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Two injured in collision at Magic Mountain Parkway
Station 126 firefighters and sheriff's deputies responded to a traffic collision at 8:20 p.m. Friday night on the corner of Magic Mountain Parkway and Valencia Boulevard.
Reader Meter results, Jan. 15-23, 2009
Here are the results of The-Signal.com's latest Reader Meter poll. The-Signal.com visitors cast a total of 524 votes from mid-afternoon Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009 to mid-afternoon Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. Question: "How confident are you that our new president can turn the economy around?" * Very confident (93 votes) * Fairly confident (93 votes) * Remains to be seen (163 votes) * Doubtful (115 votes) * No way (60 votes) Click here to vote ...
Bills to expand Rim of the Valley Trail authored
Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, R-Santa Clarita, introduced Assembly Bill 110, which will allow the owner of Elsmere Canyon in Los Angeles to explore the possibility of adding it to the Rim of the Valley Trail.
Apply for Cal Grant through March 2
WHAT: Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, R-Santa Clarita, would like to remind high school students, recent graduates and parents about the 2009 Cal Grant Application Period.
New Escape team named
Michele E. Buttelman has been named the features and entertainment editor of The Signal. She is responsible for Lifestyle, Food, Family, Healthy Living, Zone for Kids, Home, About Town and Senior Living pages in The Signal. Jim Walker, editor of Escape, will report to Buttelman. Buttelman started with The Signal in 1999 and served as Escape editor from February 2000 to October 2007. She is an award-winning columnist and previously worked for The Los Angeles ...
Air Force Band of the Golden West Monday at Performing Arts Center
The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West will present a free concert at 7:30 pm on Monday, Feb. 23, at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons. The concert will focus on a variety of styles, from traditional band repertoire, patriotic music and marches.
College of the Canyons Institute of Teaching and Learning Receives Award
SANTA CLARITA - The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges has named College of the Canyons' Institute of Teaching and Learning (ITL) winner of the coveted 2008 Exemplary Program Award - for its excellence in providing both full-time and adjunct faculty members with an innovative on-campus professional development program.
Arrests; weapons and drugs confiscated
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - During the month of December, D.I.S.A.R.M officers confiscated 100 weapons - including 50 handguns and 20 rifles/shotguns, $245,000 in illegal drugs, and arrested 132 probationers during 2,046 unannounced searches of residences, persons, vehicles, and businesses, announced Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.
Deputy Nabs Suspect Near Junior High School
A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputy patrolling around Placerita Junior High, Newhall, arrested a Newhall man for bothering a student while she was walking to school Friday morning, Jan. 23.
PAC K-12 Arts Education Program brings L.A. Opera to Local Schools
As part of the College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center's (PAC) ongoing K-12 arts education outreach program, fourth- and fifth-grade students at Tesoro del Valle Elementary School were treated to a pair of educational assemblies featuring performances from members of the Los Angeles Opera during this past week.
Adorable adoptable dogs need homes
Abandoned at a house and left to die of starvation, Bill is just so happy to be safe and loved that all he wants is to stay in your arms and cuddle (though he likes car rides, too).
Untangling branches of the past
A mother orphaned at age 11. A grandfather murdered. A sensational past, its events shrouded in mystery, only became clear to City Councilman Bob Kellar after an idle conversation turned into a full-blown genealogical search that went back 10 generations. "I was mesmerized to learn that one of my relatives on my dad's side had participated in an Indian battle during the 1700s, he gave a statement about it in the 1800s," Kellar said. "There ...
Local briefs: Power outage hits 3,001 homes
Power outage hits 3,001 in Canyon Country A traffic collision Thursday evening knocked out power to 3,001 homes in Canyon Country, said Southern California Edison spokeswoman Anna Frutos-Sanchez. A single car hit a Southern California Edison pole near the intersection of Silver Saddle Circle and Sand Canyon Road just after 5 p.m., said Lt. Robert Lewis of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. The collision caused minor injuries, Lewis said. Power was restored to some ...
COC hosts Health and Wellness
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its first Health and Wellness Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at College of the Canyons.
Julia McBride: Make your will the last word
It used to be, when a person died and the will was read, it was the last word. The kids could rave about how unfair it is, the spouse could be indignant that restrictions were put on his or her bequest and the lawyer could revel in the control he or she would have over the estate - not to mention the fees to be collected through the probate. But a testator could at least ...
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Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 21, 2013
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AP photographer sees kids pulled from rubble
Editor's Note: Oklahoma City-based AP photographer Sue Ogrocki was at the elementary school destroyed by a tornado and saw rescuers pulling children out of the rubble. This is her account of what she witnessed.
Customs seizes elephant meat, dead primate in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles.
Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of bringing more beauty and creativity to the Internet.
UPDATE: Officials say 24 killed in Okla. tornado
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Emergency crews combed the sticks and rubble remains of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday morning less than a day after a massive tornado slammed through the community, flattening homes and demolishing an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.
Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.
Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado
NEW YORK (AP) - Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.
Charlie Vignola: A scandal is only a scandal when it happens to Democrats
Imagine for a moment a President of the United States who ignored warnings about an imminent terrorist threat that resulted in an attack that killed American citizens, then argued that we didn't need an investigation to figure out what went wrong.
Signal Sales Beat for May 21, 2013
KEN "Beer It Forward" is just one of the unique ideas presented at a sneak preview and tour of Wolf Creek Brewery on Thursday, May 16, 2013. You can buy a friend a beer (even if they are not present) and they will have up to sixty days to redeem. Wolf Creek Brewery is owned by the same owners of Wolf Creek Restaurant and Brewery, however, in this facility the focus is on producing and ...
Tom Purcell: Advice from the master
ill Clinton, wearing a white toga and a crown of gold, sat in a garden while attractive women fed him grapes. President Obama, having just suffered the most devastating week of his presidency, sat nearby, seeking advice in the art of telling whoppers. Using the Socratic method of teaching, Clinton began to tutor his new student.
$6 million to fight the Frazier Park fire
FRAZIER PARK (AP) - A fire that broke last week near Frazier Park has closed a state park and already has cost more than $6 million to fight.
Kershaw pitches 3-hitter as Dodgers beat Brewers
MILWAUKEE (AP) - With speculation that Don Mattingly could be fired sometime this week, the Los Angeles Dodgers manager needed Clayton Kershaw to pitch well in the worst way.
‘A Knight Like No Other’ at Trinity
When Trinity was founded, it only had Kindergarten through second grade and planning a prom was many years down the road.
Frank Ferry: Live from City Hall
May is Building Safety Month and the ideal time to tackle all of those home-improvement projects on your "to do" list before summer is in full swing.
