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Free foreclosure workshop
California Foreclosure Institute hosts a free, two-hour workshop for investors and realtors on finding and buying foreclosure properties from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 at the Valencia Public Library. Reservations are required. Visit www.ForeclosureWorkshop.net or call (888) 285-0101.
REP celebrates New Year’s Eve in style
Lighting up Main Street on a cold winter night, the third annual Carnivale di Venezia at the Repertory East Playhouse was the hottest place in the SCV on New Year's Eve.
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 8, 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:
Lynne Plambeck: Keeping the law in the public interest
It is too bad the Castaic Lake Water Agency continues to rely on distortions and exaggerations to discuss the extensive environmental issues involving water supply in our valley.
A simple solution to the Gaza conflict
I propose a very complicated and detailed solution to the Gaza/Hamas problem. I hope I have dumbed it down enough so it can be understood by those criticizing Israel for taking defensive actions against Hamas in Gaza.
It's time to change Pentagon regulations
Sometimes I think there is a digressive unit within the Pentagon charged with dreaming up regulations designed to aggravate our military forces and veterans.
Kaiser’s not so great
As a Kaiser member and Santa Clarita Valley resident, I know first-hand how inconvenient Kaiser hospital facilities are. We've been begging Kaiser for a hospital in the SCV. Our pleas falls on deaf ears.
Michelle Lovato: Sometimes it takes a car-becue
Ever had one of those nights when you lay in bed with a nagging little feeling something's wrong?
LETMESAIL lights up New Year’s Eve
The Santa Clarita Valley can really party when it matters and they proved it last week as the Grand Ballroom at the Hyatt Valencia filled up with merry makers for LETMESAIL's second annual New Year's Eve Bon Voyage Ball.
Saugus block party Saturday
The city of Santa Clarita will host its third Extreme Neighborhood Makeover block party for Saugus residents from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Seco Canyon Road and Cavello Drive.
SBA Disaster Loan assistance tops $10 million
The Small Business Administration approved more than $10 million in federal low-interest disaster loans to California homeowners, renters and businesses who sustained damages from the Nov. 13 through Nov. 28 wildfires last year.
Adoptions available for qualified parents
Adults interested in adopting can attend a parent information meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 22 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 27265 Luther Drive in Canyon Country.
Newhall Memorial hosts Sweetheart Gala
Local couples can celebrate Valentine's Day during Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation's "Have a Heart" Sweetheart Gala at 6 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Hyatt Valencia.
Your Community: Upcoming events
Hot Wheels exhibit in Santa Paula The California Oil Museum will be showing "Hot Wheels: 40 years of Playing and Collecting" through Feb. 17. Exhibit available for viewing Wednesday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: $4/adults, $3/seniors, $1/youth and free for members. 1001 E. Main St., Santa Paula. Info: (805) 933-0076. Farmer's Market at COC parking lot The Santa Clarita Farmer's Market is held every Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to noon at College of ...
Your Community: Dates to Watch
Thursday-Sunday The fourth annual SCV Film Festival provides local filmmakers with opportunities to show their work and to come together with an audience to enjoy quality independent films. For more information, visit www.scvfilmfestival.com. Repertory East Playhouse, 24266 Main St., Newhall. Info: aeo@santa-clarita.com; www.scvfilmfestival.com. Sunday The Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society will host a free rose care seminar that will include how to prune roses and how to plant bareroot ...
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5 killed in Georgia plane crash
THOMSON, Ga. (AP) - Federal and local authorities were investigating Thursday after a small jet crashed off the end of a runway at a Georgia airport, killing five people and injuring two.
Officials probe death on L.A. hotel roof
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Canadian tourist Elisa Lam had been missing for about two weeks when officials at the historic Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles found her body in a water cistern on the hotel roof.
UPDATE: Snowstorm dumping on Midwest
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Much of the nation's heartland awoke Thursday to heavy snow, treacherous roads and a day off from work or school as a large, potentially dangerous winter storm pushed eastward out of the Rockies.
Official: Calif. gunman was loner, 'gamer'
TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) - The first of three people killed in a gunman's rampage was identified Wednesday as a 20-year-old woman but police did not know why she was in the home of the shooter, who lived with his parents and was described by authorities as a video game-playing loner.
Bolivia leader unable to visit Chavez at hospital
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday that he was unable to meet with his friend and ally Hugo Chavez when he came to the military hospital in Caracas where the Venezuelan president is undergoing unspecified cancer treatment.
‘Stuff the Truck’ fundraiser planned for West Ranch
West Ranch High School Wildcat Band, Orchestra, and Colorguard will host a Goodwill "Stuff the Truck" fundraiser on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
City seeks vendors for Earth Arbor Day
The city of Santa Clarita is accepting applications for vendors to participate in the Earth Arbor Day Festival in April.
Joe Gandelman: America’s poop deck politics
It's the ultimate stomach turner: how Carnival's 893-foot-long cruise ship Triumph, along with its 4,200 passengers, was stranded due to a fuel engine leak for five days with no food, little water and few working bathrooms.
Asteroids and global warming... the great scapegoat
CNN news anchor Deb Feyerick recently asked "The Science Guy" Bill Nye if global warming caused the latest asteroid.
KIA donates to homeless pets
California Superstores Valencia KIA donated $2,500 to to benefit Rescues on the Runway - an animal rescue organization that saves dogs and cats from Los Angeles kill shelters and finds loving homes for them.
Joint Soroptimist-Zonta meet
Soroptimist International of Santa Clarita Valley and Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley recently hosted a Soroptimist International and Zonta Dinner. The event is an annual gathering that has been held every January for many years. It allows the two clubs to socialize and work together on projects.
Kevin Bayona: China's rise is challenge to U.S.
The start of the 21st century has brought with it an avalanche of international problems such as war, economic recession, nuclear proliferation, and rising global competitors. Although all these issues merit individual attention and consideration, I think the unrelenting rise of China presents the largest and most significant global challenge to the United States.
Today in the SCV: Thursday, Feb. 21
Today in the SCV
