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PALMDALE- Students in Joe Walker Middle School’s Civil Air Patrol (CAP) program have learned disaster preparation skills through the FEMA Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. On top of their CAP activities, including aerospace education, leadership training, military drills, and community service, the Joe Walker students participated in over 20 hours of CERT...
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LANCASTER – Do you recognize the man in these images? If so, then Lancaster Station detectives would like to hear from you. Detectives believe the thief is responsible for at least 10 home burglaries in Lancaster, this month alone. All the burglaries have occurred between 12 and 6 a.m., while the victims were asleep...
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LANCASTER/PALMDALE – The Antelope Valley Parole Office is seeking your help in locating the following wanted parolees. If you recognize these parolees and know where they might be hiding, contact the Antelope Valley Parole Office at 661-729-0530, ext. 265 or 266. You may also contact their 24-hour hotline at 323-371-3479. Michael McCary Michael MCcary...
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PALMDALE/LANCASTER – The League of Women Voters Antelope Valley will be hosting a pair of “meet and greet” events featuring the new Los Angles County Sheriff captains. Light refreshments will be served as residents of the Antelope Valley get “up close and personal” with these recently appointed leaders. Palmdale’s Meet & Greet with Captain...
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PALMDALE – Local artists Karyl Newman and Larissa Nickel also known as the arts collaborative Hinterculture, are using artistic means to raise awareness and public engagement with the problematic issue of illegally dumped materials in the Antelope Valley. Their project titled: Desert Engagement: Hinder Swill Achieve Recycled Trash (DEHSART) combines prevention, awareness and outreach...
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LANCASTER – A Lancaster traffic stop turned into a drug bust after deputies discovered a mobile drug lab inside a car that was stopped for speeding, authorities said. The incident happened early Monday, when a Lancaster deputy who was working traffic enforcement stopped a speeding car on Avenue L near 35th Street West, according...
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One of the most common questions we hear is related to attracting more “Ideal” customers. How do I find more ideal customers? How do I attract them through social media? What methods should I use? Should I just offer something? These are just a few of the common questions we hear. To make life...
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LITTLEROCK – A tip Sunday morning led sheriff’s deputies and animal control officers to a home in Littlerock where an illegal cockfight appeared to be starting, authorities said. The bust happened shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday at 11222 East Avenue R-6 in Littlerock. “We got a call of a group of male Hispanics...
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PALMDALE – The Antelope Valley Service Organization Association (AVSOA) will hold its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 27 at 11 a.m. at Desert Lawn Memorial Park, 2200 East Avenue S in Palmdale. Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford will offer welcoming remarks and introduce the dignitaries. Daniel W. Kirmel will serve as Master of...
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LANCASTER – The JetHawks have announced that they will be collecting children’s books for this homestand’s Make-a-Difference Monday. Fans who donate a new or gently used children’s book at the box office prior to, or during Monday night’s game against the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes will receive free admission. All the books collected will be...
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EDWARDS – Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems Dream Chaser flight vehicle arrived at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards last week to begin tests of its flight and runway landing systems. The tests are part of pre-negotiated, paid-for-performance milestones with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP), which is facilitating U.S.-led companies’ development of...
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PALMDALE – The Palmdale City Library will host a workshop on how to brew beer on Wednesday, June 5 at 6 p.m. in the Primrose Room of the Chimbole Cultural Center, located at 38350 Sierra Highway in Palmdale. “President Jimmy Carter legalized homebrewing in 1979, and it began a beer revolution that began in...
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PALMDALE – A search for two suspects accused of threatening a victim at gunpoint led Palmdale deputies to a drug bust at an Internet café Friday afternoon, authorities said. The bust happened around 1 p.m. at Onsite Internet Services in the 300 Block of East Palmdale Boulevard according to Sgt. Zarris of the Palmdale...
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LANCASTER/PALMDALE – The Lancaster and Palmdale Sheriff’s Stations are seeking your help in locating the following suspects. If you recognize them, or know where they might be hiding, contact detectives using the information next to the suspects’ photos or by calling 1-800-222-tips (8477). Attempt to I.D. If you recognize the man in this photo,...
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LANCASTER – The City of Lancaster has partnered with the Lancaster School District, Grace Resource Center and the University of Antelope Valley to actively reduce childhood hunger in the community. A pilot program called Lancaster Lunchbox, sponsored by Lancaster’s Youth Commission, will take place at Sierra Elementary School in Lancaster during the last two...
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ACTON – A memorial website has been created for 39-year-old Christopher Demyen, the Acton Water Company owner shot to death after a dispute Wednesday afternoon. Titled “Honoring Chris Demyen,” the site pays tribute to Demyen and aims to raise $20,000 to help support the pregnant wife and two children that Demyen left behind. According...
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LANCASTER – Detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying more than 100 females whose undergarment areas were secretly recorded by a 29-year-old local registered sex offender. Mylyn Johnson was busted in March after he was spotted at the Lancaster Target store using his cellphone to videotape up women’s skirts. Detectives then found thousands...
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PALMDALE – The Palmdale City Library will host a greyhound story time and meet and greet at 10 a.m. this Saturday (May 18) in the Library reading room, located at 700 East Palmdale Boulevard. The program will include a short greyhound story time for young children. Each child in attendance will get a free book...
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PALMDALE – The City of Palmdale this week shut down another illegal marijuana dispensary, authorities said. This past Tuesday, the city shut down All Greens, located on the 1600 block of Palmdale Boulevard, according to a city news release. “Marijuana dispensaries are not allowed in the City of Palmdale and will not be tolerated,”...
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PALMDALE – More than 70 active seniors took part in the City of Palmdale’s annual fitness walk and continental breakfast Thursday (May 16) hosted by Legacy Commons for Active Seniors and the High Desert Medical Group. Ruth and Joan Osborn from High Desert Medical Group were on hand to welcome walkers and present them...
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