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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 – 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 – 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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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 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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QUARTZ HILL – Distraught family members are asking for your help in locating 26-year-old Quartz Hill woman who vanished without a trace late last week. Michelle Russ was last seen by family members around 11:30 p.m. on May 9 in the Quartz Hill home she shared with her father and young son, near 50th Street West...
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PALMDALE – Keller Williams Realty, in conjunction with the City of Palmdale and the Antelope Valley Mall, announced the results of their recent Red Day events. Between their food drive and Red Day Walk, Keller Williams raised $12,645 in cash and over 10,000 pounds of food for local charities, including South Antelope Valley Emergency...
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EDWARDS AFB – When the X-51A Waverider program was established, the test team set out to demonstrate the viability of air-breathing scramjet propulsion. The goal of the $300 million concept-demonstrator program became reality May 1 when the test team achieved a record-setting 210 seconds of air-breathing hypersonic flight. “This mission was a full success....
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EDWARDS AFB – In 2006, the C-5 Galaxy underwent a “super” upgrade to further strengthen the airframe’s worldwide airlift capabilities. Now known as the C-5M Super Galaxy, test teams at Edwards and Dover Air Force Base, Del., are showing why the recent software upgrade to the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory is...
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LANCASTER - The 63-year-old woman mauled and killed by dogs as she took her daily morning walk in Littlerock has been identified as Pamela Marie Devitt, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. The six pit bulls and two mixed-breed dogs seized from a Littlerock property following the mauling were quarantined at the Lancaster...
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LANCASTER – The City of Lancaster has appointed two new members to its Human Relations Tapestry Commission – Ed Galindo and Denise Latanzi. The Tapestry Commission oversees a number of programs, which bring together various strands of Lancaster’s culture in a spirit of cooperation and understanding in order to improve the entire City. “The...
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LANCASTER – It’s been more than seven weeks since a Lancaster mother of four was struck by a car as she crossed Avenue L, near the intersection of 32nd Street West. Still, authorities are no closer to finding the driver who fled the scene, leaving 34-year-old Simone Walker to die – which she did,...
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LANCASTER – More than 150 deputies took a break at Lancaster Sheriff’s Station Thursday afternoon for a feast in remembrance of deputies killed in the line of the duty. “This barbecue is held every year as a symbol of remembrance for our fallen brothers and sisters. It’s a way for people to remember and...
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LANCASTER – A graveside ceremony was held at Lancaster Cemetery Wednesday morning for George Curtis, the 31-year-old Lake Elizabeth rancher killed in 1916 while trying to help a constable arrest an attempted murder suspect. “People like George Curtis who step up to help law enforcement in our time of need make our job so much easier,...
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LANCASTER – Authorities say illegal alcohol sales and prostitution were taking place at an underground strip club operating inside an industrial building in Lancaster. Deputies raided the operation recently and arrested four suspects, according to a press release issued Wednesday. Read the release below: A month’s long investigation involving possible illegal alcohol sales, gambling...
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LANCASTER – A 26-year-old man accused of slamming a small dog against the floor before shooting and killing the dog will serve prison time, authorities said. LePaul Wuornos Gardner will spend five years in state prison after accepting an agreement with the District Attorney’s office on April 26, according to a press release from...
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LANCASTER – The City of Lancaster is now accepting applications for the fourth annual Uniting Neighbors in a Team Effort (UNITE) Lancaster program. The program, which aims to assist in building safer and stronger neighborhoods, offers residents an opportunity to propose neighborhood improvement projects and compete for the resources and funding needed to make...
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PALMDALE – Voting is now underway for the City of Palmdale’s “Race to Art” Jersey Contest, which celebrates the Amgen Tour of California (ATOC) coming to Palmdale on Tuesday, May 14. The public will be able to decide on the Best Overall Jersey. In addition, there are five design categories in which prizes will...
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Captain Victoria Ann Pinckney, a Palmdale native, and two other airmen supporting Operation Enduring Freedom were killed after an aircraft crash on May 3, 2013, near Chon-Aryk Kyrgyzstan. Captain Mark T. Voss, a 27 year old from Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Technical Sergeant Herman Mackey III, a 30 year old from Bakersfield, California were...
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