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D. Frank Norton: Comparing today’s stock market versus the 1930s
The S&P 500 dropped 52.98 percent from its all-time high on Oct. 9, 2007, to its Nov.21, 2008 low.
Community Center karate team brings home IMAC trophies
Nine members of the City of Santa Clarita Newhall Community Center's karate team competed at the 2009 IMAC USA Martial Arts Winter Olympics in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 24, 2009.
Local Arbor Day activities go for the 'green'
The City of Santa Clarita invites residents to attend the Earth Day Festival and 20th Annual Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Central Park in Saugus.
How NOT to get lost in junior high
When children enter junior high school, they often seem to slip off track. They start out well, but their grades decline with each report card. Their backpacks fall into disarray. They forget assignments or fail to turn them in on time. They goof off in class instead of taking notes. Each time you start to discuss grades, your child promises she'll work harder. They just seem to be lost. We parents are left wondering how ...
Former Guns N’ Roses bassist here Saturday for 'RockStar System for Success' seminar
Stevenson Ranch's Craig Duswalt, who toured with Guns N' Roses as Axl Rose's personal manager, announces the launch of his RockStar System for Success.
Two Community Center boxers win state championships
Two members of Santa Clarita's Newhall Community Center's boxing program took home titles after participating in the USA Boxing Southern California District Championship Tournament held January 22-25 in Pacoima.
Cent backward
In the brief three-year varsity history of the West Ranch girls basketball program, no game was bigger than Tuesday night's.
Local senior chosen for delegation
Julia Price, a Canyon High School senior, was recently named to the International Youth Delegation for the International Red Hand Day campaign to stop the use of child soldiers.
Roadwork on Magic Mountain Parkway
Work will continue for about the next two months on Magic Mountain Parkway between Valencia Boulevard and Railroad Avenue.
Erickson achieves Eagle Scout ranking
Matthew Erickson didn't think it would be so amazing when he first thought of becoming an Eagle Scout. But then again, so do most people.
Valencia Town Center offers V-Day contest
SANTA CLARITA - A Valentine's Day gift is wrapped, ready and waiting if you are named the winner of Westfield Valencia Town Center's February "Love is in the Air" contest. The contest is a traditional guessing game - between Feb. 1 to Feb. 14, fill out a drawing slip in person with your guess of how many candy hearts fill the jar located at the Westfield Concierge.
Response to Leigh Hart
Response to Leigh Hart's article, "Resolutions and Prayers for New Year," published Jan. 13.
Economic payoff package: deep thoughts
The controversial $825 billion Democratic "economic recovery" package leaves a thinking person with more questions than answers.
Saving lives through Kaiser Permanente
I love Kaiser. I've been with them over 40 years, and several doctors have saved my life. I have several chronic illnesses and am on oxygen.
To the gentleman with his child at the Auto Club
Sir, while I can understand how frustrating it is to feel as though you are waiting and waiting while others go in front of you; and the agency was shorted by several folks that day; and, true, it was perhaps not your problem, as you told the lady; did you have to continue to whine and whine about it?
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Mountain lion stuck in Calif aqueduct tranquilized
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Police say a young mountain lion that was trapped in an aqueduct near downtown Santa Cruz has been tranquilized.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 10, 2013
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Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 16, 2013
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Police: 2nd suspect arrested in parade shooting
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A second suspect has been arrested in the shooting that injured 20 people at a parade on Mother's Day, police said Thursday afternoon.
Obama: Congress must 'fully fund' embassy security
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama called on Congress Thursday to "fully fund" his administration's budget request for embassy security. The request came as Obama seeks to get ahead of the controversy over his administration's response to the attack last September in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans.
Texas tornado claims at least 6 lives
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) - Officials say at least six people were killed when a spring tornado outbreak devastated parts of North Texas, destroying or damaging dozens of homes and injuring dozens of people.
Police: Suspect arrested in La. parade shooting
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that left 19 people wounded in New Orleans was taken into custody Wednesday night, police said.
Tests show Calif beach bonfires hurt air quality
SANTA ANA (AP) - Preliminary testing released Wednesday by regional air quality officials found that smoke from the beach bonfires that dot the Southern California coastline pollutes the air in nearby neighborhoods and on the beaches themselves.
Search continues after fatal San Jose stabbings
SAN JOSE (AP) - Sheriff's deputies and K-9 teams continue to search a San Jose neighborhood for a man a sheriff's spokesman is describing as a "person of interest" after a 1-year-old boy and a 40-year-old woman were stabbed to death in a home in an unincorporated part of the city.
Fueled by increased demand Green Convergence’s growth doubles yearly
California accounted for nearly one-third of the nation's solar installations last year, according to a national trade association.
Dodgers beat Nationals 3-1 in Greinke's return
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Zack Greinke pitched 5 1-3 strong innings in his first start since April 11 and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Grizzlies edge Thunder to reach 1st West final
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Memphis Grizzlies advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 88-84 on Wednesday night.
Heat oust Bulls from NBA playoffs
MIAMI (AP) - Knowing his team needed him at his best, Dwyane Wade retreated to the Miami Heatlocker room after the third quarter for some quick treatment on his aching right knee.
Reward offered in case of anti-Semitic graffiti
Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the vandals who defaced HOA complex structures with racist slogans and anti-Semitic symbols at a Saugus HOA.
UPDATE: Blaze blackens 3,000 acres in 5 hours
More than a dozen law enforcement units from three sheriff's stations, including the Santa Clarita Valley's, were sent to the Frazier Park fire late Wednesday afternoon to evacuate the area near the Los Angeles-Kern County line as a massive brush fire moved south toward Los Angeles County, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
