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2 arrested following drug raid in Saugus
Sheriff's deputies arrested two men and placed five children in protective custody following a drug raid in Saugus earlier this week, authorities said.
Gary Horton: The greatest thing you'll ever learn
The greatest thing you'll ever learn "The greatest thing You'll ever learn Is just to love And be loved In return." - "Nature Boy," by Eden Ahbez FOURNEY'S COVE, Santa Cruz Island - Fourney's might as well be the edge of the world, for all California knows. Fifty miles out of Oxnard Harbor and 23 miles off shore from Santa Barbara, my friends and I are utterly alone and on our own amidst this ...
The Signal.com's Daybreak: June 17, 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:
Boston Scientific gives back to community
School & Business Alliance Executive Director Adriana Estrada, center, board chair Joan Lucid, to her right, and intern Kevin Camonayan, to her left, receive a $10,000 check from Boston Scientific Employee Community Team members which is presented by Boston Scientific senior vice president and neuromodulation president Michael Onuscheck, right, on Tuesday.
Your Community: Dates to Watch
Saturday Open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Placerita Canyon Natural Center, 19152 W. Placerita Canyon Road. Admission and parking are free. Animal presentations, panning for fools gold, face painting, rock painting, Indian artifact presentations, leader led hikes, entry and a history presentation of the original Walker cabin, food and drinks. Info: (661) 259-7721 or visit www.placerita.org. "A Walk in the Park." Six Flags Friends is pleased to host the second ...
Socialism not a threat
I keep reading in The Signal and listening to certain news channels talk about socialism as a threat to our society.
Don’t like it? Move
If the views of the residents of Santa Clarita offend Rene Sada ("Sore losers in SCV," Letters, May 27), she should move. May I suggest San Francisco? Perhaps she will be happier there.
Dodgeballin’ at the Police & Fire Games
The Newhall Area Dodgeball Squad took on all comers for the Western States Police & Fire Games Tuesday and managed to bring home the second-place trophy.
Your Community: Upcoming Events
Jazz & Blues Concert Series The Lexus of Valencia Jazz & Blues Concert Series on Town Center Drive at McBean Parkway adjacent to the Hyatt Valencia returns 7 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 28. Music, food and beverage and activities for kids. Admission is free. 24500 Town Center Dr., Valencia. Meditate your way to health Moment Connections will hold Meditation classes every Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Moment Connections, 22916 Lyons Avenue, Suite ...
Sotomayor a role model
Judge Sotomayor is a role model of aspiration, discipline, commitment, intellectual prowess and integrity and one of the most able federal judges currently sitting.
Western States Police & Fire Games boxing
A Santa Clarita sound studio hosted the Western States Police & Fire Games' boxing competition Tuesday.
McKeon fires on war funding bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today took up the conference report for the war supplemental (H.R. 2346).
Kenneth W. Keller: How to carry your business through a slump
Every business owner hits a slump from time to time. You might be in one now - or you might be just emerging from one - or starting to feel one coming on. The key to dealing with it is to do so in a manner that will benefit you when you come out of it.
Millionth page of historic newspapers posted on Web
The Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities today marked a major milestone in their partnership to digitize historic U.S. newspapers and make them widely available to the public on the Internet.
Senior Center offers free lectures, clinics in July
On Wednesday, July 8, Dr. Sabita Malla, Internist/Geriatrician from Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital presents "Medication: Promoting Safe Administration & Optimal Efficacy" from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Activity Rooms 1 & 2 of the SCV Senior Center, 22900 Market St., Newhall 91321.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Dr. Drew criticized after McCready suicide
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The criticism of Dr. Drew Pinsky spread on the Internet almost as quickly as news of Mindy McCready's death.
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.
