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The Signal.com's Daybreak: Dec. 29, 2008
Hello, Santa Clarita Valley! Welcome to The-Signal.com's Daybreak, your point of entry for the day, and a quick journey through the past, present and future. Let the adventure begin:
UPDATED: Making history at SCV Sheriff's Station
Thursday was a big day at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. Estelle Foley marked her 25th anniversary of volunteer service as Station Historian, and her colleagues gave her a big surprise - the first helicopter ride of her life.
West Ranch students shocked by Vasquez suicide
West Ranch High School students reacted with a mixture of shock and dismay at the news of the death of Jeremiah Lasater, the 14-year-old freshman who committed suicide in a boys' bathroom at Vasquez High School Oct. 20.
Singing Saugus' praises
When Harry McGruder was in eighth grade, he ran track, played baseball and danced the fox trot to the sounds of Frank Sinatra at the school dances.
City aiming to keep public TV on the air
The Santa Clarita City Council is set to vote Tuesday on how to manage the Santa Clarita Valley's public television channel, Channel 20.
On Election Day, all this man wants is your vote
Yeah, it's funny - until someone loses an election. Funny, that is, for local presidential candidate Stephen Thomas, who actually seems to make sense on issues that don't involve flatulence, infomercials and "noogies." "If elected, I promise to do absolutely nothing," he said. Thomas, a 38-year-old married Valencia man with a 9-year-old daughter, is running for president, and he is on the campaign trail drumming up support. He urges anyone swayed by his promise to ...
Wildfire victims must register for assistance
California homeowners, renters and business owners who suffered damages in the November wildfires have until Jan. 20, 2009, to apply for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Individual Assistance program.
ADPROS is now accepting entries for competition
Advertising Professionals Association is now accepting entries for its advertising, graphic design and related creative fields competition.
Plant a tree, watch it grow
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Dec. 28, 2008
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Nature Center presents animal show
Placerita Canyon Natural Area and Nature Center's relatively new superintendent, Ranger Frank Hoffman, and a group of recreation services leaders presented a live, interactive and educational animal show to several Nature Center visitors on Saturday.
Cop goes down in crash
An ambulance transported Los Angeles Police Department officer Sheldon Williams to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital after he collided with multiple vehicles on his motorcycle along Highway 14 just north of San Fernando Road Saturday afternoon.
Manhunt tracks down suspected car thief, parole violator
After a Placerita Canyon manhunt that lasted more than an hour, a Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Special Enforcement Bureau canine captured suspect Ryan Ogden of Tujunga as he hid in some brush Saturday night.
Cheering tops list of most dangerous sports
Concussions, fractured arms, shoulder injuries, sprained ankles and broken noses? Bring it on. Today's cheerleaders do more than just stand on the sidelines at a football game and lead the crowd in cheers for the team - although that's a big part of their role. They're also highly skilled athletes that train hard and travel to competitions of their own. "I think they're starting to get more respect, but I don't think people understand what ...
Parents striking schools
At least five local families plan to keep their kids home from school Monday as part of a grassroots effort to punish a teachers' union for its opposition to Proposition 8, one father said.
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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.
Today in the SCV: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2013. There are 315 days left in the year.
Helmet saves a life
HOA still recovering months after paint crime
Vandals who hopped a North Valencia HOA pool fence last summer and dumped seven gallons of paint into the pool and hot tub, causing more than $300,000 damage, are still at large.
Storm expected; local snow level to be low
A very cold upper-level low pressure system originating from the Gulf of Alaska is predicted to bring thunderstorms, snow, hail and rain to Southern California on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Valencia woman unharmed after robbery attempt
A Valencia woman is safe and unharmed after she snubbed two would-be robbers who held her at gunpoint, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
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
