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Saddle up now for pre-Cowboy Festival events
The 2009 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival will showcase events kicking up all over the Santa Clarita Valley - even before the Festival's arrival!
Resident's hunch, deputies & text messages net burglary suspect
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies responded to the 24200 block of Kirby Court, Valencia, Tuesday night to a resident's report that they saw a suspicious person walking out of their neighbor's backyard.
Preschool registration packets ready for pickup Feb. 17
Registration packets for the Newhall District Preschools at the Wiley Canyon and Oak Hills may be picked up at the preschool office beginning Tuesday, February 17. Both full day and half day programs are available to children ages 3-1/2 to 5 years.
Critics pan Hart drug testing
Plans for a voluntary random drug testing program for Hart district students were met with criticism Wednesday night as some board members expressed concern that the program would not deter teens from using drugs.
Michelle Lovato: To save Captain Stinkybottom
It was a dark and stormy night, and I was trying desperately to convince my bladder it wasn't full. The wind sliced through my bedroom window crack as I lay embedded in my mattress, surrounded on three sides by the best blankets in the house. My husband lay on the other side of my blanket berm in a steady drool.
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: Feb. 5, 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:
COC offers jazz dance classes
College of the Canyons dance students and community members can soon take free American jazz dance classes from the world-renowned Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago Company on the campus.
Valentine’s Day party night and sleepover
Santa Clarita parents looking for a fun and safe place to drop their kids off Valentines night now have a local opportunity. Fun and Fit Gymnastics, 26620 Valley Ctr. dr., Canyon Country, is hosting a special Valentines night party and sleepover.
Valencia High hosts e-waste fundraiser
The Valencia High School softball program hosts an e-waste recycling drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Valencia High School next to the tennis court.
Sweetheart Gala promises to be a night to remember
What could be better than a romantic dinner, flowers, and chocolates shared with the person you love?
Greta Dunlap: People should not have to live this way in Santa Clarita
We met over coffee to discuss the problems in our community - the Valle Del Oro community in Newhall.
Fitness gets a makeover
Results Fitness celebrated its grand re-opening Thursday at 24420 Walnut Street in Newhall. The grand re-opening marks the completion of a complete gym makeover, including the addition of an all-natural-shake cafe and group coaching memberships, Rachel Cosgrove said. "The space next to us became available so we took it over," she said. "So we decided to completely give our gym a face-lift and reinvent ourselves going into 2009." Results Fitness was named one of America's ...
Sheriff's deputies to perform vacant house checks
During these challenging economic times and the downturn in the housing market, residents, business and community leaders are seeing an increase in the number of vacant houses and other structures throughout the Santa Clarita Valley.
Unique 'Singing Valentines' bring love to the SCV
Looking for a unique Valentine experience for your loved one? Nothing tells someone you love them like a Singing Valentine.
California bond rating ranks last in nation
California's reduced bond rating will likely not affect the city of Santa Clarita's rating or bond sales for Hart Union High School District's $300 million Measure SA, but it could place a damper on expansion plans for Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Where’s our raises, City Council?
I have lived in Santa Clarita since 1963, paying my taxes, gas bills, etc. myself. I and many others are on Social Security.
Sexual Assaults in the Military
The Senate Armed Services Committee is investigating an alarming Pentagon survey which revealed over 26,000 sexual assaults in our military ranks last year.
UPDATE: Suspected wrong-way driver arrested after multiple-car pileup on 14
By Signal Staff
Bruins beat Blackhawks 2-0, lead Cup finals 2-1
BOSTON (AP) - Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins' offense to do it without another exhausting overtime.
Man arrested a month ago awaiting arraignment
A man charged with murder in an Acton shooting has yet to be arraigned and no prosecutor has been assigned to the case a month after his arrest, a court official said Monday.
Winkler residency expected to be addressed Tuesday night
The issue of censured school board member Stephen Winkler's legal residency is expected be debated at the Saugus Union School District meeting Tuesday night. Some expect the board to fire him by declaring his seat vacant.
Two COC Cougars to compete at U.S. Junior Track and Field Championships
A pair of College of the Canyons freshmen, Tim White and Anthony Fowler, are headed to the U.S. Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships this week in Des Moines, Iowa.
Hart's Blake Porter picks up offer from NAU
The scholarship offers continue to pile up for Hart High football playes.
Chaos as gunfire erupts at Utah Father's day Mass
OGDEN, Utah (AP) - It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. A parishioner, known by many at the church as Ricky Jennings, entered through the glass doors in back, holding his wife Cheryl's hand.
911 caller pleads guilty to making a false report
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A man who made a 911 call that ended with Pasadena police fatally shooting a college student has pleaded guilty to making a false report.
Orchard Supply Hardware agrees to sell to Lowe’s
Orchard Supply Hardware Stores, a neighborhood hardware and garden store in Santa Clarita and around the state, announced Monday that it reached an agreement with Lowe's home improvement to sell itself for $205 million in cash.
'Curb' actor Jeff Garlin won't face charges in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors won't be filing charges of vandalism against "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor Jeff Garlin after he was accused of smashing a car window in a dispute over a parking space.
Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Netflix announced a deal on Monday to air television programming from Dreamworks Animation in what the company described as its biggest transaction ever for original first-run content.
Galaxy acquire midfielder Mastroeni from Rapids
CARSON, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Galaxy have acquired six-time MLS All-Star midfielder Pablo Mastroeni in a trade with the Colorado Rapids.
LA stolen car chase turns into standoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A standoff between Los Angeles police and two suspects in a stolen car has ended.
