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Marathon preview: Thousands of runners, handful of road closures
More than 3,000 runners are expected to take over the valley when the Santa Clarita Marathon kicks off at 7 a.m. Sunday forcing road closures and attracting looky-loos.
Retired LAPD cop detects success in Saugus students
A retired LAPD homicide detective from the Hollywood division told Saugus High School AVID students Friday the secret to success: motivation.
News briefs
Planning Commission meets Tuesday The Planning Commission's public hearing on the proposed expansion of The Master's College campus is 7 p.m. Tuesday at the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd. The future development of the campus, which includes the creation of 54 condominium units and the extension of Dockweiler and Deputy Jake drives through the project site are on the agenda. Wallace hosts acting classes Acting coach Craig Wallace teaches the secrets ...
Cusumano receives health care award
Gary Cusumano received the 2008 Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon Healthcare Leadership Award for his contributions to health care and advocacy for Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon presented the award during a ceremony at the Tournament Players Club on Tuesday.
Prop. 8 and the school debate
No student in Santa Clarita Valley will be taught comprehensive sexual health education, which includes teaching about alternative marriage, regardless of the vote on Proposition 8, local educators said.
Students cast mock votes
Daniel Vreeland has solid reasons to support Sen. John McCain for president. Clark Wyatt is equally supportive of Sen. Barack Obama.
UPDATED: Get clocked?
Do a little dance, make a little love, get clocked tonight. Daylight Saving Time ended at 2 a.m., so it's time to set clocks back an hour if you haven't already. Synch up with the U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock or the U.S. Government's official time Web site. This year, Daylight Saving Time -- not "Savings," notes the California Energy Commission's Web site -- started March 9. We will get to ...
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 2, 2009
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:
Violence ushers in the new year
One man was shot in the chest and another stabbed multiple times in separate Canyon Country incidents on the first day of the new year, officials said.
Taking the (polar) plunge
Two dozen brave swimmers made a splash at the third-annual Glacier Slide Polar Bear Swim Thursday.
Sparks fly in 2009
The observation tower at Six Flags Magic Mountain blasts out the news as thousands celebrated the New Year at the amusement park's inaugural "Rock N' Ride" party Wednesday.
Volunteering local veteran
At nearly 60, Robert Davison, already a decorated army veteran, decided his time to serve had come again.
Loans for fire victims available
Sandy Baruah, acting administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Tuesday that low-interest disaster loans are available to residents and business owners affected by the Marek and Sesnon wildfires.
Newhall Memorial adds 27 beds
Hospital officials converted 27 transitional-care beds for use by acute, medical-surgical patients at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, reducing the time emergency room patients wait for a bed.
UPDATED: Sign up today for kids' affordable healthcare
Today is "Enrollment Day" for the "Communities for Healthy Kids" program, which offers affordable health insurance to all children residing throughout Santa Clarita.
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UPDATE: 6-year-old girl dies in Canyon Country
Despite the swift efforts by emergency crews, a 6-year-old girl died Thursday in Canyon Country after she was found not breathing in a home, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
City looks for Amgen Tour volunteers
The Santa Clarita Local Organizing Committee for the 2013 Amgen Tour of California announced that volunteer opportunities for the professional cycling road race are now posted online at Santa-Clarita.com/TourOfCA. Volunteers looking for an opportunity to participate in the eighth annual, high-profile race can apply online for positions including course marshal, security, media relations and medical control. The 2013 Amgen Tour of California is scheduled to stop in the City of Santa Clarita Tuesday, May ...
Reported January home sales best in six years
January home sales in the Santa Clarita Valley rose 2.1 percent from the same month a year ago, and the number of sales was the highest recorded since 2007, the Southland Regional Association of Realtors reported Thursday.
Hearing due to begin Monday in Sand Canyon street racing case
A preliminary hearing is expected to get under way Monday for two men described as street racers charged with murder in a fatal crash that killed a friend, a court clerk said Thursday.
Castaic burglar sought
A burglar spotted running from a Castaic house with a laptop in his hands prompted sheriff's deputies to scour an area near Parker Road and The Old Road Thursday afternoon, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Knight introduces aerospace industry package
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Senator Steve Knight (R-Antelope Valley) introduced a series of bills this week focused on the aerospace industry in California.
Boxer and Senate Colleagues Press NRC to Ensure Nuclear Reactor Safety
Washington, D.C. – Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), joined with 11 of her Senate colleagues on a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the Commission to take the next steps needed to protect the 31 nuclear reactors in the U.S. that are similarly designed to the ones that melted down in Fukushima, Japan, nearly two years ago. The letter calls for NRC to ...
‘Stuff the Truck’ fundraiser planned for West Ranch
West Ranch High School Wildcat Band, Orchestra, and Colorguard will host a Goodwill "Stuff the Truck" fundraiser on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
City seeks vendors for Earth Arbor Day
The city of Santa Clarita is accepting applications for vendors to participate in the Earth Arbor Day Festival in April.
Wind will die down but temps to rise
Winds are expected to ease off in the Santa Clarita Valley today following a day of high winds that caused some damage.
Today in the SCV: Thursday, Feb. 21
Today in the SCV
