1, 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:
Antonovich to host annual 'Trail Dusters Trail Ride'
Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich will host the annual "Trail Dusters" horseback riding caravan today at Vasquez Rocks Natural Area. The event is open to all interested horseback riders.
Plans under way for Fourth of July Parade
Independence Day is just about a month away, so there must be a parade coming. Of course there is.
Officials identify shooter, victim
Coroner's officials on Friday identified the elderly man and woman who died earlier this week in their Saugus home in an apparent murder-suicide or double suicide.
Births: April 21, 2009 to May 17, 2009
All births below were recorded at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia, unless otherwise noted. Parents can submit jpeg photos and announcement information to Lifestyle@the-signal.com - subject line: BIRTH.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: May 31, 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:
Our View: California needs some serious CPR
Cut, cut, cut. Boo-hoo, I lost. Now we've got to cut, cut, cut. That was our governor's girlie-man response to the May 19 whupping he took at the ballot box. What happened to the Great Reformer we elected in 2003 to replace a clueless sap who could barely manage his bad '70s hairdo, much less the world's seventh-largest economy? That's what Supervisor Mike Antonovich and Sen. George Runner would like to know. In recent weeks, ...
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BP civil settlement remains elusive as trial nears
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department and the five Gulf coast states affected by a massive oil spill nearly three years ago have indicated they would like to settle their environmental and economic claims with BP PLC ahead of a trial scheduled to start next week.
5 killed in Georgia plane crash
THOMSON, Ga. (AP) - Federal and local authorities were investigating Thursday after a small jet crashed off the end of a runway at a Georgia airport, killing five people and injuring two.
Officials probe death on L.A. hotel roof
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Canadian tourist Elisa Lam had been missing for about two weeks when officials at the historic Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles found her body in a water cistern on the hotel roof.
UPDATE: Snowstorm dumping on Midwest
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Much of the nation's heartland awoke Thursday to heavy snow, treacherous roads and a day off from work or school as a large, potentially dangerous winter storm pushed eastward out of the Rockies.
Official: Calif. gunman was loner, 'gamer'
TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) - The first of three people killed in a gunman's rampage was identified Wednesday as a 20-year-old woman but police did not know why she was in the home of the shooter, who lived with his parents and was described by authorities as a video game-playing loner.
Bolivia leader unable to visit Chavez at hospital
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday that he was unable to meet with his friend and ally Hugo Chavez when he came to the military hospital in Caracas where the Venezuelan president is undergoing unspecified cancer treatment.
‘Stuff the Truck’ fundraiser planned for West Ranch
West Ranch High School Wildcat Band, Orchestra, and Colorguard will host a Goodwill "Stuff the Truck" fundraiser on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
City seeks vendors for Earth Arbor Day
The city of Santa Clarita is accepting applications for vendors to participate in the Earth Arbor Day Festival in April.
Joe Gandelman: America’s poop deck politics
It's the ultimate stomach turner: how Carnival's 893-foot-long cruise ship Triumph, along with its 4,200 passengers, was stranded due to a fuel engine leak for five days with no food, little water and few working bathrooms.
Asteroids and global warming... the great scapegoat
CNN news anchor Deb Feyerick recently asked "The Science Guy" Bill Nye if global warming caused the latest asteroid.
KIA donates to homeless pets
California Superstores Valencia KIA donated $2,500 to to benefit Rescues on the Runway - an animal rescue organization that saves dogs and cats from Los Angeles kill shelters and finds loving homes for them.
Joint Soroptimist-Zonta meet
Soroptimist International of Santa Clarita Valley and Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley recently hosted a Soroptimist International and Zonta Dinner. The event is an annual gathering that has been held every January for many years. It allows the two clubs to socialize and work together on projects.
Kevin Bayona: China's rise is challenge to U.S.
The start of the 21st century has brought with it an avalanche of international problems such as war, economic recession, nuclear proliferation, and rising global competitors. Although all these issues merit individual attention and consideration, I think the unrelenting rise of China presents the largest and most significant global challenge to the United States.
Today in the SCV: Thursday, Feb. 21
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