Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Sayre Fire: School response to air quality
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District Acton-Agua Dulce schools are unaffected by smoke at this time and are under no inclement weather condition. If smoke drifts to the Acton-Agua Dulce area, school officials may make changes during the day. Castaic Union School District Schools in the Castaic Union School District are restricting outside activities today and checking individual schools for smoke-related problems in the air and heating systems, said Jamie Garcia, district director of facilities. Newhall ...
Common IRA mistakes: Part 3
This is the third and final part in a series of columns about 10 common IRA mistakes. Naming trusts as beneficiaries of IRAs may become a tax trap. Although it eliminates the spousal IRA option, estate planning attorneys frequently use trusts as beneficiaries of IRAs. If the trust is not structured properly, however, and does not qualify as a look through trust, the IRA assets will be paid out within five years after the owner ...
Ground attack grants SCCS football win
Santa Clarita Christian beat Trona, 59-20, in its football season opener Friday night in Trona.
Working it out
Results Fitness trainers and clients made the most of messy situation. Although contractors vowed to be finished with renovations of the Newhall gym by Monday morning, owners Rachel and Alwyn Cosgrove, showed up to work at 5 a.m. to find fitness equipment covered in dust and an unfinished new juice bar. The Cosgroves shifted classes and training sessions to the parking lot. When clients were told they would exercise outside, they were surprised but not ...
Letters to the Editor
Signal right in real estate article In response to Steve Lawenda's letter regarding The Signal's "unfair" reporting on the real estate market, I would like to give some insight into that market.
News briefs
Assemblyman Smyth will visit IHOP The Santa Clarita Valley Chapter of the California Republican Assembly will be welcoming Assemblyman Cameron Smyth at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at the international House of Pancakes in Stevenson Ranch. Assymblyman Smyth will address issues such as the state budget crisis and several "Job Killer Bills" identified by the California Chamber of Commerce. The meeting is open to the public, and is free. Dinner will be available for $11.00. Contact ...
Don’t let them fool you with their lies
With less than two months until the election, I believe we are on the verge of some significant and very-much-needed change.
UPDATED: Teens find bloody body
Three Hart High School students found a blood-soaked body sprawled on the front seat and hanging out of the door of a car Tuesday in a driveway on Udine Road, a sheriff's official said.
Path to CIF title revealed
The CIF-Southern Section released the brackets Sunday for the Northern Division football playoffs. Now the second season starts and the Foothill League usually delivers.
Obama’s promises
On Nov. 4, 2008, American voters cast their ballots for Barack Obama based on image and promises.
Living, loving & laughing with Lucy
It's an all-too-familiar fact of life: The Golden Years aren't always as bright as we hoped they would be.
Seeing red over The Signal
Last week I received a call from The Signal asking me if I wished to renew my subscription to the paper.
State wants cash back
Less than 60 days after College of the Canyons passed its 2008-09 budget, administrators learned the state of California wants nearly $900,000 back, college officials said.
Film industry keeps SCV residents working
College of the Canyons' Valencia campus was the scene of bicycle stunts, a scuffle and some mock gunfire recently as the cable TV show "Monk" filmed on site.
Sayre Fire still burning
The Sayre Fire continued to advance over the southern ridges of the Santa Clarita Valley Sunday, devouring thick chaparral and producing heavy clouds of smoke.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
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.
Los Angeles apartment evacuated and devices found
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A police bomb squad was detonating homemade explosive devices found in an apartment on Wednesday after a traffic stop revealed a potentially dangerous liquid in a man's car, authorities said.
Holder defends subpoenas for AP telephone records
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Wednesday that a serious national security leak required the secret gathering of telephone records at The Associated Press as he stood by an investigation in which he insisted he had no involvement.
Canyon Country West Crime Report: Deputies investigate knife assault
Snapshot for the week of 05/06/2013 to 05/12/2013
Saugus Crime Report: Deputies investigate robbery
Good morning Saugus. I hope that the traffic congestion due to the Amgen Tour did not disrupt your travels too much yesterday. The Amgen Tour is a great event which brings a new experience and revenue to Santa Clarita.
Shrinks, critics face off over psychiatric manual
CHICAGO (AP) - In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one's death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper tantrums get a fancy name. And certain "senior moments" are called "mild neurocognitive disorder."
