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2 arrested following drug raid in Saugus
Sheriff's deputies arrested two men and placed five children in protective custody following a drug raid in Saugus earlier this week, authorities said.
Gary Horton: The greatest thing you'll ever learn
The greatest thing you'll ever learn "The greatest thing You'll ever learn Is just to love And be loved In return." - "Nature Boy," by Eden Ahbez FOURNEY'S COVE, Santa Cruz Island - Fourney's might as well be the edge of the world, for all California knows. Fifty miles out of Oxnard Harbor and 23 miles off shore from Santa Barbara, my friends and I are utterly alone and on our own amidst this ...
The Signal.com's Daybreak: June 17, 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:
Boston Scientific gives back to community
School & Business Alliance Executive Director Adriana Estrada, center, board chair Joan Lucid, to her right, and intern Kevin Camonayan, to her left, receive a $10,000 check from Boston Scientific Employee Community Team members which is presented by Boston Scientific senior vice president and neuromodulation president Michael Onuscheck, right, on Tuesday.
Your Community: Dates to Watch
Saturday Open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Placerita Canyon Natural Center, 19152 W. Placerita Canyon Road. Admission and parking are free. Animal presentations, panning for fools gold, face painting, rock painting, Indian artifact presentations, leader led hikes, entry and a history presentation of the original Walker cabin, food and drinks. Info: (661) 259-7721 or visit www.placerita.org. "A Walk in the Park." Six Flags Friends is pleased to host the second ...
Socialism not a threat
I keep reading in The Signal and listening to certain news channels talk about socialism as a threat to our society.
Don’t like it? Move
If the views of the residents of Santa Clarita offend Rene Sada ("Sore losers in SCV," Letters, May 27), she should move. May I suggest San Francisco? Perhaps she will be happier there.
Dodgeballin’ at the Police & Fire Games
The Newhall Area Dodgeball Squad took on all comers for the Western States Police & Fire Games Tuesday and managed to bring home the second-place trophy.
Your Community: Upcoming Events
Jazz & Blues Concert Series The Lexus of Valencia Jazz & Blues Concert Series on Town Center Drive at McBean Parkway adjacent to the Hyatt Valencia returns 7 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 28. Music, food and beverage and activities for kids. Admission is free. 24500 Town Center Dr., Valencia. Meditate your way to health Moment Connections will hold Meditation classes every Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Moment Connections, 22916 Lyons Avenue, Suite ...
Sotomayor a role model
Judge Sotomayor is a role model of aspiration, discipline, commitment, intellectual prowess and integrity and one of the most able federal judges currently sitting.
Western States Police & Fire Games boxing
A Santa Clarita sound studio hosted the Western States Police & Fire Games' boxing competition Tuesday.
McKeon fires on war funding bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today took up the conference report for the war supplemental (H.R. 2346).
Kenneth W. Keller: How to carry your business through a slump
Every business owner hits a slump from time to time. You might be in one now - or you might be just emerging from one - or starting to feel one coming on. The key to dealing with it is to do so in a manner that will benefit you when you come out of it.
Millionth page of historic newspapers posted on Web
The Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities today marked a major milestone in their partnership to digitize historic U.S. newspapers and make them widely available to the public on the Internet.
Senior Center offers free lectures, clinics in July
On Wednesday, July 8, Dr. Sabita Malla, Internist/Geriatrician from Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital presents "Medication: Promoting Safe Administration & Optimal Efficacy" from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Activity Rooms 1 & 2 of the SCV Senior Center, 22900 Market St., Newhall 91321.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Chile miner happy to be played by Banderas in film
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Antonio Banderas will play the charismatic miner known as "Super Mario," who in 2010 became the public face of 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground for 69 days.
Calif.: 5 church members killed in van crash
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A van carrying church members returning from a California gathering careened off of a southern Illinois freeway and overturned several times Monday, killing five people and sending six others to hospitals, authorities said.
Founding member of The Doors dies
Ray Manzarek, a founding member of The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complimented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74.
MacFarlane won't return to host Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014.
Fresno homeowner kills robbery suspect with sword
FRESNO (AP) - Authorities say a central California homeowner killed a robbery suspect with a samurai sword during a home invasion.
Canyon Country man to appear in court on murder charge
A Canyon Country man accused of killing his father Thursday was to be arraigned in court Monday morning on the felony charge of murder, court papers show.
Valencia crash sends motorcyclist to hospital
A motorcyclist was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Monday morning following a traffic collision in Valencia, an emergency response official said.
Fire near Frazier Park has cost $6 million to fight
FRAZIER PARK (AP) - A fire that broke last week near Frazier Park has closed a state park and already has cost more than $6 million to fight.
Small Fla. town awaits word on who won Powerball
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.
Midwest braces for more storms
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left.
Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history.
10 Things to Know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:
Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
ATLANTA (AP) - President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives.
Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 21 injured
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter.
Rebates benefit buyers and the local economy
Rebates are available to Santa Clarita Valley residents this spring on high-efficiency washing machines and electric-powered lawnmowers under deals offered through government agencies.
