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Christmas at work: A heaping holiday helping
Ashton Stoermer of Canyon Country was one among a few workers serving breakfast to a continuous crowd of hungry customers at the Valencia Boulevard Western Bagel shop on Thursday morning. He didn't mind working the 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. shift because his family celebrated Christmas the evening before.
District wants historic bell returned
It is all that remains of the 1908 Saugus schoolhouse, and the Saugus Union School District was hoping to have the old schoolhouse bell for its centennial celebration Sunday.
Boy's suicide exposes division
A shocking suicide might have divided a quiet, rural town. The two sides squared off at the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District board meeting Thursday night. One looked for answers in the suicide of Jeremiah Lasater, a 14-year-old Vasquez High School special education student who shot and killed himself in a school bathroom Monday. The other asked the community to move past the finger-pointing. "What if he came to school with a different mind set?" ...
'Jeremiah was a gift from God'
CHATSWORTH - Family members, friends and teammates consoled each other with hugs at Friday's memorial service for Jeremiah Lasater at Crawford Mortuary.
Oh deer! Hunters halted in Canyon Country
A California Highway Patrol officer caught three men hunting a deer alongside Highway 14 near Golden Valley Road in Canyon Country on Friday morning.
A century of Saugus schools
The Saugus Union School District started out with one wooden schoolhouse in 1908 and over the past century has grown to 15 schools spread out across Saugus, Canyon Country and Valencia.
Trade group questions source of river salt
A trade group is challenging Measure S on November's ballot, saying water softener manufacturers are made a scapegoat for other agencies that dump salt into the Santa Clara River.
News briefs
City increases street sweeping frequency The city of Santa Clarita is street sweeping on a weekly basis, up from every other week. This will continue until Jan. 2009. Residents are asked to remove vehicles form the street and to keep the streets clear of garden trimmings, trash, debris, and portable basketball courts. Call (661) 286-4098. Filipino-American Association anniversary The Filipino-American Association of Santa Clarita Valley will celebrate its Silver Anniversary at the Valencia Hyatt at ...
Political Roundup: Republicans rally in SCV
Santa Clarita Valley Republicans will come together this weekend for a rally from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Newhall Park, 24933 Newhall Avenue.
Weather not too frightful
A showery Christmas Day kept local California Highway Patrols officers on their toes Thursday, but as of mid-afternoon, no collisions caused any serious injuries, said CHP Sgt. Rick Miler.
Be a Santa to a senior
"They're obviously a big part of society, they've raised children, a lot of them are veterans, they're our grandparents and our parents," said Jorge Meza of Valencia. "We always remember the children and we never remember the elderly."
Hospital waiting room gets facelift
Dave Davis knows how stressful it can be waiting for a loved one to give birth. Davis is grandfather to seven grandchildren who were all born at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Another thing Davis knows about waiting for another grandchild to arrive, it's that the hospital's maternity services waiting room was in need of a facelift. But Davis isn't the type to complain. As owner of Davis Plastering, he is a doer. Davis, his ...
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Dec. 26, 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:
Foundation helps college students with expenses
For the average high school student, a college education is a laundry list of expenses: tuition, books, housing, meals.
Special delivery for families in need
Ethan Espinosa and Mark Frederikson of Fresno-based Abundant Harvest Organics drop off fresh organic fruit and vegetables in Santa Clarita for Child and Family Center families in need.
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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
