Archive By Author - Signal Staff
LandSource to emerge from Chapter 11
MIAMI, July 20, 2009 (PRNewswire-FirstCall) -- Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN and LEN.B) announced today that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del. has confirmed the plan of reorganization for LandSource Communities Development LLC.
Pedestrian struck by car; in critical condition
A 16-year-old boy was struck by a car while crossing Bouquet Canyon Road north of Newhall Ranch Road Monday afternoon, and is in critical condition, according to a news release from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.
Deputies go to summer school for special training
School may be out for thousands of Santa Clarita Valley youth, but that doesn't stop Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies from working hard in the summer heat to ensure the safety of the students when they do return to classes this fall. As part of an ongoing effort to ensure deputies from the station are trained and prepared to immediately respond to any emergency on or around our school campuses in the Santa Clarita ...
VIDEO UPDATE: NASA marks 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon mission
HOUSTON -- NASA is providing a unique audio "time capsule" in observance of the 40th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon 40 years ago today on July 20, 1969.
Gordon Waller of '60s pop duo Peter and Gordon dies at 64
HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) - Gordon Waller of the pop duo Peter and Gordon, who were part of the 1960s British Invasion and had a string of hits including several written by their friend Paul McCartney, has died. He was 64. Waller died Friday at The William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich, Connecticut, nursing supervisor Nity Oris confirmed Monday. The duo's Web site says Waller, who lived in Ledyard, Conn., went into cardiac arrest Thursday night. ...
Weste honored with Women in Business leadership award
City of Santa Clarita Mayor Pro-Tem Laurene Weste is the recipient of the "Government Leadership Award" for the San Fernando Valley Business Journal's 2009 Women in Business Awards.
City hosts meeting about commuter express to NoHo
The city of Santa Clarita Transit will host a free informational workshop about the new 757 NoHo Commuter Express to North Hollywood on Tuesday, July 21, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at City Hall.
‘Reggae Bash’ to celebrate Newhall Bicycle Company’s 5th anniversary
The Newhall Bicycle Company will host its 5th annual "Reggae Bash" on Saturday, July 25 at the store located at 24343 Railroad Avenue at the corner of 8th Street, across the street from the Newhall Metrolink Station. Admission is free to the celebration, which begins at 7:30 a.m. with a family friendly bike ride. At 11:30 a.m. the party starts back at the bike shop.
Environment the focus of city study session Tuesday
The city of Santa Clarita will host a Planning Commission Study Session on local environmental sustainability issues. The meeting will be held in City Hall's first floor in the Century Room on Tuesday, July 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Victim airlifted to Holy Cross
A victim who was ejected from a vehicle as a result of a crash Saturday night on San Francisquito Canyon Road was airlifted to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, according to California Highway Patrol officials.
Sand Canyon plane crash victims identified
The two victims of Saturday's plane crash in Sand Canyon have been identified as 45-year-old Anthony Crippen, of Pacific Palisades, and 43-year-old Ronald Weiss, of Encino, according to the Los Angeles County Department of the Coroner.
New deal for college graduates
I am very concerned about what the future holds for the kids graduating college. It would be nice if our government could think of having some of the projects that also helped out fathers and mothers. We had the WPA, Works Progress Administration, for men who could do jobs like cleaning streets - work in the jobs that helped business who could use extra help. We had the CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, that helped families ...
The Signal.com's Daybreak: July 20, 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:
Deputies arrest alleged vandals
Deputies arrested three men early Saturday after they allegedly smashed driver-side windows and mirrors of nearly 30 parked cars in Castaic.
Jennifer Kilpatrick: Make the Sterling-Gateway site work for Castaic
Sitting by the beautiful waters of the Colorado River, I should be serene. But I was foolish enough to read the July 16 edition of The Signal, containing Hart district Superintendent Jaime Castellanos' disingenuous statement to the Castaic community: "I've gone as far as I can go," a frustrated Castellanos told The Signal in an interview. "Now I need the support of the (Castaic Area) Town Council and the community to make this happen."
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Fifth annual Pysanky class March 10
St. Stephen's Episcopal church will hold the fifth annual Pysanky making class 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. March 10 in Spurling Hall.
Spring is in the air in the SCV
It seems like spring in the Santa Clarita Valley! The calendar officially still says winter, but this past week has been very "spring-like." There was some awesome kite-flying weather with the sunshine and the wind (a little too much wind on some days!) and it was easy to ditch the heavy jackets in favor of short sleeves and shorts.
John Rosemond: Living with Children
Living with Children
Michael Reagan: Making Sense
Our failure in chief gave us his annual blurred vision of America again Tuesday night.
Diana West: Why aren't feathers flying over Brennan nomination?
We all know what happens when the fox guards the chicken coop - or do we?
Your Community Calendar: Feb. 17, 2013
Third Thursdays
Today in the SCV: Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013
Today is Sunday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2013. There are 317 days left in the year.
Kids read aloud to dogs to help overcome fear
Reading aloud went to the dogs Saturday at the Newhall Library.
Car goes over the side of Interstate 5
Officials from the California Highway Patrol shut down one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 5 on Saturday to retrieve a vehicle that went off the freeway Friday night, an officer said.
