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The Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 30, 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:
An easy $10K
Editor's note: Tim Haddock has an extensive motor sports background and is a former staff writer at The Signal. His motor sports column will run every other Friday in The Signal.
John Boston: Three books for four boys
When I think of unique gifts for myself, they usually run into the realm of quantum physics and time travel.
Christian school stages plays
There are a trio of plays performed by high schooler students at Santa Clarita Christian School at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. tonight.
ESCAPE to 'The Music Man'
ESCAPE Theatre and 220 children and teens will perform "The Music Man" at Hart Auditorium in Newhall on Saturday and Sunday.
Homeless hounds need love at Brittany Foundation
Bandit, a 1-year-old Coonhound, is a handsome young lad looking for a home with a big backyard and someone to take him for long walks.
A cheery future for SCV All-Stars
They fly through the air, sometimes with the greatest of ease, sometimes not. Three hundred cheerleaders, ranging in age from 5 to 18, jumping, tumbling, dancing, stunting, tossing and forming pyramids intensely practicing for a two and a half minute shot at championship glory.
Is NAFTA really our only salvation?
We need to remember that since the early 1990s this government has told us that NAFTA was our salvation.
Comprehensive energy-program logistics
Congress and the administration are touting alternative energy sources to replace power production derived from foreign oil.
Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon: Unexpected support for secret ballot
When three of the top policymakers in Washington voice explicit support for a particular viewpoint, it merits notice.
Keaton comedy classic from '32 screens Feb. 14
The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society is proud to present silent funnyman Buster Keaton's classic "Our Hospitality," on Valentine's Day, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 at 7:30 PM as part of the "Flickers at the Junction" (formerly "Friday Night Flickers") film series.
SCV Sheriff's Officials Launch Vacant House Check Program
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station's Crime Prevention Unit has developed and launched a new "Vacant House Check" program.
SCV Sheriff's Station boosters set annual benefit
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Booster Club is hosting their annual benefit show. The SCV Sheriff's Station Booster Club, in conjunction with Community Benefit Services, will host a fabulous evening featuring a "'50s and '60s Revue."
Valencia Softball hosts e-waste roundup Feb. 7
The Valencia Vikings softball team will host a free e-waste roundup Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Valencia High School, 27801 Dickason Drive, Valencia 91355.
Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago Company to Teach Master Class at COC
The world famous dance troupe, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago Company, will lead a master class for College of the Canyons dance students as well as interested community members as a prelude to their Feb. 7, 2009 performance at the Santa Clarita Performing Art Center at College of the Canyons. "This is a great opportunity for our students and interested community members to get involved, beyond just buying a ticket, and a way to learn skills ...
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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.
UPDATE: SCV: County road work curbs business owners’ traffic
Some owners of about 10 businesses in a strip mall near the Valencia Industrial Center complained Wednesday that county road workers who showed up unexpectedly were blocking customers and cutting into their revenue.
Man killed in Acton
Homicide detectives today were investigating the gunshot slaying of a man in Acton, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.
Obama: IRS acting commissioner has resigned
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the resignation of the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following a controversy over the agency's targeting of conservative political groups.
