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Anti-spam group surveys consumer e-mail behavior, security savvy
SAN FRANCISCO -- Everyone asks, "who would be so reckless as to click on this junk?" Yet almost a third of consumers admitted to responding to an email message they suspected might be spam, according to a survey released today by the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG).
GRID Alternatives to manage state residential solar program
SAN FRANCISCO -- GRID Alternatives, a non-profit organization bringing solar equipment, training and resources to low income families, has been selected by the California Public Utilities Commission to provide program management services for the California Solar Initiative (CSI) Single-Family Affordable Solar Homes (SASH) Program.
City answers questions about Stormwater Pollution Prevention Fee
In accordance with the Federal Clean Water Act, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the regulations for protection of our rivers and oceans by way of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
Doña Oxford boogies at Town Center Friday night
Six Flags Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor along with Good Neighbor Pharmacy present Doña Oxford, "The Boogie Woogie Woman," and her two-fisted piano playing for the next concert in the 11th annual Lexus of Valencia Jazz and Blues Concert Series on Friday, July 17 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Freeway slims as firefighters keep blaze dormant
Two lanes on Interstate 5 north of Castaic remained closed Tuesday night as firefighters tried to make sure a weakened 288-acre blaze near Pyramid Lake didn't spring back to life, a U.S National Forest spokeswoman said.
Your Community: Dates to Watch
Saturday Canned food drive to benefit SCV Food Pantry 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Meet characters from Star Wars from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and see a performance by Shanica Knowles (Amber on Disney's "Hannah Montana) who will sing and sign autographs at 1 p.m. Attendees are asked to donate at least one canned good. Anyone who donates a canned good can have their pictures taken with their favorite Star Wars character. Pavillions at ...
The Signal.com's Daybreak: July 15, 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:
Your Community: Upcoming Events
Jazz & Blues Concert Series The Lexus of Valencia Jazz & Blues Concert Series on Town Center Drive at McBean Parkway adjacent to the Hyatt Valencia returns 7 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 28. Music, food and beverage and activities for kids. Admission is free. 24500 Town Center Dr., Valencia. City of SC Concerts in the Park The City of Santa Clarita presents "Concerts in the Park" at Central Park every Saturday at 7 p.m. through ...
Gary Horton: It's not about Sarah Palin
This column isn't about Sarah Palin. It's about us and how we dysfunctionally relate to her dysfunctions.
Madoff didn’t kill anyone
Murderers, rapists, child molesters, kidnappers, or senior abusers - the lowest forms of predators - don't receive this kind of sentence.
Kenneth W. Keller: The biggest mistakes business owners can make
People who own businesses make mistakes, perhaps more mistakes than their counterparts in Corporate America. This happens because in Corporate America, making mistakes is not only something to be avoided, making a big enough one means paying the ultimate price of losing your income. The tendency is to maintain the status quo.
Thoughts on our California fiscal crises
Here are some thoughts about California's fiancial crises. 1. The Legislature has failed the people of California miserably. 2. I firmly believe the crisis is a result of a spending problem and not a revenue problem. While it may not make a difference in light of the magnitude of the problem, the Integrated Waste Management Board is representative of the fiscal failure. As long as this board exists and we pay termed-out, washed-up ...
County welfare for kids of illegal aliens nears $48 million in May
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - Figures from the Department of Public Social Services show that children of illegal aliens in Los Angeles County collected more than $21 million in welfare and more than $26 million in food stamps in May 2009.
Johnny Strat, Project Wavelength rock The Whisky tonight
Santa Clarita-based singer-songwriter Johnny Strat and his group Project Wavelength play the world-famous Whisky on the Sunset Strip tonight from 8:30 to 10.
Trekkers beam in for SCV Food Pantry food drive Saturday
SCV Food Pantry will hold a canned food drive on Saturday, July 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m at Pavilions, 27095 McBean Parkway, Santa Clarita 91355.
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Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, Feb. 22, 2013
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Prosecutor questions woman in Arizona murder case
PHOENIX (AP) - A woman charged in the stabbing and shooting death of her Arizona lover traded barbs with a prosecutor under a withering cross-examination as she struggled to explain why she can recall precise details of her life from years earlier, yet can't remember crucial aspects of the murder case against her.
Car bomb kills at least 53 in Syrian capital
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A car bomb exploded Thursday near Syria's ruling party headquarters in Damascus, killing at least 53 people and scattering mangled bodies among the blazing wreckage in one of the bloodiest days in the capital since the uprising began almost two years ago.
Haiti's 'Baby Doc' summoned to court after no-show
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A Haitian judge on Thursday summoned Jean-Claude Duvalier to appear in court after the former dictator defied an order to attend a hearing to determine whether he should again face charges for human rights abuses committed during the nearly 15 years of his brutal regime.
Oscar guy MacFarlane aims to perk up stodgy awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) - You think the Academy Awards are boring? Try the nominations. They only last a few minutes, but it's generally a sleepy academy suit and a sleepy starlet droning a list of names at 5:30 in the morning.
Georgia plane aborted landing, hit utility pole
THOMSON, Ga. (AP) - A small private jet carrying a surgeon and members of his clinic staff aborted its landing at a Georgia airport before it hit a 60-foot utility pole and crashed in a flaming wreck, killing five people onboard and injuring two, federal authorities said Thursday.
Pistorius granted bail pending murder trial
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - In an agonizingly slow announcement, a magistrate allowed Oscar Pistorius to go free on bail Friday, nine days after the Paralympian was arrested in the Valentine's Day killing of his girlfriend.
Police: Hotel altercation sparked Vegas shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Bullets were flying from a black Range Rover at a gray Maserati as the vehicles raced toward a red light on the Las Vegas Strip.
4 stabbed outside downtown LA nightspot
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Four young adults have been stabbed after a feud spilled out of a downtown Los Angeles nightspot.
More tests needed in LA hotel water tank death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - More testing must be done to determine the cause of death of a 21-year-old Canadian tourist whose body was found wedged in a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel, authorities said Thursday.
Letters: A socialist by any other name is... a socialist
Leftists of late have become very defensive about being called socialist in their ideology, as typified by Kevin Buck's column (Feb. 19, "Straw men live in glass houses").
Alice Khosravy: California is at bottom for business
Just a few short days ago the lanterns fell, bringing an end to Chinese New Year season for 2013.
