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PALMDALE – Hundreds of health conscious residents will converge on Marie Kerr Park in Palmdale this Saturday to raise community awareness about the dangers of genetically modified foods. “We want people to be aware of what’s happening to their food source, we want them to be aware of what they’re eating, and we want...
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PALMDALE – Forty-four nonprofit organizations will begin selling fireworks at various locations throughout Palmdale starting Friday, June 28, city officials announced today. Fireworks will be sold during the following dates and times: Friday, June 28 – Noon to 10 pm Saturday, June 29 to Thursday, July 4 – 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday,...
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ANTELOPE VALLEY – NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center is known for aircraft and science research, but a recent center-funded study is examining an air-borne disease found in the Mojave Desert. Microscopic spores found in the soil of the arid regions of California and Arizona can lead to a serious fungal infection called Valley Fever,...
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NEWHALL – A 54-year-old man believed to be high on meth drove his pickup truck in the wrong direction on the 14 Freeway Monday afternoon and caused a nine-vehicle collision that seriously injured a Lancaster resident and two Palmdale residents, authorities said. The incident occurred around 4:35 p.m. Monday on the Antelope Valley (14)...
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PALMDALE – Thirty-two undergraduate students are flying aboard NASA’s DC-8 airborne laboratory this week as part of an eight-week field experience designed to immerse them in the agency’s Earth Science research. Now in its fifth year, NASA’s Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate students majoring in the sciences, mathematics...
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PALMDALE – The Palmdale Sheriff’s Station and the Antelope Valley Mall presented their annual Public Safety Expo, Car Show and Chili Cook-Off. This year’s event was held on Saturday, June 15th, and featured 17 public safety organizations serving the Antelope Valley. The highlight of the event was a dunk tank, generously donated by Lancaster...
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LANCASTER – In the past couple of weeks the Antelope Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District (AVMVCD) has been getting several calls per day from residents of the Antelope Valley complaining about “swarms of mosquitoes” that are covering their cars, walls, screen doors and windows. “The mosquito species that we mostly have in the...
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PALMDALE – Coworkers, friends and loved ones gathered at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center Monday morning to remember a young aerospace engineer who passed away after a car wreck last week. Alexander Stuber, 25, was taken off life support and pronounced dead around 4:20 p.m. Friday (June 14), less than 24 hours after the...
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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is warning its customers to beware of impostors posing as utility personnel making service-related telephone calls. These impostors seek to obtain money via a bogus unpaid LADWP balance by asking the customer to go to a nearby pharmacy and call a specific...
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ANTELOPE VALLEY – Past experiences can influence a person to change the future experiences of another. At least that is the case with Lancaster resident Tyler Worthington. Having lived through the horror of seeing his house burned to the ground 19 years ago, he knows firsthand how it feels to lose everything in a...
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PALMDALE – Members of Girl Scout Troop 7042 have been campaigning for more than a week to assist victims of the recent Powerhouse Fire. The group is continuing to look for children’s clothing, tools, office equipment, plants, household goods and anything else people are willing to donate to help the 30 homeowners who lost...
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LAKE HUGHES – The Painted Turtle, which recently announced the forced cancellation of its summer season due to damage caused by the Powerhouse fire, will receive some much needed assistance from fellow camps in the SeriousFun Children’s Network. SeriousFun’s Board of Directors has issued a $100,000 matching grant to challenge its donors, supporters of...
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PALMDALE – The California School Employees Association (CSEA) Local Chapter 296 voted last night to accept the Tentative Agreement for the 2012/2013 negotiations, according to an announcement by the Palmdale School District. A total of 293 classified employees voted with the following results: 223 YES and 70 NO The focus of the 2012-2013 negotiations...
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PALMDALE – A 5-year-old boy died after he was partially ejected from an SUV during a rollover crash in Palmdale Tuesday night, authorities said. The fatal collision happened around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday (June 11) on 25th Street East at the intersection of Avenue Q-4, according to deputy Jeff Perkins of the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station....
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PALMDALE – The Palmdale Playhouse has selected M. Steven Felty as its guest director for “The 1940s Radio Hour,” scheduled to take the stage Dec. 13 through the 15 at the Playhouse. Felty, a former Palmdale Playhouse employee, was instrumental in the development of the guest director program before retiring in the fall of...
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PALMDALE – The City of Palmdale is taking issue with recent statements made by Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris about Palmdale’s approval of “safe and sane” fireworks. The following is the full press release issued by the City of Palmdale on Tuesday (June 11): Fact vs. Fiction: R. Rex Parris Misstates Fireworks Data Again...
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PALMDALE – The Antelope Valley Service Organization Association (AVSOA) in collaboration with the City of Palmdale will hold its annual Flag Day Ceremony on Friday, June 14 at 11 a.m. at the gazebo in Poncitlán Square at 38315 9th Street East in Palmdale. Mayor James C. Ledford Jr. will give a welcoming address. Bobby...
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PALMDALE – An 8-year-old girl had to be airlifted to the hospital Monday afternoon, after she was struck by a minivan as she dashed away from an ice cream truck, authorities said. The collision happened around 3:26 p.m. Monday in the 3200 Block of East Avenue R-12 in Palmdale, according to Lt. Ken Wright...
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LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor is urging property owners affected by the Powerhouse fire to contact local Assessor offices for information and assistance about tax relief for property damage of $10,000 or more. Structures may qualify for tax relief. The Office of the Assessor has deployed resources and...
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EDWARDS AFB – Sixty-five years ago, the flight test community suffered a tremendous loss when the Northrop YB-49 broke apart mid-air in the skies over the Mojave Desert. The jet-powered flying wing, crashed just five miles north of Edwards Air Force Base. All five crew members lost their lives that day (June 5, 1948),...
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