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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.
City Council votes no on barriers
On the heels of public outcry over Benz Road barricades, the Santa Clarita City Council agreed it would never again put up barriers or gates to block traffic on public streets.
Suicide to be investigated
The Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District agreed Thursday night to contract with a risk-management firm to investigate the suicide of Jeremiah Lasater, a 14-year-old freshman at Vasquez High School.
UPDATED: Driver rolls into solo crash
Alcohol might have played a role in sending a car over the side of San Francisquito Road Thursday, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
Today's deadline to mail absentee ballots
Today is the last day voters can mail in their absentee ballots for Tuesday's election. Those unable to mail their ballots today can drop it off at a Los Angeles County polling place on election day or drop it off to the registrar's office in Norwalk, 12400 Imperial Highway.
Monticello students protest at City Hall
Students from Monticello Preparatory Academy took their fight to City Hall Thursday armed with a declaration, a petition and a letter to Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich in support of the school's move to Hasley Canyon.
UPDATED: Fallen SCV hero remembered
Family, friends, and more than 100 uniformed deputies gathered Friday to mourn the death and celebrate the life of Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Deputy Randy Hamson.
Alleged I.D. thief wants trial
A man charged with four theft-related felonies for allegedly using his girlfriend's credit card to run up thousands of dollars in purchases is going straight to trial without a preliminary hearing.
Waterworks on an evening stroll
A fire hydrant, located near the corner of Castaic and Lake Hughes roads turned into a geyser at about 6 p.m., Tuesday, according to Castaic resident, Michael-John Wolf.
Changes to water-softener rebate
The last opportunity for Santa Clarita Valley residents to take full advantage of the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District's automatic water-softener rebate passed at midnight Wednesday.
A tri-bundle of joy
Robin Baerg said this New Year's holiday she and her husband German Gonzalez will celebrate the best presents ever: Three healthy baby girls and a complete family.
The day after: When the thrill is gone
The confetti is swept up and all that's left to celebrate are the football games sponsored by companies you've never heard of. But first you've got to get rid of that throbbing hangover.
Four SCV residents attend protests in L.A.
Four young Santa Clarita Valley residents marched down Wilshire Boulevard Tuesday evening, holding signs and shouting slogans along with hundreds of fellow Palestinian supporters.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 1, 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:
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Kids read aloud to dogs to help overcome fear
Reading aloud went to the dogs Saturday at the Newhall Library.
City talks future public art
Bike racks at City Hall, public art at the McBean Regional Transit Center and a new website to house Santa Clarita's arts and cultural resources are all on tap for the city Arts Commission in the coming year.
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.
