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Obama: Nation stronger, GOP should back his plans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation's middle class. He declared Republican ideas for reducing the deficit "even worse" than the unpalatable deals Washington had to stomach during his first term.
Obama: Nation stronger, GOP should back his plans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation's middle class. He declared Republican ideas for reducing the deficit "even worse" than the unpalatable deals Washington had to stomach during his first term.
Gary Horton: Woeful waste water fees are water torture
Over at the Santa Clarita Economic Development Corporation last week, things got rightfully hot and bothered over ... storm water run-off.
Today in the SCV: Wednesday, Feb. 13
Today in the SCV William S. Hart Museum tours Guided tours of the William S. Hart Park Museum begin every half-hour from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. today. The museum is the former retirement home of the famed silent actor who produced a series of hit western movies in the early 1900s. Want your event listed? Email calendar@signalscv.com with your event's details. Include the time, date, location and contact information with your submission. To have ...
Signal Sales Beat: Feb. 12, 2013
KEN If you're looking for new flooring, there's definitely one place in the Santa Clarita Valley that has all of your flooring needs, Brent's Carpet One in Newhall. They have a huge selection of carpet, tile, hardwood flooring, laminate and vinyl. Brent's Carpet One has some of the best quality available. Brent's Carpet has been a pillar in this valley since 1979, and offers excellent customer service. They have a professional staff that is dedicated ...
NBA: What it takes to win
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dwight Howard had 19 points and 18 rebounds, Antawn Jamison added 19 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers survived Kobe Bryant's bizarre four-point performance for their eighth win in 11 games, 91-85 over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.
NHL: Ducks fight back
CHICAGO (AP) - Viktor Fasth made two stops in the shootout to remain perfect in six starts and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the Western Conference.
Papal campaigning gets under way
VATICAN CITY (AP) - It's a political campaign like no other, with no declared candidates or front-runners and a strict taboo against openly gunning for the job. But the maneuvering is already under way, with one African contender declaring Tuesday it was time for a pope from the developing world - and he was free if God wanted him.
General Electric gets out of the TV business
NEW YORK (AP) - General Electric is saying goodbye to 30 Rock - the building and the TV business born there.
Police: 3 killed in shooting at Utah drug house
MIDVALE, Utah (AP) - A suspect was on the run Tuesday after three people were shot to death and one was wounded at a known drug house in suburban Salt Lake City, causing temporary lockdowns at several area schools.
Man featured on 'Storage Wars' dies of suicide
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say the death of an auctioneer featured on A&E's "Storage Wars" has been declared a suicide.
Turlock farmers charged after hens starve
TURLOCK, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors say two poultry farmers accused of leaving 50,000 hens to starve are facing felony animal cruelty charges.
Obama vows job creation without adding to deficit
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pledging to revive a "rising, thriving middle class," President Barack Obama is promising to create new jobs without raising the federal deficit, calling for a "smarter government" but not a bigger one.
Stranded cruise passengers facing dirty conditions
HOUSTON (AP) - Passengers onboard a disabled cruise ship being towed to shore in the Gulf of Mexico told relatives they are using plastic bags to do "their business" and are otherwise trying to make the best of a bad situation by sleeping under the stars instead of in their stuffy, hot cabins.
McKeon releases statement on State of the Union address
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement regarding President Obama's State of the Union address:
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Signal Sales Beat for May 14, 2013
KEN Rita's Italian Ice is all the rage on social media! Have you had a chance to try it? They have so many different flavors and textures. I recently took my children to try Rita's Italian Ice. My son ordered a Blendini with cookies and cream (ice custard blended with mix-ins) and my daughter ordered a mango flavored Gelati (a layering of Italian ice and frozen custard). Both were delicious! Some of the other products ...
Tom Purcell: Speech to the best graduating class ever
Students, faculty, family members and friends, it is my great honor to deliver your commencement speech today.
Jason Stanford: What Rick Perry can learn from California
The faux pas bordered on sedition. The Texas Association of Dairymen sent blocks of mild cheddar to state senate offices "in appreciation for your hard work this legislative session on behalf of the people of Texas." Legislative offices often get free-and perfectly legal-swag from special interests. The problem arose when someone read the label. The company that made the cheese was based in California.
Nationals beat Dodgers 6-2
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jordan Zimmermann won his NL and major league-leading seventh game, Ryan Zimmerman drove in three runs and the Washington Nationals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Monday night after losing Bryce Harper in a violent collision with the wall in right field.
Helmers student wins national PTA Reflections award
Augie Altes, a Valencia resident and first-grader at Helmers Elementary School, has won the national PTA Reflections competition in the category of photography for the primary grade level (K-2).
Field trip to the Chumash Center
The Chumash Center is a very exciting and inspiring place. This article will be about the tour our home-school group took of the center.
Hearings set Thursday for proposed Valencia Water rate increase
The California Public Utilities Commission will hold two public hearings Thursday on Valencia Water Company's proposed rate increase.
15th annual SCV Relay for Life kicks off Saturday
The 15th annual SCV Relay for Life kicks off Saturday at Central Park in Saugus. The fundraiser to combat cancer will run 24 hours from 10 a.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday, with participants walking laps the entire time - some remembering lost ones, some celebrating victories or hoping for more.
Newhall Crime Report: Deputies respond to property crimes
This week Newhall (Zone 6) had eight part one crimes reported. Two shoplifting incidents, three petty thefts, one assault, one commercial burglary, and one stolen vehicle.
Remains in Colo. car tied to man missing since '87
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Authorities in western Colorado say a human skeleton found in a partially buried car belongs to a man who was reported missing 26 years ago.
Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85
Joyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film personality, has died. She was 85.
College of the Canyons Plans Educational Trip to Cuba
SANTA CLARITA-Imagine what it would be like to wander around the streets of Havana with a camera, capturing scenes of everyday life in Cuba: the bustling squares, majestic cathedrals, iconic cigar shops and "Yank tanks," the classic American cars that still zoom down Cuban roads as vestiges of a bygone era.
Astronaut exits space station with music video
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity."
Philly abortion doctor guilty in 3 babies' deaths
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An abortion doctor was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy, "house of horrors" clinic.
Calif. fails to screen substance-abuse counselors
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The investigative arm of the state Senate has found nearly two dozen registered sex offenders serving as substance-abuse counselors in California, which lacks procedures to screen them out.
