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City replaces traffic control backup batteries
The city of Santa Clarita installed new battery backup systems (BBS) as part of the city's traffic signal maintenance program.
'Downed Officer Support Ride' revs up Aug. 16
On Sunday, Aug.16, the 14th annual "Downed Officer Support Ride" will kick off from the Westfield Valencia Town Center Mall with a memorial ceremony starting at 8:45 a.m. and the ride starting at 9:15 a.m.
Driver arrested after barely missing officer
A person was arrested for driving under the influence Sunday on the Northbound I-14 just north of Agua Dulce Canyon Road.
Betty Arenson: This is about Sarah Palin ... and more
The Signal's July 15, 2009 edition printed Gary Horton's Opinion column "It's not about Sarah Palin." The commentary goes on about, well, Sarah Palin. She was, once again, personally attacked as the "Ice Queen," "sexy," with references to her eyeglasses and lipstick, and so on.
'Clunker' rebate a waste of money
Congratulation on the purchase of your new car. It's a real beauty, bright and shiny in your driveway.
Alleged underage drunk driver destroys landscape
Sheriff's deputies arrested an alleged underage drunk driver about 6 a.m. Saturday after he took out some foliage with his vehicle.
Deputies arrest young vandals
Sheriff's deputies arrested three boys Saturday evening for vandalism after they were seen spray painting graffiti on a local wash wall.
That sinking feeling: Water main break on Decoro Drive
A water main broke at approximately 1:58 p.m. Sunday on Decoro Drive between Grandview Drive and Hillsborough Parkway. According to the SCV Sheriff's Station, it caused a 12-by-12-foot sinkhole. The road will be closed overnight and fixed Monday.
A 'GRAND' regard for the Senior Center
It is said that the moral consciousness of a society is demonstrated in how it treats its seniors.
Tough dreams: Devil Pups training camp
The 14-year-old Valencia girl ate green hot dogs and rehydrated vegetarian meals. She hiked to the highest point in Camp Pendleton. She faced screaming Marine drill instructors pushing her through a grueling daily regimen of running, obstacle courses and classroom sessions. It was all a dream come true for Josephine Behrens. "I wanted to put myself through a challenge to see if I could do it," she said. Josephine was 12 when she first heard ...
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Aug. 10, 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:
McGrath Project debuts new CD at Knitting Factory
Santa Clarita-based rock band The McGrath Project debuted its second CD with a live performance at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood Saturday night, Aug. 8.
Revamp health care
Corky Cooper's letter in The Signal ("Health care needs public option," July 30, 2009) prompts me to try to clarify some serious misunderstandings.
Tim Myers: Would a new Castaic high be a rump?
When the Myers family moved to the SCV in 1996, a short-lived movement arose to make the Castaic Union School District a kindergarten-through-12th-grade unified school district by withdrawing the Castaic Unified School District students from the Hart district, where most of the CUSD students fed into then-two-year-old Valencia High School.
Nicole Shellcroft: ‘You can’t operate a hotline for 12 hours a day’
The Domestic Violence Center of the Santa Clarita Valley is in dire straits. As a result of the governor's line-item veto last week - which eliminated 100 percent of state funding for domestic violence center programs - the Santa Clarita Valley Domestic Violence Center lost nearly half of its annual budget and is facing the loss of crucial domestic violence services to residents of the Santa Clarita Valley. In 2008, the Domestic Violence Center served ...
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Health officials: 1 in 50 school kids have autism
NEW YORK (AP) - A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder.
Gary Horton: More residents should find the Master Chorale
Think "inspiration." Think "spiritually beautiful." Think "melodically breathtaking."
Jim Mullen: Village Idiot
I know there are couples who enjoy cooking together and make it look like a well-rehearsed ballet. They savor the aroma of their secret recipe for wild salmon over lemon couscous, stir each other's soups and sample each other's sauces.
Some more equal than others
I used to live in Santa Clarita. I moved to the Bay Area about nine years ago but still check in on The Signal occasionally.
Today in the SCV: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
'Teen Scene Plugged-In' event
Joe Klocko: The conundrum: supply and demand, wages and the skills gap
Most people understand the basic economic principle of supply and demand and incorporate it into their daily decisions. They may not do it consciously, but economic decisions are made every day by each and every one of us.
