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McKeon, Boxer deserve praise
I wish to add my voice in thanking Congressman McKeon and Senator Boxer for working so hard to make the wilderness and wild and scenic rivers bill for the Eastern Sierra and San Gabriel Mountains a reality.
Laurene Weste: Cowboy Festival rides again
The city of Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival is an exciting community event ingrained in Santa Clarita tradition. Year after year cowboy enthusiasts and city slickers from across the country make the trek to Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio - the picturesque backdrop that allows guests to step back to a simpler time of chaps, saddles and old-time saloons.
Local teens threaded for success
In the midst of low consumer confidence and rising retail vacancies, two local teens continue to thread their way into the retail market.
Elderly bird
So often I have wondered what compels a person to shoot their mouth off at a complete stranger. In most instances the occurrences are related to driving. More than often it's left to shouting or hand gestures. But it's even more mystifying when it comes from a senior.
Realtor offers tour of foreclosed homes
Prospective home-buyers will get a chance to tour local bank-foreclosed homes for sale Saturday.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: April 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: Today in History
Hart district recognizes vocational students
Hart High School senior Ava Bardsley was named the Outstanding Student of the Year by the William S. Hart Union High School District's Regional Occupational Program during Tuesday's ROP Advisory Committee Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner, which drew hundreds of students, parents and business and community leaders who serve on the ROP Advisory Committee.
Michael Picarella: Now we’re cookin’
My father-in-law bought my 5-year-old son a chef's jacket for stirring a pot of soup the other day, and now the kid thinks he's Wolfgang Puck, cooking "masterpiece meals" made from Tinker Toy pieces.
Businesses get new bite from COBRA changes
Hidden in the voluminous American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - otherwise known as the Stimulus Bill passed by Congress last month - is a provision that may prove to be a dangerous trap for many American businesses.
NASA's Kepler mission captures first views of planet-hunting territory
PASADENA -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Kepler mission has taken its first images of the star-rich sky where it will soon begin hunting for planets like Earth.
Council recognizes 'Autism Month,' launches special-needs registry
Residents with special needs can be registered on the city's of Santa Clarita's Web site to help identify and protect them in times of emergency.
William S. Hart Park events: May and June
William S. Hart Park's recreation department proclaims 2009 as the "Year of the Family" and has slated the upcoming events in support of this effort:
Newhall Community Center opens Pride Week with neighborhood clean-up
Members of the city of Santa Clarita's Newhall Community Center hosted a neighborhood clean-up on Saturday, April 11 to kick off Santa Clarita's Pride Week, which continues through Saturday, April 18.
Workshop designed to help families cope in tough economy
The city of Santa Clarita will host a "Coping Skills for Families and Teens in this Economy" workshop on Wednesday, April 22 at City Hall's Council Chambers.
COC celebrates Earth Day April 22
In celebration of Earth Day, College of the Canyons will host several events on Wednesday, April 22 to promote sustainability and demonstrate the many ways individuals can positively impact the environment.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Walmart to sell frozen Fatburger patties
NEW YORK (AP) - Fatburger, a chain with a devoted following on the West Coast, said Friday it will sell its branded frozen beef patties in Walmart stores nationwide.
Mom, boyfriend held after Palmdale boy, 8, beaten
PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) - A Palmdale couple has been arrested after the woman's 8-year-old son was beaten, burned and left in critical condition.
Rare Superman comic found in house insulation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating the ceiling of a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota.
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.
