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UPDATED: Deadline for ‘SCV Rock Star’ entries midnight tonight
Santa Clarita Valley-based musical artists and bands have until midnight tonight to enter the "SCV Rock Star" contest, presented exclusively online by The-Signal.com in association with top SCV rock promoter Higher Level Productions.
Deadline today to file for November election
The deadline to submit nomination papers to run for local nonpartisan offices in the Nov. 4 General Election is 5 p.m. today.
Inmates indicted in '06 riot at Pitchess
Two and a half years after a Castaic jail inmate's head was smashed with a metal bunk bed during a riot, eight of his fellow prisoners were arraigned Thursday on murder charges.
City extends review period for hospital documents
Santa Clarita city officials extended the public review period for the environmental report on Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital's expansion plans, after a local activist announced from the front doors of City Hall today that the public had been cheated out of a chance to weigh in.
Truck driver recalls final moments with 2 killed in I-5 collision
It was all he could do as two young lives slipped away from him. When Rialto truck driver Jose Galdamez saw the pickup truck slam into a small car parked behind a stopped motorcyclist on Interstate 5 Monday afternoon, it was all he could do to jump from his big rig and run to the driver of the car. "I rushed to the car. I couldn't tell if the driver was a man or woman. ...
Man accused of defrauding bank runs toward cop shop
Motorists were likely caught off guard by police action outside the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station Thursday.
Rattlesnake Slim's owner struggles to overcome fire’s damage
Just a month ago, Rattlesnake Slim's was packed nightly with coffee-loving customers sipping on drinks and listening to the latest jam sessions from western musicians.
Costs scuttle plans for care unit
The private health care company that plans to build a transitional care unit in Santa Clarita backed out of escrow on the purchase of the former Hillside Community Hospital building in Saugus and is in negotiations for a site next door, a city planner said Wednesday.
City employee wins top award
The city's economic development manager, Jason Crawford, received the 2008 New Economic Developer of the Year award, city officials announced Wednesday.
COC program earns $437,000 NSA grant
College of the Canyons' new Transitions Program, which in its first year will support the recruitment, mentoring and support of 40 students studying biology, chemistry, engineering and mathematics, has received a $437,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
Check forgery suspect chased, caught
There were some exciting moments Thursday afternoon at the Bank of America branch on Valencia Boulevard at the corner of Citrus Avenue, across from Santa Clarita City Hall, when a man ran from the bank after allegedly trying to pass a forged check, a spokesman for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station reported.
Election filing deadline is Friday 5 p.m.
The deadline to submit nomination papers to run for local nonpartisan offices in the November 4 General Election is Friday at 5 p.m.
Crime declines in SCV
Statistics released Wednesday by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station show an overall drop in almost all crimes locally during the first half of 2008.
Hart district ponders hiring PR company
The Hart district governing board will decide today whether to hire a public relations firm to pump up the William S. Hart Union High School District's reputation in advance of the General Obligation Bond election scheduled for Nov. 4.
Grants promote sustainability
The Higher Education Sustainability Act will encourage colleges and universities to become more energy efficient, according to Jim Schrage, vice president of facilities planning, operations and construction at College of the Canyons.
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UPDATE: Officials probe incident where pedestrian was hit running across I-5
A man seriously hurt when he was hit by two cars Friday had been running across the freeway at the time of the collision, an investigator with the California Highway Patrol reported.
Clothes for a cause
Santa Clarita Valley fashion icon Margo Hudson has a new mission in life: clothes for a cause.
Captain to make full recovery
Carrie Stuart, a captain in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who nearly died in a fiery two-car crash before Christmas, is out of the hospital and expected to make a full recovery, her daughter says.
3-D presentation teaches water pollution prevention
The city of Santa Clarita went 3-D to teach students how to prevent pollution at the Newhall Library one day last week.
Today in the SCV: Monday Feb. 18, 2013
SCV Mindful Meditation Group
Angeles National Forest roads may be closed
Commuters returning to work Tuesday after the long weekend and contemplating a short cut through the Angeles National Forest - you may want to think twice.
Firefighters douse Canyon Country brush fire
County firefighters jumped on a brush fire in Canyon Country Sunday, extinguishing it quickly and containing it to a quarter acre.
Motorcyclist hurt in Stevenson Ranch crash
A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital Sunday after he crashed his bike in Stevenson Ranch, Fire Department sources confirmed.
Motorist survives 100-foot plunge near Pyramid Lake
A motorist walked away from a crash today after his van blew a tire on the freeway, then plunged 100 feet down a ravine, a fire official confirmed.
"Wrong way" driver sought in Castaic crash
A motorist is being sought today after driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 in Castaic Friday night causing two on-coming cars to collide, sending four people to the hospital, an investigator with the California Highway Patrol said.
Today in the SCV: Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013
Today is Sunday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2013. There are 317 days left in the year.
Vietnam veterans reunite for show
Those who showed up recently for a reunion of Vietnam veterans at the Valencia home of Bill Reynolds brought with them a storehouse of compelling stories - of sacrifice, dedication and loss.
Kids read aloud to dogs to help overcome fear
Reading aloud went to the dogs Saturday at the Newhall Library.
City talks future public art
Bike racks at City Hall, public art at the McBean Regional Transit Center and a new website to house Santa Clarita's arts and cultural resources are all on tap for the city Arts Commission in the coming year.
Car goes over the side of Interstate 5
Officials from the California Highway Patrol shut down one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 5 on Saturday to retrieve a vehicle that went off the freeway Friday night, an officer said.
