Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Woman arrested in stabbing
A Newhall woman is due in court today after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend several times with a folding knife, authorities said.
Canyon High School students work to crush cancer
The national "Great American Smokeout," sponsored by the American Cancer Society was held Nov. 19, challenging everyone to quit smoking.
Your Community: Dates to Watch and Upcoming Events
Dates to Watch Friday Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital's Holiday Home Tour Preview Gala offers guests a first look at this year's home tour and a festive buffet dinner, 6 p.m., Tournament Player's Club, 26550 Heritage View Lane, Valencia. $125. Info: (661) 253-8051 or www.henrymayo.com. Saturday Placerita Canyon Nature Center Associates present their annual Crafts Fair, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Make your own Holiday Crafts with supplies provided. Wreaths, Yule ...
More troops to Afghanistan
Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Dec. 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:
County shifts swine flu plan
LOS ANGELES - Friday's swine flu vaccination clinic will likely be the only one in the Santa Clarita Valley as county officials announced Friday they were changing their approach to distributing the vaccine.
Gary Horton: No birds and bees or cigarette trees these days
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, There's a land that's fair and bright, Where the handouts grow on bushes And you sleep out every night. Where the boxcars all are empty And the sun shines every day And the birds and the bees And the cigarette trees The lemonade springs Where the bluebird sings In the Big Rock Candy Mountains. - Harry McClintock, "In the Big Rock Candy Mountains" I want to go back ...
What about personal responsibility?
Regarding "Dog allegedly shot, young girl present" (Nov. 29): So let me get this straight. A sheriff's deputy who puts his life on the line every day to protect the people of this valley was searching for a burglary suspect who, by the way, could have been armed and dangerous. Along comes a six-year-old with a large dog that decides the deputy may be a threat to its family. The deputy defends himself ...
‘We must stand together’
I heartily concur with Bill Kennedy's commentary ("On building walls and tearing them down," Nov. 27).
Kenneth W. Keller: When royalty becomes liability
Royalty is defined as a position of perceived authority granted by birth, appointment or education. Picture a king, queen, duke, prince, lord or princess. Now picture the president, movie star, television star, top athlete, rock star and people famous for doing or being nothing - all 100 percent American versions of royalty.
Six schools off to band championships
All six William S. Hart Union High School District high schools have qualified for the Marching Band Championships hosted by the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association.
Students getting ready to SOAR next year
A record number of 17 students from Golden Valley High School and Academy of the Canyons have enrolled in the Santa Clarita Track Club's Students Off and Running (SOAR) program.
Real Holiday Helpings
It's time to heat things up and set the holiday table for delicious food. Chef Bobby Flay has teamed up with Hellmann's® and Best Foods® Mayonnaise to help parents prepare a holiday meal of real, nutritious ingredients the whole family will love.
Construction jobs down 18 percent statewide
Every one of California's 28 largest metropolitan areas saw a decrease in construction employment between October 2008 and October 2009 according to a new analysis of metropolitan area employment data released this week by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Holiday travel down, more people alone
Two Los Angeles-based companies, SocialBling.com and TheLEK.com, were concerned about how economic drawbacks may affect people's ability to travel home for the holidays.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Serial murder suspect delivers opening remarks
SAN RAFAEL (AP) - Serial murder suspect Joseph Naso delivered an hours-long personal history Monday replete with childhood photos, as he launched his defense, denied the decades-old slayings of four women and claimed he is not the "monster" prosecutors have made him out to be.
Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret.
N. Calif. wildfire brings evacuation of 150 homes
MARIPOSA (AP) - A wind-whipped wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National Park in the Sierra foothills forced the evacuation of at least 150 houses Monday and was threatening more, state fire officials said.
Will Durst: Your ever-vigilant friends at the NSA
Dear U.S. Citizen,
Charlie Vignola: Giving up freedom and privacy for security
Two weeks have gone by since Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old computer tech working as an NSA contractor, leaked information about classified government information to the press, effectively exposing top secret programs designed to combat terrorism and save American lives.
John Rosemond: Living with Children
If my parents told me once, they told me at least one hundred times, "Don't talk to anyone about their religious or political beliefs." They meant, of course, that those topics are likely to generate tension and angry conflict. As such, they were not the stuff of polite social conversation. Notwithstanding the fact that I find religion and politics to be the two most interesting of all conversational topics, a third caution should be added ...
4 Saugus board members’ behavior professional during censure meeting
Where’s our raises, City Council?
I have lived in Santa Clarita since 1963, paying my taxes, gas bills, etc. myself. I and many others are on Social Security.
Sexual Assaults in the Military
The Senate Armed Services Committee is investigating an alarming Pentagon survey which revealed over 26,000 sexual assaults in our military ranks last year.
UPDATE: Suspected wrong-way driver arrested after multiple-car pileup on 14
By Signal Staff
Bruins beat Blackhawks 2-0, lead Cup finals 2-1
BOSTON (AP) - Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins' offense to do it without another exhausting overtime.
Man arrested a month ago awaiting arraignment
A man charged with murder in an Acton shooting has yet to be arraigned and no prosecutor has been assigned to the case a month after his arrest, a court official said Monday.
Winkler residency expected to be addressed Tuesday night
The issue of censured school board member Stephen Winkler's legal residency is expected be debated at the Saugus Union School District meeting Tuesday night. Some expect the board to fire him by declaring his seat vacant.
Two COC Cougars to compete at U.S. Junior Track and Field Championships
A pair of College of the Canyons freshmen, Tim White and Anthony Fowler, are headed to the U.S. Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships this week in Des Moines, Iowa.
Hart's Blake Porter picks up offer from NAU
The scholarship offers continue to pile up for Hart High football playes.
