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Historic EPA finding: Greenhouse gases harm humans
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration took a major step Monday toward imposing the first federal limits on climate-changing pollution from cars, power plants and factories, declaring there was compelling scientific evidence that global warming from man-made greenhouse gases endangers Americans' health. The announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency was clearly timed to build momentum toward an agreement at the international conference on climate change that opened Monday in Copenhagen, Denmark. It signaled the administration ...
Pearl Harbor attack remembered 68 years later
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) -- Dozens of survivors of Pearl Harbor on Monday solemnly remembered those who died in the Japanese aerial assault 68 years ago as a top Navy commander said their bravery laid the foundation for the subsequent U.S. victory in World War II. About 2,000 servicemen and women and members of the general public joined the survivors. The crowd looked out on the spot where the USS Arizona sank in the first ...
Vasquez Canyon Road closed Tuesday
The county of Los Angeles Department of Public Works (Public Works) has scheduled a full closure for Vasquez Canyon Road for Tuesday, Dec. 8, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.,
Strickland to host Christmas/Hanukkah party-open house Tuesday
To celebrate the holidays, State Senator Tony Strickland, R-Simi Valley, will host a Christmas/Hanukkah party and open house at his district office on Tuesday, Dec. 8 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Hor d'oeuvres and refreshments will be provided.
City hosts next free job fair Tuesday
The city of Santa Clarita, Goodwill Industries and the Employment Development Department will host a free job fair on Tuesday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Smyth to install VIA 2010 board
California State Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, R-Santa Clarita/38th District, will officiate the swearing in of returning board members for 2010 at the next Valley Industrial Association luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
Vino 100 Valencia hosts 'Their Last Suppers' author for book signing Dec. 12
The History Chef Book Signing Event Tour makes its way to Vino 100 Valencia on Saturday, Dec. 12.
COC offers winter courses in emerging technologies
As the fall semester draws to a close, registration for the College of the Canyons 2010 winter session has heated up with students scrambling to secure the last remaining available seats.
Local artist exhibits artwork at CTG Wednesday
Laurie Morgan, a local artist recognized for her unique landscape portraits, is exhibiting her artwork in a one-woman show at the Canyon Theater Guild from now until Dec. 19.
Community Tree lighting ushers in holidays
Hundreds gather on the lawn in front of Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial hospital in Valencia on Sunday to officially kick off the holiday season with the lighting of the Community Tree. This year marked the 24th year of the Community Tree Lighting celebration.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Dec. 7, 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:
Senior Calendar
Mobile Solutions Van visits SCV Senior Center The Mobile Solutions Van from the Braille Institute will be available for the visually impaired at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following up-coming date: Dec. 10 The Braille Institute Van offers a wide variety of services for the visually impaired without the time or trouble of visiting the Braille Institute in Los Angeles. Services include, for example, the sale ...
Steve Lunetta: A day that will live in infamy
A day that will live in infamy "Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget - lest we forget!" - Rudyard Kipling, Recessional, 1897 The drone of the Mitsubishi Sakae 14-cylinder radial engine was hypnotic on the tired mind of Capt. Mitsuo Fuchida. The only thing keeping him awake in the cockpit of his aircraft was the expectation of the morning's activities. His aircraft, a Nakajima B5N2 Type 97 Model 3 ...
Republican candidate already lying
Watch out, the Republican candidate for California governor is already peddling falsehoods. Blatant baloney from billionaire political novice Meg Whitman tells radio listeners "that in the last 10 years, state spending has gone up 80 percent?" She is completely wrong when they say that, replied state Finance Director Mike Genest, a conservative former budget consultant for Senate Republicans. In fact, general fund spending "in the last 10 years" has risen just 27 percent, according to ...
There is no such thing as a free lunch
After more than 20 years of the young, the liberal and the special interest groups voting in a large variety of must-have extras the state was forced to regulate, pay for and supervise, the state is now broke.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Vallejo standoff ends after suspect is found dead
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) - Vallejo police say a standoff with an armed man ended after officers entered the home and the suspect was found dead.
Colo. Corrections Dept. chief shot, killed at home
MONUMENT, Colo. (AP) - The fatal shooting of Colorado's top prisons official when he answered the front door at his house highlights a troubling reality for the nation's judges, prosecutors and other legal officials: At a time when attacks on them are rising, it's difficult for them to remain secure, even when they are off duty.
Senate vote: OK $85 billion cuts, avert shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits - and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats rejected a call to reopen White House tours scrapped because of the tightened spending.
Ex-state official to oversee L.A. County jail system
A former California Department of Corrections official has been named assistant sheriff in charge of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Custody Division.
Supervisors approve $1 million for roads near Acton
Los Angeles County supervisors agreed this week to spend $1 million to install new signs, markers, road striping and guardrails on Angeles Forest Highway near Acton.
Kevin Bayona: North Korea is a dangerous nuclear power
Many Americans may find it difficult to believe, but North Korea and its imperious leader, Kim Jong-un, have yet again hurled a threat to wipe South Korea and the United States off the face of the Earth with a nuclear strike.
Tom Purcell: Income Tax 101
Ah, the income tax preparation season is upon us.
David M. Shribman: On the lost art of letter-writing
He was getting older, he worried about losing his balance fishing on the end rocks, and his hearing was failing him. So was his short-term memory.
