Pinecrest Private School students, teachers win award for excellence

Students at the Pinecrest Private School in Canyon Country are beaming with pride after receiving the prestigious National Student Council Award for the 2008-2009 school year.

Bowman counselor earns award

Suzy Mansfield, a counselor at Bowman High School since 1992, was named as a recipient of the H.B. McDaniel Award for her leadership and efforts in counseling students.

Swinging at the Oak Tree Golf Classic

Chris Brooks, with MB2 Raceways, tees off during the 25th annual the Oak Tree Golf Classic Monday afternoon at Tournament Players Club.

Kids help neighborhood clean up

Members of the Newhall Community Center recently hosted a Neighborhood Clean-Up on Saturday, April 11 to kick off Santa Clarita's Pride Week, which continued through April 18. More than 160 local youth and adult volunteers worked together to beautify the neighborhood adjacent to the Community Center.

Which animal do you want to be?

First place I want to be a dog because they are protective. They are also cute, but some of them are evil. If I were a dog, I would want dog food and doggy bones all day. I'd like some doggy cookies too. Some dogs are smart and some are silly, but almost all dogs are beautiful. That's why I want to be a dog. Jazlynn Rodriguez Santa Clarita School Grade 2 Second place If ...

Valencia paint contractor makes its own paint

Award-winning painting contractor A. Allbright Painting makes its own interior and exterior paints and primers with MicroBlend's Automated Paint Machine at its Valencia facility. The paints are available in seven interior and five exterior quality grades as well as a full range of primers.

Jeff Moir: There goes the neighborhood

In response to Saturday's article by Josh Premako regarding the development along Lyons Avenue ("Developer offers project," April 18), I happen to reside next to the proposed project at Lyons Avenue and Arcadia Street. While the concept drawing shown in The Signal is indeed a beautiful building, it is at best only an artist's rendering and does not show any of the detrimental effects that will be brought to the neighborhood on the Arcadia side of the project.

Stolen shopping carts

There is a problem with grocery carts. The problem is not just with retrieval of the shopping carts. This problem should be eliminated. The carts are taken and abandoned all over town. They are left on sidewalks and street corners and, sometimes, are not picked up for weeks. They blow into the streets creating a traffic hazard for oncoming traffic.

Supervisors weigh investigation, reform in wake of DCFS child death report

LOS ANGELES COUNTY -- On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors will a consider a motion by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich that directs the County to conduct an investigation into 14 child fatalities from 2008 detailed in recent reports issued by the Department of Children and Family Services.

Acting legend Joel McCrea gets posthumous plaque on Western Walk

The city of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce will posthumously induct actor Joel McCrea into the Walk of Western Stars on Friday, April 24 at 2 p.m.

T-Bo's House of BBQ names Great Day as ad agency

T-Bo's House of BBQ in Canyon Country has selected Great Day Advertising of Valencia as its first ad agency of record.

Time Warner Cable opens new store in SCV

Time Warner Cable officials and members of the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce recently hosted the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Time Warner Cable store at 26500 Carl Boyer Drive, Santa Clarita 91350.

Magic Mountain's spiritual past revealed

The early histories of the Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valleys are intertwined in many ways.

COC hosts free shred-fest Saturday

The city of Santa Clarita and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department invite residents to participate in the Safe Shred, E-Waste and MedDrop Day, held on Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at College of the Canyons.

'Summer Fun Pass': Your ticket to Sports Complex and Aquatic Center all summer

The city of Santa Clarita is offering Summer Fun Passes to community members, which grant unlimited access to the city's Sports Complex, Aquatic Center and Gymnasium facilities.

Kevin Buck: Jesus would be a liberal Democrat

Recently my wife unearthed some old Signal newspapers, one of which contained a letter to the editor I had written. The Signal printed that letter on May 17, 1996.

Tom Campbell: Drink it like it’s water? Only if it IS water

Maybe you remember when you were a kid and you poured a giant glass of orange juice, and your mother said something like this: "Take it easy! Orange juice is expensive, and you're drinking it like it's water!"

Taxes and the Left

Compulsion against peaceful citizens is immoral. Likewise, extracting taxes for activities that benefit some citizens, but not others, is also immoral.

Time to halt smoking on restaurant patios

White House tours

The tours of the White House have been canceled by the President. How dare he do such a thing?

Today in the SCV: Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Rock Club meeting

Calif. politician pleads guilty to misusing funds

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A longtime Northern California politician pleaded guilty Monday to a dozen charges that he used campaign donations and taxpayer funds to fuel what he described as a gambling addiction.