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Cards soccer goes on a goal binge
Santa Clarita Christian girls soccer scored five goals in the first 14 minutes at Central Park and routed Providence High School 7-0 on Tuesday to join Milken Community in a tie for first place in the Liberty League.
Nominations open for 'Young Ham of the Year' award
If you know a young radio amateur age 18 or younger who has done something very special in the Amateur Radio hobby, or if you know of one who fits this description, now is the time to consider nominating him or her for the 2009 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award.
Anatomy of a geek: often a broken heart
If your last date hated graphic novels, or if he thought Yaoi was "wowie", if he thinks it's 'Josh' Wedon, or she called them 'dolls', maybe you're just not meeting the right kind of people. Where is the average geek to go, to perhaps, find true love? Well, a comic book shop, of course! The Eisner award winning Brave New World Comics, Santa Clarita's premier pop culture super store, is proud to announce an event of epic proportions.
Hunger Defense Fund merges into parent charity, Help the Children
Effective Jan. 15, 2009, Hunger Defense Fund merged into it's parent charity, Help the Children.
Valencia Country Club hires KemperSports to manage club
ORLANDO, Fla. -- CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., owner of Valencia Country Club in Valencia, Calif., announced it has hired KemperSports to operate the exclusive membership club. The long-time PGA TOUR stop, which will be the 14th golf course in California to be managed by KemperSports, has been ranked by Golf Digest as one of the top 25 courses in the state. The property features a Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed, par-72, 7,076-yard layout nestled in the ...
Employment Law Update Focus of Next VIA Business Luncheon
Failure to comply with recent changes in federal and California employment laws can be costly to businesses. Attorneys David Poole and Brian Koegle with Poole & Shaffery, LLP will present a California legislative update and review new laws that took effect in 2009 at the next Valley Industrial Association luncheon on Tuesday, February 17 beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Valencia Country Club located at 27330 Tourney Road in Valencia.
City of Santa Clarita Arts & Events calendar: February 2009
Town Center Art Space (February) Torched Whimsical Welding Please join the City of Santa Clarita's Arts and Events Office and the Westfield Valencia Town Center on Thursday, February 5, 2009, from 7 to 9 pm at Sisley Italian Restaurant for a reception celebrating the debut exhibit at the Town Center Art Space. Torched Whimsical Welding features 5 works by local artist Dianne Foderaro. Dianne has a great passion for metal and the way fire allows ...
City of Santa Clarita Film Office sees spikes in film days, economic impact in January
The City of Santa Clarita Film Office announced today that the month of January 2009 was the most successful to date, with the office overseeing more film days and reporting a higher economic impact for the month than any other January on record since the office's inception in 2002.
Assemblymen Smyth and Feuer push for posted grades in nursing homes
SACRAMENTO - Today Assemblymember Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) and Assemblymember Cameron Smyth (R-Santa Clarita) introduced Assembly Bill 215, bipartisan legislation to require long-term health care facilities to post the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) star rating in a visible, public location.
The community places value on education
I am so proud to have been part of the 17th annual Principal for a Day event put on by the SCV Educational Foundation.
The question of air quality in the SCV
This letter is in response to Lynne Plambeck's "Energy use and individual responsibility" in the Jan. 21, 2009, Signal.
College hosts economic talks
College of the Canyons and the City of Santa Clarita will host an historic discussion designed to assist the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation in drafting the county's first economic development strategic plan.
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: Feb. 4, 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: First Word
College hosts economic discussions
Next week, College of the Canyons and the City of Santa Clarita will host an historic discussion designed to assist the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation in drafting the county's first ever economic development strategic plan.
A witness to history
WASHINGTON D.C. - Barack Obama did solemnly swear to carry out his new position faithfully Jan. 20, 2009, before a crowd of more than one million supporters on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant posture and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can catch fire in a rear-end collision.
Santa Clarita DUI checkpoint scheduled for Thursday
Santa Clarita, CA – Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station/Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on June 20, 2013, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and provide the greatest safety for officers and the public.
Diving great Greg Louganis to marry in fall
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis plans to get married this fall.
Ed Koch's tombstone engraved with wrong birth date
NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch meticulously planned his own funeral, but his tombstone has the wrong birth date.
House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change federal abortion law with legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.
Chrysler expected to formally refuse Jeep recall
DETROIT (AP) - In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs that are at risk of catching fire in rear-end collisions.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, June 18, 2013
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Military leaders plan for women in combat
WASHINGTON (AP) - Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.
LA council to vote on banning plastic bags
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles may be joining the battle against the bag.
Port of LA unveils plan for marine research center
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles port officials on Monday unveiled plans to create a $500 million marine research center called AltaSea.
Bieber's car hits photographer
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Video shows Justin Bieber running into a photographer with his white Ferrari in Hollywood, but police say there was no crime and the injuries aren't life-threatening.
Serial murder suspect delivers opening remarks
SAN RAFAEL (AP) - Serial murder suspect Joseph Naso delivered an hours-long personal history Monday replete with childhood photos, as he launched his defense, denied the decades-old slayings of four women and claimed he is not the "monster" prosecutors have made him out to be.
Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret.
N. Calif. wildfire brings evacuation of 150 homes
MARIPOSA (AP) - A wind-whipped wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National Park in the Sierra foothills forced the evacuation of at least 150 houses Monday and was threatening more, state fire officials said.
Will Durst: Your ever-vigilant friends at the NSA
Dear U.S. Citizen,
