Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Bowman relates to Chavez’s struggles
On Cesar Chavez Day, Bowman "Bulldogs" celebrated the life of a man who began a crusade that created better working conditions for all Americans.
Students give the gift of sight
Students at Hart High School participated in the school's annual eye glasses drive to give new eyes to people with visual impairments from all over the world.
SCV home sales rise as prices fall
Homes sales increased again in March while the median price of homes sold dropped, ending a two-month period that seemed to signal a stabilization of prices.
'Discovering Careers' 2009 set for April 25
More than 50 employers will be at College of the Canyons this Saturday, April 25, to give students of all ages a chance to match their own interests with a potential career. Discovering Careers 2009 is a free career exploration fair with hands-on activities for students from 5 to 20 years old. It runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Valencia COC campus.
Strickland renewable energy bills clear first hurdle
SACRAMENTO - Senate Bill 463, authored by State Senator Tony Strickland (R-Thousand Oaks) which would create a tax credit for the purchase and installation of renewable energy resources, passed the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee.
Local dancer blends cultures in dance performance
Since the age of 5, Cristina Romero always has had a love of dance. Now 16, she is dancing as a member of the Grandeza Mexicana, a professional dance company based in Los Angeles. She started dancing as a member of the city of Santa Clarita's Ballet Folklorico at the Newhall Community Center.
Reading Rights Coalition joins in L.A. Times ‘Festival of Books’
LOS ANGELES - The Reading Rights Coalition will participate in the L.A. Times "Festival of Books" to educate authors about the need to enable text-to-speech for books available for Amazon's Kindle 2 reading device.
Maru Market Menu recipe: Strawberries
April, what a lovely month. So many ephemeral images spring to mind with the thought of April - daffodils, sun showers, lilacs, and, of course, ripe juicy strawberries.
'Gifts for Guns' nets 255 weapons in SCV
Sheriff Lee Baca and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, in partnership with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Office of the Governor, and Supervisors Don Knabe and Mark Ridely-Thomas and the county Board of Supervisors,
Wednesday 'Denim Day' to protest sexual violence
Every two minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted. Zonta Club of the Santa Clarita Valley is encouraging women across the SCV to wear denim to work, to school, or wherever they are going on Wednesday, April 22, to protest sexual violence in all of its forms. "On Denim Day we unite against the sexual assault of girls, women, boys and men," said DeAnne Joy, advocacy chair for the local Zonta Club. "We stand in ...
'Holocaust Remembrance Day' today
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day around the world. The annual observance commemorates the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust before and during World War II. Locally, College of the Canyons and Congregation Beth Shalom of the Santa Clarita Valley invite members of the community to attend a special screening of "Against the Tide" on Sunday, April 26 at noon in the student center cafeteria at COC. Due to the subject matter and graphic ...
Apartment fire breaks out in Newhall complex
A fire broke out in the Terrace Apartment complex, 24377 Newhall Ave. at about 8:04 p.m. Monday, according to an L.A. county fire department supervisor.
Volunteer Helen Johnson remembered
Helen Johnson, a volunteer active with numerous local organizations, died Tuesday. She was 84. Johnson devoted herself to causes throughout the Santa Clarita Valley. She spent several days a week to the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center, worked as an usher at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons and volunteered at the Canyon Theatre Guild. "She was an extremely active volunteer in the community for many years, and lived for ...
Wilderness gift
As Americans we owe it to future generations to preserve as much land as possible while we are here.
Freeway jam
What can we do, where should we call, to whom do we plead to get rid of that bottleneck diamond lane on the I-5 freeway that makes us crawl slowly northward near Santa Clarita?
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Arias foreman: Sentencing decision unfair to jury
PHOENIX (AP) - The jury foreman in Jodi Arias' trial says the panel just couldn't decide whether the killing of her boyfriend was enough to merit a death a sentence.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 24, 2013
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Canyon Country West crime report: Arson reported on Golden Triangle Road
Canyon Country West, Zone 7, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information. Snapshot for 05-13-2013 to 05-19-2013
Saugus crime report: Attempted theft from a vending machine
Saugus, Zone 4 Update, Public Safety & Crime Prevention Information Snapshot: 05/13/2013 - 05/19/2013
Canyon Country East crime report: Attempted scissor-stabbing reported
Canyon Country East, Zone 8, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information. Snap Shot 05/13/2013 – 05/19/2013.
Newhall crime report: Thief smashes glass, grabs cash
Newhall, Zone 6, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information Snapshot for 05/13/13 through 05/19/13.
Bob Khalsa: Rising Home Sales Boost Economy
With the return of traditional homebuyers in ever-greater numbers, the powerful impact of an improved housing market on the local, state, and national economies is, quite frankly, palpable.
Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida.
Beaten Bakersfield man's death ruled accidental
BAKERSFIELD (AP) - Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said the death of a Bakersfield man beaten by deputies was due to the man's heart disease, not baton blows from officers.
Some damage in N. California earthquake
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) - An earthquake in far northeastern California did not injure anyone but did cause moderate damage, including to a water tank that supplies hundreds of homes with drinking water, local authorities said Friday.
Summer forecast sunnier for tourism industry
NEW YORK (AP) - The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.
Report: Most Calif beaches had clean water in 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Less winter runoff has allowed visitors to enjoy mostly clean water at California beaches, according to a report released Thursday.
I-5 bridge collapses in Washington state, sending people into water
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said.
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys as Scouts
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors.
Local construction company recognized
Randal G. Winter, owner of Santa Clarita-based Randal G. Winter Construction Inc., has been selected as one of 50 remodeling company owners in the United States with "exceptionally high standards."
