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The Signal.com's Daybreak: June 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:
Bowman takes on L.A. summit
A team from Bowman High School attended the Los Angeles County Youth Graduation Empowerment Summit recently held at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy in downtown Los Angeles.
Kids raise funds for light bulbs
Builders Club at La Mesa Junior High School finally reached our goal to get everyone at La Mesa a compact fluorescent light bulb.
Dick's Sporting Goods: Grand opening
Dick's Sporting Goods is located at 26591 Carl Boyer Dr. in Santa Clarita.
Remodeled Ralphs set to open
Ralphs Grocery Company will open a totally remodeled supermarket at 27760 N. McBean Parkway in Valencia's North Park Village Square shopping center Wednesday.
Budget solution
Wow! Is the Governator angry at California voters? We didn't cause the deficit. Schwarzenegger and his two predecessors and the last 10 Legislatures caused this mess. For at least the last 20 years, the jerks in the Legislature have been using it for their own personal campaign funds. You want to balance the budget? Go through every law passed in the last 20 years and dump the ones that benefit the Legislature and governor's office. ...
Keep our air clean
We need to change the environment of the Santa Clarita Valley. There is trouble with the atmosphere due to the many construction projects here. We should stop building houses. We already have too many.
Students capture a moment in time
With help from teachers and administrators, Bridgeport Elementary School's class of 2009 prepared and buried a time capsule made up of modern-day items Thursday as a keepsake for future generations.
New event business group aims to give back
Local residents and business owners Yoti Telio of Santa Clarita Photographic Studio and Jen O'Sullivan of Jen O'Sullivan Boutique Wedding Photography joined together to create a new business group in the Santa Clarita Valley named Event Pros International.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: June 9, 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:
Leona Valley Winery hosts annual summer wine fest Saturday
Leona Valley Winery hosts their second annual Rock the Fault Line Vineyard Celebration from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 13 at the Leona Valley Vineyards, 90th St. W., Palmdale 93551.
COC's first Auto Tech grad sails into new career
In the roughly three years since College of the Canyons introduced its Automotive Technology curriculum, the program has grown in both breadth and enrollment, gained industry acknowledgment and support - and most recently produced its first graduate.
Six Flags, SCV Auto Dealers team up as VIA B2B Title Sponsor
The Valley Industrial Association of Santa Clarita announces Six Flags Magic Mountain and the Santa Clarita Valley Auto Dealers Association have teamed to become Title Sponsor of VIA's Business-to-Business Industry Show on June 10 and 11 in Santa Clarita.
COC land surveying program graduates first student
As an engineering student at Ventura College, Joey Waltz didn't like the idea of working indoors. Fortunately, when a professor mentioned surveying as a career option during a civil engineering lecture, Waltz was paying attention.
Program converts paramedics to nurses
College of the Canyons has debuted a program that allows paramedics to further their education so that they can transition into the nursing profession.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Afghans tell of US soldier's killing rampage
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Sitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant black shawl. Hidden from view, her words burst forth as she told her side of what happened to her family sometime before dawn on March 11, 2012.
Mom in NM chases down child abductor; man arrested
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A mother whose 4-year-old was being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt and the arrest of the suspect, Albuquerque police said Thursday.
Angels lose late lead against White Sox
ANAHEIM (AP) - Jeff Keppinger walked with the bases loaded to drive in the go-ahead run - his first base on balls in 141 plate appearances this season - and the Chicago White Sox rallied with three runs in the eighth to beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Thursday night for their season-high third straight road win.
LA Kings shock Sharks with 2 late goals
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Captain Dustin Brown tied it with 1:43 left and Trevor Lewis scored the tiebreaking power-play goal 22 seconds later, propelling the Los Angeles Kings to a stunning 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night and a 2-0 series lead.
SCCS baseball dominates Delphi in opening game
Scoring early and often, the Cardinals of Santa Clarita Christian cruised to a 23-6 victory over the Delphi Academy Dragons (9-11) in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Div. VII playoffs Thursday at Pete Reese Field on The Master's College.
Report: Calif. short on key state water workers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California is losing key employees at the Department of Water Resources because it can't pay afford to pay them enough.
Local business taking donations for USO care packages
Flair Cleaners, a family owned business with a location in Valencia, has launched its third annual Flair Care Package Drive in conjunction with the USO of Greater Los Angeles for care packages to be sent to troops.
Princess Cruises becomes commemorative partner for Vietnam anniversary
Princess Cruises held an event Thursday to honor veterans and note the company's selection as a commemorative partner in the nationwide effort to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War this year.
Women Empowerment Build slated for Saturday
The Santa Clarita and San Fernando charter of Habitat for Humanity will join in the 2013 Women Empowerment Build this Saturday, which will focus on female veterans and those who have experienced loss during wartime.
McKeon says Benghazi is not a political issue
Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, said Thursday that a recent series of controversial topics, such as the inquiry into a terrorist attack on a U.S. embassy in Libya and the investigation into why the Internal Revenue Service applied additional scrutiny to conservative groups, are dominating the discussion on Capitol Hill.
Justice Dept. faulted over terrorist identities
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government allowed "a small but significant number" of terrorists into America's witness protection program and then failed to provide the names of some of them for a watch list that's used to keep dangerous people off airline flights, the Justice Department's inspector general says.
UPDATE: Traffic collision blocks I-5 lanes nearly 3 hours
Two lanes of southbound Interstate 5 near Hasley Canyon Road were closed for almost three hours Thursday afternoon after two big rigs collided, blocking traffic and scattering debris in the area, a California Highway Patrol official said.
Dying man's eye blinks lead to Ohio murder verdict
CINCINNATI (AP) - An Ohio man was found guilty Thursday of fatally shooting a man who authorities say identified his assailant by blinking his eyes while paralyzed and hooked up to a ventilator.
California fuels Powerball $550 million jackpot
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it became the newest in the nation to join the madness over Powerball, which saw its jackpot soar Thursday to $550 million.
UPDATE: Fire burns 3,500 acres in Calif. national forest
FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (AP) - Cooler temperatures and lighter winds gave hundreds of firefighters a slight reprieve Thursday from a 3,500-acre wildfire that has blackened rugged terrain in the Los Padres National Forest.
