Fifty years ago this week, the Watts riots began. Three years ago, I wrote how the community where I grew up rose from the ashes excelling athletically, allowing some of us to moved forward “transplanting” to the Santa Clarita Valley. Written just before the 2012 London Olympic Games, we...

Alysia Montano interviewed by NBC Sports The U.S. Track and Field National Championships in Eugene, Ore., over the weekend were successful for two Santa Clarita track stars. Allyson Felix and Alysia Montano won the Women’s 400- and 800-meter events, respectively. For Felix, it was her 10th U.S....

File Photo: AllysonFelix.com Allyson Felix, Santa Clarita’s most decorated Olympic athlete, tore her hamstring in the 200 meter final at the world championships in Moscow, Russia, and did not finish the race. She was in position to win a record fourth world title in the 200. She won three gold medals...

Santa Clarita’s Allyson Felix closed out her London Olympics experience with another gold-medal performance Saturday as she helped Team USA win the women’s 4×400-meter relay for the fifth consecutive time. Felix, 26, of Canyon Country, ran the second leg of the race, widening the gap between...

Canyon Country’s Allyson Felix and her USA teammates shattered a 27-year-old world record when they crossed the finish line in London Friday to win gold in the 4×100-meter relay. In fact, so enduring was the old record that the country that set it no longer exists. The USA women’s time...

Photo: AllysonFelix.com The third time was a charm as Santa Clarita’s Allyson Felix crossed the finish line in 21.88 seconds Wednesday to achieve her biggest career goal: an Olympic gold medal in the 200-meter sprint. The 26-year-old Canyon Country resident was heavily favored to win the 200m,...

In this episode: Two Canyon Country residents will be charged with second degree murder in an alcohol-related crash that killed one in Sand Canyon this January; 4.5 magnitude earthquake prompts a reminder to update your earthquake kit. Also: Golden Valley High school students are getting a little boost...

Lashinda Demus College of the Canyons track coach Lashinda Demus won her heat race in the 400 meter hurdles and advanced to the finals at the Summer Olympics in London. Demus won her race in 54.08 seconds. She has the third-fastest qualifying time of the runners who advanced to Wednesday’s final....

This year, four local athletes will be competing in the London Olympics, two runners, a swimmer and a volleyball player. They have different backgrounds and different lifestyles, but all are dedicated to their sport and all grew up right here in the Santa Clarita Valley. These are their stories:   Allyson...

In this episode: Russian teen dies at Pyramid Lake; Hikers find dead body in Big Tujunga Canyon. Also: Nation’s fifth-largest health system to acquire Valencia-based U.S. HealthWorks; Providence Health joins forces with Facey Medical Group; Local Weather. Sports: Tarmoh-Felix runoff cancelled,...