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Schaeffler trial to resume after Christmas
Accused identity thief William Schaeffler has a holiday reprieve in his court proceedings, according to a court official.
Hart plans ‘disaster summit’
The Hart School District The William S. Hart Union High School District, will host a "Disaster Preparedness Summit" 7 p.m. Tuesday, at Valencia High School gymnasium.
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City garners award for tourism effort The League of California Cities selected the city of Santa Clarita as a 2008 Helen Putnam Award winner. Santa Clarita won an award in the category of Community Services & Economic Development for its Santa Clarita's film and tourism program for secure city revenue. The Helen Putnam Award recognizes cities that achieve a level of service in the most effective way. Teachers endorse Jackson for seat The Santa Clarita ...
Despite state budget woes, Newhall district doing well
Despite an uncertain state budget and rapidly changing demographics, the Newhall School District is in good shape, according to Superintendent Marc Winger.
A rail commuter concern
Finding a parking spot at the Jan Heidt Newhall Metrolink Station became such a challenge for Lee Huey that he started taking an earlier train.
Bomb squad blows up bomb in park
The L.A. County Sheriff's bomb squad detonated a pipe bomb on a dirt hill in Central Park on Wednesday, hours after city worker Alfredo Moraza found the explosive in the Valencia Heritage Park parking lot.
A ghoulish debate over Halloween
Parents at Rosedell Elementary School in Saugus are circulating a petition to allow their little pirates and princesses to wear their costumes to school Oct. 30 - or they just might keep the little ghouls home in protest.
Smash-and-grab suspects due in court
Two suspects nabbed in a smash-and-grab shoplifting incident at Best Buy are due in Santa Clarita Superior Court today, a sheriff's official said.
Chilly, rainy holidays in store for SCV
The forecast calls for a rain-drenched quagmire in the Santa Clarita Valley during the holiday season, a National Weather Service official said.
Red light, green light
Paying a $381 ticket for bolting through a Santa Clarita intersection with a red-light camera might be tough on the wallet, but the pictures have improved public safety.
Local Jews celebrate Hanukkah
Temple Beth Ami rabbi Mark Blazer said Hanukkah is a great opportunity to celebrate the Jewish heritage with family and friends.
Alleged puppy killer awaits arraignment
L.A. County Assistant Fire Chief Glynn Johnson faces up to four years in prison for allegedly beating a neighbors's puppy to death with a 12-pound rock.
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: Dec. 23, 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:
Hospital officials saddened by threatened litigation
By Vince Lovato City Desk Editor Hospital officials are saddened that two groups are threatening legal action against the city that would stall expansion at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. "After four-and-a-half years in the public process and thousands of hours of analysis and public testimony we are saddened that a local organization would attempt to stop the hospital from fulfilling its promised expansion to the community," said Andie Bogdan, hospital director of planning. The ...
UPDATED: 'It was a daily verbal assault'
UPDATED TUESDAY 9:20 p.m. One day after a student killed himself at Vasquez High School in Acton, a stunned student body and faculty tried to make sense of the suicide Tuesday. Jeremiah Lasater, a 14-year-old freshman, walked into a high school bathroom with a handgun and shot himself in the head Monday. A student found Lasater lying in his own blood in a bathroom stall, said Stan Halperin, Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District superintendent. The ...
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Ex-state official to oversee L.A. County jail system
A former California Department of Corrections official has been named assistant sheriff in charge of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Custody Division.
Supervisors approve $1 million for roads near Acton
Los Angeles County supervisors agreed this week to spend $1 million to install new signs, markers, road striping and guardrails on Angeles Forest Highway near Acton.
$1 car wash Saturday
Members of New Life in His Presence church will hold a $1 car wash Saturday in the Kmart shopping center at 23222 Valencia Boulevard in Valencia, organizers say.
UPDATE: SCV man gets 30 days in jail for lewd conduct near school
A 19-year-old Newhall man arrested for indecent exposure near a Santa Clarita Valley school entered a plea of no contest to the charge against him Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to 30 days in jail, an official said.
Alleged gang members to stand trial for Canyon Country bank robbery
SAN FERNANDO - Three men identified by prosecutors as Rollin 40s Crips gang members were ordered to stand trial Wednesday for a take-over bank robbery in Canyon Country last September.
Valencia woman faces felony charge in hit-and-run
A Valencia woman faces a felony hit-and-run charge today for allegedly hitting a bicyclist in Newhall on Friday, then leaving the scene, court papers show.
Thousands of students sign on to use Canyons email addresses
A little more than 9,000 College of the Canyons students are active users of the college's relatively new email system, a college official said Wednesday.
Local Job Seekers Invited to COC Resume Rally
SANTA CLARITA - College of the Canyons Career Services will host a pair of Resume Rally events to help students and community members create, enhance and fine-tune their professional resumes in advance of the college's two upcoming Job & Career Fairs.
Hart Games draw hundreds of participants
Hundreds of special-needs athletes from local junior high and high schools exchanged smiles, hugs and high-fives during the Fourth Annual Hart Games Track and Field Meet at Valencia High School on Wednesday.
Saugus board raises concerns at Einstein charter hearing
The Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences began its fourth attempt to charter an elementary school in the Saugus Union School District with a public hearing Tuesday night.
Baca introduces new Assistant Sheriff Terri McDonald, new Chief Ted Sexton
New Assistant Sheriff Terri McDonald and Chief Ted Sexton Introduced On Monday, March 18, 2013 at Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau, Sheriff Lee Baca introduced Terri McDonald as the new Assistant Sheriff of Custody Division. She will have the responsibility of overseeing the largest jail system in the nation with nine custody and correctional facilities and over 18,000 inmates. In addition, Assistant Sheriff McDonald will supervise the Education Based Incarceration Bureau, which is an important component within ...
Today in the SCV: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
'Teen Scene Plugged-In' event
