Hart launches new television program

Local residents who want more in-depth information about the William S. Hart Union High School District can tune in to the newly created "Education Today" program filmed in collaboration with SCVTV at the local Public Access Television studio.

Hart district re-launches Web site

The William S. Hart Union High School District has re-launched its Web site, www.hartdistrict.org, making it easier for visitors to learn more about the district.

Church hosts rummage sale

Clothes, shoes, Easterling china and sterling, vintage cameras, a Wurlitzer organ, books and estate jewelry are among the items on sale today at a church-wide rummage sale in Canyon Country.

Goodwill golf tournament looking for sponsors

Local organizations interested in sponsoring the fifth annual Goodwill Southern California Golf Classic can contact Mario Haug at (323) 539-2030.

The Signal.com's Daybreak: Aug. 1, 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:

‘Clunkers’ driving sales

fThis was one government stimulus plan that yielded quick results. Maybe too quick. Far more drivers signed up for the "cash for clunkers" program than anyone thought, overwhelming showrooms, blowing through the initial $1 billion set aside by Congress and leaving dealers panicked over when or if the government would make good on the hefty rebates. Confusion reigned, even as dollars flowed into dealerships starved for business for months. The government Web site set up ...

Walters needs to address real issues

Dear Dan Walters: I found your June 30 commentary in The Signal on cutting prison costs a bit disingenuous ("Costly prisons a good place for overhaul," Opinion, from the Sacramento Bee). I am a little surprised you are picking on the paltry $10 billion Department of Corrections budget, when nearly two-thirds of state expenditures lie in two areas: K-12 education ($50 billion) and Health and Human Services ($39 billion). Please refresh my memory: Did the governor ...

Believe in Obama

Seventy-two percent of Americans want health care reform. Listen to our president, please. He has said that he will provide affordable health care for all accompanied by similar coverage that they have in Congress. He will deliver. Believe.

New Deal boondoggles

I see that Mary Mello (Opinion, July 20, "New deal for college graduates") fondly remembers the many make-work boondoggles of the New Deal because of the jobs that were created.

Oscar Dominguez: How to balance your saving and your spending plans

Reconciling (or balancing) your bank statement to correspond with the account balance in your checkbook register each month can help you monitor your available funds, avoid bounced checks and serve as a warning system against unusual activity such as identity theft.

Howard P. "Buck" McKeon: Our veterans deserve better

Imagine serving your country overseas in the Armed Forces for months or years, in Afghanistan, Iraq or anywhere around the world, away from family and surrendering yourself to your country for the protection of American freedoms and liberties.

Testing teamwork: Explorers compete in Lake Arrowhead

Explorers with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station returned victorious this week from a grueling competition against their counterparts in other departments.

Reader Meter results, July 24-31, 2009

Here are the results of The-Signal.com's latest Reader Meter poll. The-Signal.com visitors cast a total of 434 votes from late afternoon Friday, July 24 to late afternoon Friday, July 31, 2009.

A school board election like no other

So you say you want a Castaic High School? Prove it. Run for a seat on the Hart school board. Seriously. The filing period opened Monday and you've got until Aug. 7 to file for one of three open seats in the November election. Actually you've got until Aug. 14 because two of the three incumbents - Dennis King and Patricia Hanrion - have announced plans to retire. The filing period is extended by one ...

Message from Captain of SCV Sheriff's Station

Greetings! It's time to touch base again and talk about some of the trends, concerns, challenges, and successes we've seen in the first six months of 2009. As you know, it is my philosophy that the better informed our deputies and the community are, the more efficiently and effectively we can work together to keep our community safe.

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,

Charlie Vignola: Giving up freedom and privacy for security

Two weeks have gone by since Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old computer tech working as an NSA contractor, leaked information about classified government information to the press, effectively exposing top secret programs designed to combat terrorism and save American lives.

John Rosemond: Living with Children

If my parents told me once, they told me at least one hundred times, "Don't talk to anyone about their religious or political beliefs." They meant, of course, that those topics are likely to generate tension and angry conflict. As such, they were not the stuff of polite social conversation. Notwithstanding the fact that I find religion and politics to be the two most interesting of all conversational topics, a third caution should be added ...

4 Saugus board members’ behavior professional during censure meeting

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

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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.