In this episode: NSD’s McGrath Elementary School receives National Blue Ribbon recognition; Driver in fatal “Fourth of July Fireworks” collision in 2010 enters not-guilty plea; Man arrested in connection with June 17 crash into Newhall Chevron station; Residents can weigh in on legislation to cancel gravel-mining permits in Soledad Canyon; Local weather.

In Sports: Foothill League Football preview with a look at the Cloud49 Game of the Week on SCVTV when the Chaminade Eagles take on the Valencia Vikings on Friday; Other high school football action will see Hart hosting Burroughs Thursday, and on Friday: West Ranch vs. Eastside in Lancaster, Canyon hosts Knight, Saugus hosts Buena, and Golden Valley visits Channel Islands in Oxnard. Also: Santa Clarita Christian takes on Vasquez in Acton, and on Saturday, Trinity takes on Immanuel Christian in Ridgecrest. In college football, College of the Canyons travels to Citrus to take on the Owls, UCLA takes on Texas at the Rose Bowl, and the Trojans host Syracuse at the Coliseum.

Finally: The Brittany Foundation will hold its fall “Comedy for Canines” fundraiser Friday at JR’s Comedy Club in Valencia to raise money for the no-kill dog shelter.

Television viewers can catch the SCV NewsBreak on SCVTV at the top of every hour from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., repeating the following morning at 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. SCVTV runs on Time Warner Cable Channel 20 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, and streaming on SCVTV.com.