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Castaic residents cast their votes
The Castaic Area Town Council election will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Castaic Regional Sports Complex, 31230 Castaic Road. Voters must be moe than 18 year old and produce a proof of address. Visit www.castaicareatowncouncil.org or call (661) 295-1156 for more information.
Cops say armed assault suspect still at large
Sheriff's deputies are hunting for a man they described as armed and dangerous. Jeremy Mark Singh, 20, of Canyon Country, is wanted in connection with numerous crimes, the most recent an alleged assault of two males in Canyon Country on Sept. 14, Sgt. Darren Harris said. The assault sent both victims to the hospital, one victim with a stab wound. "We want to get this guy off the street. He's very dangerous and is wanted ...
Scared sober
It was only a re-enactment, but it felt real to many students at Golden Valley High School. They walked out to Robert C. Lee Parkway on Thursday to find two wrecked cars strewn with "bloody" bodies. A deputy stood by dressed in an ominous Grim Reaper costume. The dramatization was part of "Every 15 Minutes," a program sponsored by the California Highway Patrol, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station and the city of Santa Clarita. ...
Mental health center opens
Toni Otis suffered a mental breakdown in 2003. Now she's helping others avoid the same fate, and she'll have new facilities to work with.
John Boston returning to The Signal
Some people see a newspaper as more than just a finger-blackening conduit for information. John Boston is one of those people. "I've always thought that The Signal was the very song of the First Amendment," Boston said. "The heart and soul of the community. Boston's "Mr. SCV" column will return to the pages of The Signal starting Nov. 16, appearing Fridays on page A2 and in Sunday's Opinion section. Since leaving The Signal earlier this ...
Thomas pleads no contest in sex trial
UPDATED: 9 p.m. Kevin Lamont Thomas, who was charged with having illegal sexual relations with four Hart district students, pleaded no contest to three charges in Van Nuys Superior Court Thursday and faces up to six years in state prison, a district attorney's official said. Thomas pleaded no contest to felony counts of sexual penetration of a minor with a foreign object and sexual intercourse with a minor and a misdemeanor count of child molestation, ...
UPDATED: The-Signal.com election coverage: By the numbers
2008 GENERAL ELECTION Tuesday, Nov. 4 UPDATED: 3:45 p.m. Thursday PRESIDENTIAL 8:04 p.m. Tuesday: The Associated Press reports Sen. Barack Obama has won the presidential election. 8:16 p.m. Tuesday: Sen. John McCain concedes. ++++++++++++ PRESIDENTIAL Popular votes (Sen. John McCain & Sen. Barack Obama): 121,305,522 Republican: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)/Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) 56,785,572 (46% of the vote) Electoral votes: 162 Democratic: Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)/Sen. Joe Biden (D-Delaware) 64,519,950 (53%) Electoral votes: 364 (270 ...
Hate vandals may be friends, detective says
Two hate crimes in Saugus might turn out to be a prank performed by friends but detectives aren't laughing.
COC Nursing up for accreditation
Officials from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission will visit College of the Canyons to review its registered nursing associate degree program for continuing accreditation.
SCV school scores soar
The Newhall and Saugus school districts topped the Academic Performance Index (API) scores among elementary school districts in the Santa Clarita Valley, with scores of 882 and 852 respectively.
Hart beats state API goals
The Hart district shot up 13 points in the state's Academic Performance Index (API), exceeding the state's goal of 800 points with an overall district score of 804. Ten of the district's 17 schools also exceeded the state goal and almost every school noted significant growth over last year's API score, according to data released Thursday by the California Department of Education. "Districtwide that is right where we want to be - 804 is a ...
She’s on Parr with the best
Christine Parr, an English Language Development teacher and coordinator at Placerita Junior High School, was named Teacher of the Year for the William S. Hart Union High School District.
Homeless man dies in hit-and-run
A small truck or SUV struck and killed Michael Yant, a homeless man from Newhall, while was walking along the center divider on the eastbound side of Highway 126 late Monday, a CHP official said.
Effort aims to help boy with leukemia
Canyon Country's two-year-old Jacob Fierro has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant.
Tuesday council meeting cancelled
The regularly scheduled Santa Clarita City Council meeting for Tuesday has been cancelled due to the Veterans Day holiday. A special City Council meeting is scheduled for Nov. 19.
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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
