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Sign up for VIP preview of new skatepark
Santa Clarita Mayor Frank Ferry hosts a special "Mayor Dude" pre-event for VIPs the day before the grand opening of the new Santa Clarita skatepark.
Canyon Country advisory meeting
The Canyon Country Advisory Committee meets March 18 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Santa Clarita Activities Center, located at 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway.
Sheriff's deputies break up motorcycle gang's congregation
Sheriff's deputies cited 24 suspected outlaw motorcycle gang members and broke up a group of 300 who congregated in Canyon Country over the weekend and prompted complaints from residents, officials said Wednesday.
Diary of a champion
To me, the pro-am day is a very important day. I want to make sure my team has a good time, so I want to spend a lot of time with them.
Junior statesmen scholarship open to high school students
The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation of San Francisco offers 12 new high school scholarships for Junior State of America summer programs.
Lynne Plambeck: Concerns that shouldn't be bottled up
If you look around hard enough at grocery store sales, you can sometimes buy bottled water in a 12-pack for about the same amount you would pay for an equivalent amount of gas at $3 a gallon. This is a bargain when compared to buying a single bottle of Desani or Aquifina or any of the numerous other brands at $1 or higher, or equivalent to around more than $8 a gallon.
Bravo to Buck for smart fiscal policy
Much has been made of Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon's vote against the sham Speaker Pelosi stimulus plan ("Stimulus or Spending?" Feb. 15.)
Debate a question of rights, not of definition
I'm responding to the letter by Susan Wachter ("Further clarification on Proposition 8," published Feb. 12) in which she responds to my original letter about Prop. 8. I'm on her side.
The state can’t use funding for the mentally ill to pay its debts
The state can't use funding for the mentally ill to pay its debts Proposition 63, passed by voters in 2004, is known as the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). Proposition 63 imposed a 1-percent income tax on millionaires and uses that money to provide funding and personnel to support county mental health programs. The Mental Health Services Act has helped 30 percent of the homeless mentally ill to get off the streets and into recovery. ...
Randall D. Armour: Dispelling common estate-planning myths
Many common myths have developed and come up continuously in discussions about estate planning.
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: March 12, 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: First Word
Midwinter revelry with Master Chorale
It was an evening of royalty and revelry as nearly 200 knights, ladies and courtiers joined the Santa Clarita Master Chorale in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Valencia for the Fourth Annual Midwinter Madrigal Feast.
Revisiting Colonial times
Students learned about how everyday people lived more than 300 years ago for the Colonial Day event at Wiley Canyon Elementary School on Friday.
AT&T Champions Classic: Team Wayne Levi wins Wednesday Pro-Am match
Champions Tour professional Wayne Levi and his four amateur partners shot a sizzling 18-under-par 54 to take the top honors in today's AT&T Champions Classic Pro-Am, beating the team led by Champions Tour player Dana Quigley by one stroke. Levi's group of Charlie Chase, Shayland Moise, Greg Brown and Michael Friend were part of the afternoon flight, while Quigley's group of Kathleen McKeon, Greg Ingino, Michael Hoyal and Louis Chen were part of the morning session.
Pancake breakfast fundraiser
The LSS Community Care Center hosts their 2nd Annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, April 25 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 27265 Luther Dr., Canyon Country 91351. All-you-can-eat breakfasts are $5.00 each for adults and $3.00 each for kids.
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Customs seizes elephant meat, dead primate in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles.
Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of bringing more beauty and creativity to the Internet.
UPDATE: Officials say 24 killed in Okla. tornado
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Emergency crews combed the sticks and rubble remains of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday morning less than a day after a massive tornado slammed through the community, flattening homes and demolishing an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.
Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.
Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado
NEW YORK (AP) - Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.
Charlie Vignola: A scandal is only a scandal when it happens to Democrats
Imagine for a moment a President of the United States who ignored warnings about an imminent terrorist threat that resulted in an attack that killed American citizens, then argued that we didn't need an investigation to figure out what went wrong.
Signal Sales Beat for May 21, 2013
KEN "Beer It Forward" is just one of the unique ideas presented at a sneak preview and tour of Wolf Creek Brewery on Thursday, May 16, 2013. You can buy a friend a beer (even if they are not present) and they will have up to sixty days to redeem. Wolf Creek Brewery is owned by the same owners of Wolf Creek Restaurant and Brewery, however, in this facility the focus is on producing and ...
Tom Purcell: Advice from the master
ill Clinton, wearing a white toga and a crown of gold, sat in a garden while attractive women fed him grapes. President Obama, having just suffered the most devastating week of his presidency, sat nearby, seeking advice in the art of telling whoppers. Using the Socratic method of teaching, Clinton began to tutor his new student.
$6 million to fight the Frazier Park fire
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.
Kershaw pitches 3-hitter as Dodgers beat Brewers
MILWAUKEE (AP) - With speculation that Don Mattingly could be fired sometime this week, the Los Angeles Dodgers manager needed Clayton Kershaw to pitch well in the worst way.
‘A Knight Like No Other’ at Trinity
When Trinity was founded, it only had Kindergarten through second grade and planning a prom was many years down the road.
Frank Ferry: Live from City Hall
May is Building Safety Month and the ideal time to tackle all of those home-improvement projects on your "to do" list before summer is in full swing.
LAPD officer from Castaic arrested on molestation charge
A Los Angeles Police Department officer who lives in Castaic is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday on a child molestation charge, according to an LAPD spokesman and court documents.
Child required medical aid at Saugus pool
A child was rushed to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital following an incident at a community pool today, officials said.
