- A crash involving at least 19 cars and 17 injured has the SB 14 shut down. SIGNAL,NBC4,AP
- Allyson Felix, hometown hero and winner of Olympic medals in Athens and Beijing, is in the middle of a peculiar story that has captured the world's imagination. She and another sprinter tied for 3rd place in the US Women's 100m Olympic trial (and only the top 3 get to race in London) even a 3,000 frames-per-second camera cannot determine a winner. The two need to decide how they are going to break the tie, through a runoff or a coin toss, but the decision won't be made until after the 200m trials of Saturday.THE ATLANTIC, ESPN
- Either way, the SCV will be represented on the track in London. Canyon High gradAlysia Montano qualified for the women's 800m. ESPN
- And lastly in Olympic news, Hart grad and gold medalist swimmer Anthony Ervin is getting a lot of attention for his effort to get back into the olympics this year. ESPN
- Santa Clarita's Tilted Kilt gets name-checked in a look at the growth of the "Breastaurant". PASADENA STAR-NEWS
- Looks like someone is doing something interesting with the old brick building that once housed the Taco Bell on Lyons. Our favorite SCV food blogger profiles the appropriately named Bricks on Lyons LADY DUCAYNE
- As Santa Clarita approaches its coronation as the 3rd largest city in LA County, others are taking notice. LA TIMES, CURBED LA
- Carrol Parris, wife of Lancaster mayor R. Rex Parris, got in trouble at Burbank airport when the TSA found a loaded gun in her bag. Parris had an expired concealed weapon permit.LA TIMES
- I would like to pay tribute to outgoing ace education reporter, The Signal'sTammy Marashlian, who is moving on. Tammy was a charter member of our weekly trivia team and it's been a real delight to see her grow into a superb reporter over the five years she's been at the paper. A big loss for us, but we wish her the best.
Nine years of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
