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Man struck, killed by Metrolink train
A Metrolink train struck and killed and 50-year-old male pedestrian in Sylmar Wednesday morning, a Los Angeles Fire Department official said.
Candles light up memories
"It doesn't feel like a whole year's passed," Brittney Falsey said during a candlelight vigil for her cousin Joshua Pipho Monday night at Central Park.
Students hope to solve water woes
A local scholarship program called the High School Water Challenge is not about swimming, diving or even getting wet.
No bullying after Jan. 1
California Assembly Bill 86 will allow school districts to suspend and recommend expulsion for bullies beginning Jan. 1, a Hart District official said.
Reading can be a hair-raising experience
It's happened before - Mint Canyon Elementary School Principal Betsy Letzo has come up with some pretty wild ideas. But none have been as hair-raising as her latest reading-enhancement scheme.
Real estate affiliates party it up
Dozens of Realtors and real estate affiliates put aside gloomy market conditions to celebrate new leadership on Friday in the Hyatt Valencia Grand Ballroom.
Raining gravy
A rainy forecast could bring flash floods and release gravy-like debris flows just in time for Thanksgiving, a weather service official said.
Fire victim phone number
California residents in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and Santa Barbara counties who had their homes damaged during the recent wildfires can register for federal and state disaster assistance and get claims help by calling 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA) (TTY 800-462-7585).
Missing boy found in home
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's deputies didn't need to search long or far for a missing 4-year-old Saturday evening, a sheriff's officials said.
Reader Meter results, Sept. 15-23, 2008
Here are the results of The-Signal.com's latest Reader Meter poll. Signal online visitors cast a total of 452 votes from early evening, Sept. 15 to early afternoon, Sept. 23, 2008. Question: "Does the recent Metrolink crash make you afraid to take the train?" * Yes (171 votes) * No (265 votes) * Don't care (16 votes) Click here to vote in The-Signal.com's current Reader Meter poll.
News briefs
One arrested in iPod theft Alfredo Enriquez, 19, was arrested Friday after he allegedly stole an iPod from a Newhall man in Valencia. The man initialy refused demands by two men to hand over the MP3 player, but gave in after two more men joined in the intimidation, said Sgt. Darren Harris with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. The theft is under investigation, and the other suspects are described as Hispanic males. Walk, or ...
A neighborly send-off
Nicholas Herrera deploys to Iraq next month, but before the 23-year-old Saugus resident left for his third tour of duty, his family and neighbors gave him a proper send off with a Saturday night block party.
Miss White goes to Washington
When June Bailey, a teacher at Charles Helmers Elementary School, needed to nominate a class leader for the People to People Student Leader program, one student immediately came to mind: Rachael White.
Bring back those positive feelings
Locals are coming together next month to focus on ability rather than disability. Congress designated October as National Disability Employment Awareness month, and to kick it off LETMESAIL will host "An Evening of Inspiration" at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center on College of the Canyons' Valencia campus. Patrick Henry Hughes and Kathy Buckley will deliver messages of inspiration. A virtuoso musician and singer, Hughes plays in the University of ...
There's a new CEO in town
Santa Clarita's Child and Family Center board appointed Darrell Paulk as the new CEO to replace co-founder and longtime chief executive officer Liz Seipel.
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UPDATE: Interstate 5 fully reopen after weather closure
A winter storm brought California much-needed rain and even a rare tornado, but the breadth and severity of snowfall in much of the state caught drivers by surprise and left hundreds stranded on mountain highways.
McKeon issues Statement on Civilian Furloughs
WASHINGTON- The Department of Defense today officially informed Congress of its intent to impose furloughs on the Department of Defense's entire civilian workforce as it copes with the automatic spending cuts known as "sequestration." The furlough program will go forward if sequestration is not avoided. Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee made the following statement on the furloughs:
Emblem Academy open house today
Parents, prospective students and interested community members are invited to attend one of two open house events at Emblem Academy tonight.
'Every 15 Minutes' event set for Hart High School
Officials from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station, city of Santa Clarita and Hart High School will partner to stage the latest "Every 15 Minutes" event Thursday.
License compliance check in Acton
Officers from the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control will be in Acton today checking to ensure animals are up to date on their rabies vaccinations and that residents are complying with state licensing requirements.
Kinetic art in motion
A Southern California artist is hoping his latest exhibit of kinetic art will move enthusiasts at the College of the Canyons Art Gallery.
Today in the SCV: Wednesday, Feb. 20
Today in the SCV
Baca says jail violence down significantly
Recorded incidences of violence in Los Angeles County jails have fallen substantially since 2007, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said Tuesday.
Pilot’s license suspended twice in past 10 years
A veteran Hollywood stunt helicopter pilot killed in a chopper crash in Acton earlier this month had his flying license suspended twice in the last 10 years, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said Tuesday.
Local educator found slain on Valentine's Day
A former Valencia High School educator was shot and killed in Woodland Hills on Valentine's Day and her daughter arrested in Oregon eight hours after the body was discovered, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
Suppliers during 2000 energy crisis face billion-dollar refund
SAN FRANCISCO, February 19, 2013 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today said that an Administrative Law Judge at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last Friday issued a sweeping "initial decision" finding more than a dozen electricity wholesalers guilty of market manipulation in the summer of 2000, when California suffered the highest electricity prices in history. If the Administrative Law Judge's decision is adopted by FERC, the sellers will face a collective refund ...
Bi-partisan bill by State Senators to require prevailing wage jobs in California charter cities
(Sacramento) – Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and Senator Anthony Cannella (R-Ceres) will co-author a measure on prevailing wage to increase middle-class jobs, sustain a skilled workforce, and ensure cost efficient and high quality public works projects. Senate Bill 7 would make charter cities eligible to receive or use state funds for a public works project only if the city has a policy of requiring contractors on all its municipal projects to comply ...
LAPD chief: Review of Dorner firing under way
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck says the review of ex-officer Christopher Dorner's firing is under way, but it's too early to comment on the re-examination.
UPDATE: Storm due to hit SCV overnight
Santa Clarita Valley residents will be asleep for most of the latest winter storm expected to hit our area, a spokesman for the National Weather Service said today.
"Every 15 Minutes" program planned for Hart High School
On Thursday, February 21st 2013, the City of Santa Clarita, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station and Hart High School officials will join in partnership to conduct the Every 15 Minutes program at Hart High School.
