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Hart security back on track
The Hart district governing board voted Wednesday to award the bid for its security camera project to Focus Micro, Inc.
Farmers' market opens Sunday
The Santa Clarita Farmers' Markets will be open from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Sundays in November and December at the College of the Canyons Parking Lot 8 in Valencia.
Shop the Hope Holiday Boutique
The third annual Stephanie's Hope Holiday Boutique is set to take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Rio Norte Junior High School auditorium. The event features 26 vendors, a bake sale and a raffle. Funds from the bake sale and raffle, as well as a portion from the vendors, benefits the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance, a nonprofit organization that funds research to find treatment and a cure for Friedreich's Ataxia. ...
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.
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Car goes over the side of Interstate 5
Officials from the California Highway Patrol shut down one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 5 on Saturday to retrieve a vehicle that went off the freeway Friday night, an officer said.
