Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.
That proverbial saying, "Ill news goes quick and far.
And it's true, you hear things in Damascus and, after a few hours, the human double-take stops operating.
Of all the reports that fly about the world, ill news is the surest of all to arrive!
Evil news rides post, while good news baits.
The term baits was a traveling term meaning to stop for rest or refreshment, hence to travel slowly.
Ill news are swallow-winged, but what is good walks on crutches.
Word gets around when the circus comes to town, don't it?
People in San Francisco and the East Bay have shown interest, done interviews, and have come to shows. I guess that the news travels fast out of this island that we are on.