Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Why isn't the media nuts over ACORN
If anyone doubts that the drive-by media is 99 percent in the tank for socialism, Barack Obama's candidacy in particular, one has only to follow the unfolding voter registration scandal in states like Ohio, Florida and North Carolina.
You want to build that hospital where?
Regarding expansion of Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital: Did you ever see the number of buildings they want to put on that little piece of property? It's crazy.
What about our demonstration?
While I read The Signal's article "Cheers, jeers for protestors" with interest, I was quite disappointed with the one-sided coverage of the Proposition 8 demonstrations in the Santa Clarita. "Yes on 8!" volunteers held similar demonstrations on Oct. 19, on several major intersections around the valley, receiving both support and criticism.
Please learn a lesson from Acton suicide
My heart bleeds for the parents of Jeremiah Lasater. I wonder how the kids who bullied him all the time feel now. Does it make them feel great to know they caused something like that to happen? Please let this be a lesson learned for all kids in school not to sit by and let things like this take place. Say something to a teacher or someone in the office or anyone who can help ...
A high school in my backyard is OK
With regards to the front page article published Oct. 18 stating "Val Verde residents oppose Castaic High School site," I am a Val Verde resident and support the location for the high school in the industrial center.
We'll get the government we deserve
Four years on from our last presidential election, a truism lives in painful memory. We got the government we deserved.
Spot in playoffs still up for grabs
Prep Varsity Volleyball Hart 3, Golden 1 Hart kept up with Saugus for the third and final spot from the Foothill League in the CIF-SS playoffs on Tuesday, defeating Golden Valley, 26-24, 25-18, 25-16. The Indians are 3-4 in league (12-12 overall), one game behind the Centurions. Casey David and Jennie Long both hammered home seven kills. David also passed 16 assists. On Nov. 6, Hart plays at Saugus. Faith Baptist 3, SCCS 1 The ...
Business briefs
City earns economic awards The International Economic Development Council awarded the city of Santa Clarita's Economic Division two honorable mention awards during a conference in October. The awards are for the Enterprise Zone Marketing Campaign and the Santa Clarita Sponsorship Brochure. Wildcat celebrates opening of facility The Wildcat Business Group, a technology and computer networking company, is celebrating the opening of their new facility from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today at 26017 Huntington Lane, Suite ...
Students paint for child soldiers
Dripping red hand prints dominated Canyon High School's outdoor stage as other students waited for their turn to dunk their hands into globs of paint.
SCV High School calendar
Thursday Various Hart district schools will participate in the National PTA's mock elections. Saturday Hart High School Band Boosters will host the 25th annual Rampage marching band field show tournament at College of the Canyons. Tuesday A Dodgeball Tournament will begin at West Ranch High School. Nov. 11-14 Hart High School Theater Arts Department will present "Ur in Town (the Musical)", 7 p.m. in the Hart auditorium. Tickets: $10. Tell us about your event ...
Eight lessons to learn from Costco
Twenty-five years ago, Costco opened its first warehouse store. At that time in the retail industry, selling annual memberships for the privilege of buying things was almost unheard of. The company has since grown to 544 locations in seven countries, employing 142,000 people and has annual revenue of $72.5 billion.
Local makes 'Deal or No Deal' today
The new half-hour daily version of "Deal or No Deal" will feature Santa Clarita resident Alex Shahin today at 3:30 p.m. on KNBC Channel 4.
COC Web site shut down
College of the Canyons technicians will shut down the school's Web sites today for planned maintenance of servers and network equipment. Access should be restored by Wednesday.
I-5 ramps closed at Magic Mountain
The southbound I-5 off-ramp and northbound I-5 on-ramp are closed at Magic Mountain Parkway for widening through Jan. 13.
Passion fuels success at McGrath
The McGrath Elementary School staff is beating the odds, said Newhall School District Superintendent Marc Winger.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Arias asks for life in prison
PHOENIX (AP) - Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 20, 2013
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Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 15, 2013
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Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 14, 2013
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Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 13, 2013
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Photo gallery from Okla. tornado
These are just a few of the images from the Oklahoma City area which was devastated Monday by a huge tornado.
Power of Okla. tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 21, 2013
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AP photographer sees kids pulled from rubble
Editor's Note: Oklahoma City-based AP photographer Sue Ogrocki was at the elementary school destroyed by a tornado and saw rescuers pulling children out of the rubble. This is her account of what she witnessed.
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.
