- It's very hot. More formally: the National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for a large part of Southern California, including the eastern SCV. KHTS
- Temperatures reached 109-degrees in the Newhall Pass, the highest August temperature recorde since 1984. SIGNAL
- The three teens charged in the Halloween murder of Alejandro Sanchez Torrez have all pleaded "not guilty." SIGNAL
- A $51M bond-measure for Castaic Union School District will be on the ballot after receiving considerable support in a phone survey of residents. SIGNAL
- Alysia Montano, a Canyon High graduate, will compete in the 800 meters final tomorrow, the penultimate day of the Olympics. KHTS
- The American Meteor Society provides trusted advice on how to best enjoy the 2012 Perseid meteor shower. Though activity is already apparent, this weekend is your best bet for a good show of up to tens of meteors an hour. AMS
- Happy ending: the Barnes family of Santa Clarita adopted a puppy that had been stuffed into a trashbag and thrown into a dumpster while still alive. After the puppy's story aired earlier this week, they wrote an essay explaining why they'd like to adopt the puppy, and now, the Rot-mix from Riverside has been welcomed to the Barnes' home. CBS
A decade of the Valley’s town square · 2006–2015
