‘Star Wars Day’ draws intergalactic visitors

On May 4 — that is, “May the Fourth” — the Force was strong in Valencia as characters from “Star Wars” visited Pocock Brewery for a special “Star Wars Day” celebration.

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Tim Whyte | The WOW in Walk of Western Stars

Of all the things that are Santa Clarita, the Walk of Western Stars just might be the Santa Clarita-est.  Similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Old Town Newhall

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Tim Whyte | Ruby, the Shih Tzu with Chutzpah

“You’re the best girl in the whole world. Yes you are. Yes you are. Ru-bee! How’s my Ruby, how’s my girl, huh? You’re a sweetheart. I missed you. Yes, you’re

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Tim Whyte | You Don’t Want to Be THAT Guy

We got a news tip the other day. It said sheriff’s deputies — with dogs — were searching for SOMETHING on Hillcrest Parkway in Castaic.   We called the local

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Tim Whyte | Sooners, Cougars and Mustangs

Thanksgiving got me thinking, and I’m gonna be straight up about it: I miss my kids. As I’ve chronicled here before, we’ve got one in the state of Washington, where

Hart board recognizes classified employees of the year

News release  Seventeen employees were honored as the Classified Employees of the Year recently by the William S. Hart Union High School District governing board.  The employees, which include custodians and assistants, health technicians and office managers,

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Tim Whyte | Up Court’s Creek Without a Bat

You’re a Little League team. Playing against the New York Yankees.  Without a bat. That’s how one deputy district attorney described the plight of prosecutors in the era of District

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Tim Whyte | Tales of a Fantasy Football Rookie

Back in a previous life as a rookie Signal reporter, I was introduced to something that, at the time, was called “rotisserie baseball.” It was named after La Rotisserie Francaise,

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Tim Whyte | The New Maytag Repairman of L.A. County

Remember those old “Maytag Repairman” commercials? For those too young to remember, the premise of the commercials was that Maytag appliances — washing machines and the like — were SO

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Tim Whyte | ‘Nemo Resideo’ and Afghanistan

“Nemo resideo.” It’s a phrase arguably as old as warfare itself. The Latin is most often translated to English as, “Leave no man behind.” It’s a principle America needs to

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Tim Whyte | Taking Your Daughter Fishing Pays Off

I knew my daughter wanted to bait her own hook. It’s our girl Brooke’s birthday this weekend, and she’s everything you want your daughter to be. Intelligent, witty, a great student

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Tim Whyte | Nickname from a Toddler

When I was a toddler, just learning to talk, I couldn’t enunciate my aunt’s name. “Mary Lou” is a mouthful when you’re just mastering one-syllable words. So I called her,

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Tim Whyte | No Passing on the COVID Course

I got my first COVID-19 shot the other day, and it brought back childhood memories.  Nope, not painful memories of getting my shots. I’m not a wimp, for cryin’ out