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Apply for Cal Grant through March 2
WHAT: Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, R-Santa Clarita, would like to remind high school students, recent graduates and parents about the 2009 Cal Grant Application Period.
New Escape team named
Michele E. Buttelman has been named the features and entertainment editor of The Signal. She is responsible for Lifestyle, Food, Family, Healthy Living, Zone for Kids, Home, About Town and Senior Living pages in The Signal. Jim Walker, editor of Escape, will report to Buttelman. Buttelman started with The Signal in 1999 and served as Escape editor from February 2000 to October 2007. She is an award-winning columnist and previously worked for The Los Angeles ...
Air Force Band of the Golden West Monday at Performing Arts Center
The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West will present a free concert at 7:30 pm on Monday, Feb. 23, at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons. The concert will focus on a variety of styles, from traditional band repertoire, patriotic music and marches.
College of the Canyons Institute of Teaching and Learning Receives Award
SANTA CLARITA - The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges has named College of the Canyons' Institute of Teaching and Learning (ITL) winner of the coveted 2008 Exemplary Program Award - for its excellence in providing both full-time and adjunct faculty members with an innovative on-campus professional development program.
Arrests; weapons and drugs confiscated
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - During the month of December, D.I.S.A.R.M officers confiscated 100 weapons - including 50 handguns and 20 rifles/shotguns, $245,000 in illegal drugs, and arrested 132 probationers during 2,046 unannounced searches of residences, persons, vehicles, and businesses, announced Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.
Deputy Nabs Suspect Near Junior High School
A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputy patrolling around Placerita Junior High, Newhall, arrested a Newhall man for bothering a student while she was walking to school Friday morning, Jan. 23.
PAC K-12 Arts Education Program brings L.A. Opera to Local Schools
As part of the College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center's (PAC) ongoing K-12 arts education outreach program, fourth- and fifth-grade students at Tesoro del Valle Elementary School were treated to a pair of educational assemblies featuring performances from members of the Los Angeles Opera during this past week.
Adorable adoptable dogs need homes
Abandoned at a house and left to die of starvation, Bill is just so happy to be safe and loved that all he wants is to stay in your arms and cuddle (though he likes car rides, too).
Untangling branches of the past
A mother orphaned at age 11. A grandfather murdered. A sensational past, its events shrouded in mystery, only became clear to City Councilman Bob Kellar after an idle conversation turned into a full-blown genealogical search that went back 10 generations. "I was mesmerized to learn that one of my relatives on my dad's side had participated in an Indian battle during the 1700s, he gave a statement about it in the 1800s," Kellar said. "There ...
Local briefs: Power outage hits 3,001 homes
Power outage hits 3,001 in Canyon Country A traffic collision Thursday evening knocked out power to 3,001 homes in Canyon Country, said Southern California Edison spokeswoman Anna Frutos-Sanchez. A single car hit a Southern California Edison pole near the intersection of Silver Saddle Circle and Sand Canyon Road just after 5 p.m., said Lt. Robert Lewis of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. The collision caused minor injuries, Lewis said. Power was restored to some ...
COC hosts Health and Wellness
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its first Health and Wellness Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at College of the Canyons.
Julia McBride: Make your will the last word
It used to be, when a person died and the will was read, it was the last word. The kids could rave about how unfair it is, the spouse could be indignant that restrictions were put on his or her bequest and the lawyer could revel in the control he or she would have over the estate - not to mention the fees to be collected through the probate. But a testator could at least ...
A street is not supposed to be a freeway
I don't know how to get this into "Tell it to The Signal" but I would like for the community to know that the Sheriff's Department for the last few days have been doing a great job on Pamplico Drive catching speeders.
Fundraising not the key purpose for arts
In response to "Commission or no, arts need attention," Jan. 11: The editorial by The Signal questioning whether an arts commission would solve one of the many issues faced by arts-related nonprofits - which is fundraising - missed the mark.
John Boston: Don't hate me because I'm cheesy
"The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese."
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.
Tea party looks to take advantage of moment
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.
2 Calif. Powerball tickets have five of six numbers
SAN JOSE (AP) - California Lottery officials say two Powerball tickets sold in California have five of the six winning numbers. Officials say those tickets win $1 million each.
Fate of LA pot shops left to voters
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighborhood concerns that pot shops attract crime.
David Hegg: Of progress and purpose
There is no debate that time marches on. The sun rises, shines, and sets, and then does it all over again, day after day. And each day we encounter the unknown components of a whole new 24-hour set of life experience.
Main Street still needing to feel better
Despite the recent news that jobless rates are falling, these are still difficult times. Nearly everyone agrees at some level that America is still struggling economically but why and what should we do?
Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University.
Climber falls to death near Idyllwild
IDYLLWILD, Calif. (AP) - A rock climber is dead after falling 150 feet while scaling a rock face in the San Jacinto Wilderness near Idyllwild.
FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.
One Jackpot Winner
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - One of the tickets sold in Florida for the Powerball game Saturday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were:
Ken Keller: Here are ten mistakes that business owners make
A former leader of a large Fortune 500 company was quoted in an interview that "People who do things make mistakes. The biggest mistake is doing nothing."
Kings lose to Sharks 2-1 in OT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings are now the team bemoaning a late penalty while the San Jose Sharks celebrate a dramatic win.
TMC Insider: Athletes prepare for big week
We're down to two sports still competing for The Master's College.
Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - It's all about the odds.
Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) - Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.
