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McKeon named to House Republicans' health care task force
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) will serve on a select health care task force, created by House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio) and led by Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt.
Famed Comic Louie Anderson plays PAC for ‘One Night Only’
The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons (PAC) has announced that two-time Emmy award-winning comedian Louie Anderson will bring his act to the PAC main stage for one night only this March.
Local Singer/Songwriters Needed for 'Earth Day Unplugged'
The City of Santa Clarita is seeking local singer/songwriters to perform at the 2009 Earth Day Festival and 20th Annual Arbor Day Celebration on April 18, 2009 at Central Park.
Diversion program helps community
The year 2008 proved to be a busy one for the City of Santa Clarita's Community Court Diversion Program, with 35 percent of juveniles issued a citation by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station being referred to the Community Court Program.
Saddle up now for pre-Cowboy Festival events
The 2009 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival will showcase events kicking up all over the Santa Clarita Valley - even before the Festival's arrival!
Resident's hunch, deputies & text messages net burglary suspect
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies responded to the 24200 block of Kirby Court, Valencia, Tuesday night to a resident's report that they saw a suspicious person walking out of their neighbor's backyard.
Preschool registration packets ready for pickup Feb. 17
Registration packets for the Newhall District Preschools at the Wiley Canyon and Oak Hills may be picked up at the preschool office beginning Tuesday, February 17. Both full day and half day programs are available to children ages 3-1/2 to 5 years.
Critics pan Hart drug testing
Plans for a voluntary random drug testing program for Hart district students were met with criticism Wednesday night as some board members expressed concern that the program would not deter teens from using drugs.
Michelle Lovato: To save Captain Stinkybottom
It was a dark and stormy night, and I was trying desperately to convince my bladder it wasn't full. The wind sliced through my bedroom window crack as I lay embedded in my mattress, surrounded on three sides by the best blankets in the house. My husband lay on the other side of my blanket berm in a steady drool.
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: Feb. 5, 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:
COC offers jazz dance classes
College of the Canyons dance students and community members can soon take free American jazz dance classes from the world-renowned Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago Company on the campus.
Valentine’s Day party night and sleepover
Santa Clarita parents looking for a fun and safe place to drop their kids off Valentines night now have a local opportunity. Fun and Fit Gymnastics, 26620 Valley Ctr. dr., Canyon Country, is hosting a special Valentines night party and sleepover.
Valencia High hosts e-waste fundraiser
The Valencia High School softball program hosts an e-waste recycling drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Valencia High School next to the tennis court.
Sweetheart Gala promises to be a night to remember
What could be better than a romantic dinner, flowers, and chocolates shared with the person you love?
Greta Dunlap: People should not have to live this way in Santa Clarita
We met over coffee to discuss the problems in our community - the Valle Del Oro community in Newhall.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Google stock tops $800 for first time
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google's stock price topped $800 for the first time Tuesday amid renewed confidence in the company's ability to reap steadily higher profits from its dominance of Internet search and prominence in the increasingly important mobile device market.
Nike, Oakley move away from Oscar Pistorius
Two major sponsors, Oakley and Nike, distanced themselves from Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on Monday after the South African sports star was charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend.
Burger King apologizes after Twitter hacking
Somebody hacked Burger King's Twitter account on Monday, posting obscene messages and changing its profile picture to a McDonald's logo.
Kids' suspensions renew debate over zero tolerance
Waiting in line for the bus, a Pennsylvania kindergartener tells her pals she's going to shoot them with a Hello Kitty toy that makes soap bubbles. In Maryland, a 6-year-old boy pretends his fingers are a gun during a playground game of cops and robbers. In Massachusetts, a 5-year-old boy attending an after-school program makes a gun out of Legos and points it at other students while "simulating the sound of gunfire," as one school official put it.
Pistorius: Thought girlfriend was a robber
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Oscar Pistorius told a packed courtroom Tuesday that he shot his girlfriend to death by mistake, thinking she was a robber. The prosecutor called it premeditated murder.
'Argo,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' win at Writers Guild
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The CIA thrillers "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" have won top screenplay honors from the Writers Guild of America.
Today in the SCV: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2013. There are 315 days left in the year.
Marriage and the meaning of the word
"Marriage" is shorthand for a specific legal arrangement between a man and a woman, just as "corporation" or "limited partnership" is a specific legal arrangement between shareholders, business partners, etc.
Kevin Buck: Straw men live in glass houses
Webster's dictionary has several different definitions for the word socialism. The one conservative fear and loathe the most is:
Tom Purcell: A nail in the coffin of Americans' rights
oy, do I feel sorry for smokers these days.
Wrong about The Signal
I was annoyed and saddened by a comment demeaning the Signal: "The Signal is biased, ignorant and often inept at reporting news."
HOA still recovering months after paint crime
Vandals who hopped a North Valencia HOA pool fence last summer and dumped seven gallons of paint into the pool and hot tub, causing more than $300,000 damage, are still at large.
Economic conference returns to Santa Clarita
The third annual Santa Clarita Economic and Real Estate Outlook conference is taking place Thursday, Feb. 21 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Hyatt Regency Valencia.
