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UPDATED: Drive-through flu shot clinic returns Friday; seasonal vaccines only
Local agencies including the city of Santa Clarita, College of the Canyons and the Los Angeles County Department of Health will host a drive-through flu shot clinic on Friday, Oct. 30.
November is National Adoption Month
LOS ANGELES -- This November, Penny Lane will join thousands of individuals, government agencies and child advocacy organizations across the nation in promoting the National Adoption Month 2009 campaign.
Hart school board candidate forum Wednesday night
The Democratic Club of Santa Clarita Valley, the Democratic Alliance for Action and residents of the 37th and 38th Assembly District in the Santa Clarita Valley will host a joint candidate forum for the William S. Hart Union High School District board race on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. at Vincenzo's Pizza in Newhall.
Sentence: Fear without bail
Jails can often be scary places. But none was spookier than The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station on Saturday.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Oct. 26, 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:
Community ‘steps up’ to help Food Pantry
Local runners braved the brisk morning for charity on Sunday in support of the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry.
SCCDC would like to thank Messina
The board of the Santa Clarita Community Development Corp. (SCCDC) would like to express their gratitude to Joe Messina of the Wildcat Group/All Covered.
Seven reasons why you should vote for Valdes
My name is Jake Calver and I am in the fourth grade at Castaic Elementary School. I would like to tell you why to vote for Linda Valdes for the William S. Hart Union High School board on Nov. 3.
COC hosts business event Tuesday
College of the Canyons will host The Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center.
'Trick or Trunk' at Rioux Park Oct. 31
It's Trick or Trunk time. The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation will host Halloween "Trick or Trunk" at Richard Rioux Park on Oct. 31 from 10 p.m. to midnight. This free event is for community residents of all ages. Residents are encouraged to decorate their vehicles and pass out goodies to the kids from one centralized location in the park. Those interested in participating need to register with park staff by Wednesday ...
City offers Parkmobile for birthday party events
The city will offer four different themed 'Parkmobile Party Packages' throughout the fall ranging from a surfing to circus party.
Castaic hosts Community Festival Oct. 30-Nov. 1
The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation will host a community festival at the Castaic Sports Complex Oct. 30 through Nov. 1.
Salon to host cancer fundraiser
Capelli Salon will be hosting a fundraising event and bake sale as part of pancreatic cancer awareness month. The salon will host a raffle, sell baked goods and purple awareness pins for a $5 donation. The salon also will be offering special hair and scalp treatments for a $20 donation. The event will be held from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Thursday, November 19, during Third Thursdays, a monthly art walk in Old Town Newhall. All ...
Scholarship created to honor cyclist
The College of the Canyons Foundation has received a donation from Western Filter, a division of Donaldson Company, to establish a scholarship honoring a manager killed in a crash earlier this year.
Eye injuries increase over holidays
LOS ANGELES (PRNewswire-USNewswire) -- Parents should take extra care in selecting toys for young children and supervising their play during the holidays, according to a leading eye surgeon. According to Dr. Mark Borchert, director, The Vision Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, certain toys, such as BB guns, pose a particular danger for young children. "While a BB gun pellet may not break the skin of a young child, it can puncture his eye very ...
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Prosecutor questions woman in Arizona murder case
PHOENIX (AP) - A woman charged in the stabbing and shooting death of her Arizona lover traded barbs with a prosecutor under a withering cross-examination as she struggled to explain why she can recall precise details of her life from years earlier, yet can't remember crucial aspects of the murder case against her.
Car bomb kills at least 53 in Syrian capital
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A car bomb exploded Thursday near Syria's ruling party headquarters in Damascus, killing at least 53 people and scattering mangled bodies among the blazing wreckage in one of the bloodiest days in the capital since the uprising began almost two years ago.
Haiti's 'Baby Doc' summoned to court after no-show
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A Haitian judge on Thursday summoned Jean-Claude Duvalier to appear in court after the former dictator defied an order to attend a hearing to determine whether he should again face charges for human rights abuses committed during the nearly 15 years of his brutal regime.
Oscar guy MacFarlane aims to perk up stodgy awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) - You think the Academy Awards are boring? Try the nominations. They only last a few minutes, but it's generally a sleepy academy suit and a sleepy starlet droning a list of names at 5:30 in the morning.
Georgia plane aborted landing, hit utility pole
THOMSON, Ga. (AP) - A small private jet carrying a surgeon and members of his clinic staff aborted its landing at a Georgia airport before it hit a 60-foot utility pole and crashed in a flaming wreck, killing five people onboard and injuring two, federal authorities said Thursday.
Pistorius granted bail pending murder trial
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - In an agonizingly slow announcement, a magistrate allowed Oscar Pistorius to go free on bail Friday, nine days after the Paralympian was arrested in the Valentine's Day killing of his girlfriend.
Police: Hotel altercation sparked Vegas shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Bullets were flying from a black Range Rover at a gray Maserati as the vehicles raced toward a red light on the Las Vegas Strip.
4 stabbed outside downtown LA nightspot
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Four young adults have been stabbed after a feud spilled out of a downtown Los Angeles nightspot.
More tests needed in LA hotel water tank death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - More testing must be done to determine the cause of death of a 21-year-old Canadian tourist whose body was found wedged in a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel, authorities said Thursday.
Letters: A socialist by any other name is... a socialist
Leftists of late have become very defensive about being called socialist in their ideology, as typified by Kevin Buck's column (Feb. 19, "Straw men live in glass houses").
Alice Khosravy: California is at bottom for business
Just a few short days ago the lanterns fell, bringing an end to Chinese New Year season for 2013.
