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Rattlesnake Slim's fundraiser raises nearly $2K for Guadalajaran kids
The benefit concert on Thursday for the children of Guadalajara raised $1,915, according to Gordon Mehterian, owner of Rattlesnake Slim's, the Newhall coffee, tea and tack shop that organized the event.
Name draws sheriff's attention
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it's actually a simple working guy trying to run a business fixing motorcycles.
Gasoline prices slip below $4/gallon
Drivers in the Santa Clarita Valley have been getting a nice break over the past several weeks as gas prices in the area have continued to drop in light of a decrease in oil prices and world-wide demand.
Three flavors of ice cream but 1 idea
With the help of a few scoops of ice cream and freshly popped popcorn, the supporters of the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital's proposed master plan hosted an ice cream social on Saturday to address concerns from the local community about what the expansion would bring.
Repairs to carpool lanes, water pipeline will cause road closures
Get ready to see some detours when driving around the Santa Clarita Valley at night during the next month.
Hart moves forward with bond
The Hart district school board has rebuffed a bid by some district parents to remove a $300 million bond measure from the November ballot.
UPDATED: 'SCV Rock Star' online voting open through Sept. 7
Voting has begun in the SCV Rock Star contest, presented exclusively online by The-Signal.com in association with top SCV rock promoter Higher Level Productions.
Four teens caught breaking into school snack bar
Four teen boys were caught with their hands in the cookie jar when they broke into a high school snack bar Wednesday.
Pup with mange doing well
A Labrador mix named Maggie Mae who had such bad mange a rescuer thought she'd been burned is undergoing treatment and doing well.
Henry Mayo opens outpatient blood laboratory
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital has opened a new outpatient blood lab on the east end of the hospital campus, officials announced Thursday.
DMV cuts hours in budget crisis
With the governor's executive order in place, the Department of Motor Vehicles is putting the brakes on some service.
Time demanded and time granted
Activists who demanded more time to consider a hospital expansion plan Friday quickly got what they wanted: an extra 45 days of public review.
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.
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Man arrested a month ago awaiting arraignment
A man charged with murder in an Acton shooting has yet to be arraigned and no prosecutor has been assigned to the case a month after his arrest, a court official said Monday.
Winkler residency expected to be addressed Tuesday night
The issue of censured school board member Stephen Winkler's legal residency is expected be debated at the Saugus Union School District meeting Tuesday night. Some expect the board to fire him by declaring his seat vacant.
UPDATE: Valencia: Preschooler suffers seizure, airlifted to L.A. hospital
A boy about 4 years old was airlifted to a Los Angeles hospital Monday after suffering a seizure at his preschool, according to fire officials.
Lawsuits filed in death of Canyon Country soldier in Afghanistan
Dante Acosta - whose son Army Spc. Rudy A. Acosta was killed by a rogue gunman in Afghanistan two years ago - said Monday he is suing the security firm who hired the gunman.
UPDATE: Extension request on chloride plan to be considered this week
Santa Clarita Valley residents could win an extra 30 days to debate their chloride options this week when the local sanitation district meets to discuss the extension Wednesday.
COC Cougar Stadium Closing For Turf Replacement & Track Resurfacing Project
SANTA CLARITA - College of the Canyons Cougar Stadium will be temporarily closed effective Monday, June 17, as the college embarks on a several-weeks long artificial turf replacement and track resurfacing project.
Supervisor reminds residents: Fireworks illegal in L.A. County
In anticipation of a high-danger fire season Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich reminds residents preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July, that fireworks of any kind are illegal in Los Angeles County unincorporated communities and in many of its 88 cities.
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State’s L.A. Civic Center Parcel Sold to City of Los Angeles
Sacramento, Calif. – The California Department of General Services (DGS) today announced the successful sale of the state's Los Angeles Civic Center parcel. The approximately 1.9 acre surplus state property, located at 1st St. and Broadway, was sold to the City of Los Angeles for approximately $7.5 million. The Los Angeles City Board of Recreation and Parks plans to turn the property into a park, as it currently sits adjacent to "Grand Park" in Los ...
COC adds new summer session
Bolstered by funds from the recent Proposition 30 sales and income tax hikes, College of the Canyons has added a new summer school session with more than 100 courses to its catalog.
Santa Clarita Valley Young Marines bid farewell to three graduates
Standing at attention, Master Sgt. David Stratton of the Young Marines fought a smile of pride and shook his father's hand as he graduated from the Santa Clarita Valley unit of the national coed organization.
First annual Father's Day 5K Run and Walk held in Santa Clarita Valley
What better way to spend Father's Day than to run with your 11-year-old son on a Sunday morning, only to hobble breathless over the finish line after him?
UPDATE: Brush fire near Paradise Ranch Mobile Home Park extinguished
Firefighters knocked down a brush fire near the Paradise Ranch Mobile Home Park in less than two hours Sunday afternoon thanks to a swift cooperative effort between two local fire agencies, a fire station captain said.
LAKE HUGHES: Rescue chopper called for injured motorcyclist
One person was injured in a motorcycle crash east of Quail Lake Sunday morning, prompting fire officials to dispatch a rescue helicopter to the scene near Lake Hughes, a Fire Department official said.
Scott Wilk, Steve Fox join for town hall meeting
About 50 people packed into a meeting room at the Santa Clarita Activities Center Saturday for a town hall meeting on the ongoing chloride compliance issue held by Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita.
