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PALMDALE – The City of Palmdale’s Planning Department is inviting Palmdale residents to participate in a meeting on housing issues. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 23 in the Development Services Conference Room, located at 38250 Sierra Highway. “We are preparing our 2014-2021 Housing Element and would like to engage all...
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PALMDALE – Sports Chalet in Palmdale will host a free bike workshop this Saturday (April 20) in conjunction with Amgen Tour of California coming to Palmdale. The bike workshop will be from 2 to 4 p.m. at Sports Chalet, located in the Palmdale Marketplace at 39180 10th Street West. Certified bike technicians will be...
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PALMDALE – The City of Palmdale, in recognition of Fair Housing Month, will host two free workshops for renters and landlords designed to discuss housing rights, laws and answer commonly asked housing related questions. The workshops will be held from 9:30 to 11 .m. on Saturday, April 20 and from 2:30 to 4 p.m....
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PALMDALE – Hillview Middle School on Monday was placed on lockdown for hours as authorities searched for 13-year-old Nigel Hardy, a suspended student believed to be suicidal and armed with his father’s handgun. (Read more here.) Nigel was ultimately located in Kern County and pronounced dead at Antelope Valley from a gunshot wound, believed...
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UPDATED: 4/16/13 @ 5 am: Nigel Hardy, the 13-year-old Hillview Middle School student believed to be suicidal and armed with his father’s handgun, has passed away, according to Sgt. Harry Drucker of the Sheriff’s Headquarter’s Bureau. “It’s being investigated as a suicide, there is no indication that there is anything other than that,” Drucker...
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Officials have confirmed two explosions occurred around 2:50 p.m. (EST) Monday near the Boston Marathon finish line. There were at least 23 reported injuries and two dead. Live Twitter updates on this incident from the Boston Police Department are available at https://twitter.com/Boston_Police.
PALMDALE – With a dance off, karaoke and musical performance by local group “Twinfamous,” seventh graders at Juniper Intermediate School on Friday celebrated their commitment to staying away from alcohol and drugs. “Don’t try it because you’re curious or your friends tell you to, walk away because it’s dangerous,” said seventh grader Asia Madden....
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EDWARDS—NASA’s remotely piloted X-48C hybrid-wing-body subscale aircraft, which demonstrates technology concepts for cleaner and quieter commercial air travel, completed an eight-month flight research campaign on April 9. The C model of the X-48 aircraft flew its first flight at Edwards on Aug. 7 and its 30th flight brought the productive research project to a...
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LANCASTER – Last October, Waste Management of Southern California donated $50,000 to the Antelope Valley Sheriff’s Boosters to be used to purchase less lethal weapons for the Lancaster and Palmdale Sheriff’s Stations. Wednesday afternoon, authorities unveiled their new purchase – 50 state-of-the-art Tasers. “The great thing about these tools is that they should result...
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PALMDALE – The entire community is invited to funeral services this week for Michael “Speedy” Valenzuela, the soccer-playing Knight High School graduate killed in a school bus crash on March 25. The viewing will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday (April 12) at Halley-Olsen-Murphy Funerals & Cremations at 3150 East Palmdale...
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PALMDALE – The City of Palmdale’s South Antelope Valley Emergency Services (SAVES) food and shelter program, a participant in the 16th Annual Feinstein Challenge, is nearly halfway to its goal of raising 20,000 pounds of food, all of which will be eligible for matching funds. “We raised 9,430 pounds of food during the month...
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PALMDALE – The Palmdale Amphitheater is celebrating its ninth season with an expanded series of concerts, festivals, events, movies and more. “The Palmdale Amphitheater truly is a jewel of the Antelope Valley,” said Palmdale’s Recreation and Culture Manager Keri Brady. “More than a quarter of a million people have attended events here over the...
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PALMDALE – Last week, April 4-5, Councilmember Steve Hofbauer represented the City of Palmdale at the League of California Cities’ second policy committee meetings in 2013. Hofbauer serves on the Public Safety Policy Committee, which is integral to the League’s policy-making process. “My city benefits from the League’s policy committees because we are able...
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PALMDALE – About 150 riders cycled through Palmdale Saturday to make a difference in the lives of healing heroes. The bicyclists were part of Ride2Recovery’s inaugural Amgen Tour of California Honor Ride Palmdale, a self-paced, non-competitive race that raises funds for injured veterans. “We do this is to honor those that have fallen and...
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PALMDALE – The Palmdale City Library will present a free lecture and screening titled “The First Movies” this coming Monday, April 8 at 6 p.m. in the Community Room of the Library, located at 700 East Palmdale Boulevard. “This presentation will be part lecture and part movie watching,” said Palmdale Library Director Thomas Vose....
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PALMDALE – Did you or anyone you know witness the school bus collision last week that claimed the life of 18-year-old bicyclist Michael Valenzuela? If so, the California Highway Patrol would like to hear from you. CHP investigators are requesting assistance from the public in identifying persons who might have witnessed the fatal collision,...
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PALMDALE – The Palmdale City Library will launch its new reading program, ¡Leámos Palmdale! Let’s Read Palmdale! this Saturday, April 6 at 1 p.m. at the Library, located at 700 East Palmdale Boulevard. “Join us on Saturday as we’ll read ‘My Abuelita,’ said Palmdale City Library Director Thomas Vose. “We’ll share memories and histories...
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PALMDALE – Ride2Recovery’s inaugural Amgen Tour of California (ATOC) Honor Ride Palmdale, a self-paced, non-competitive ride to help raise funds for injured veterans, will honor 14 local fallen war heroes at its upcoming ride. The ride will be held on April 6, beginning at 8:30 am, at Marie Kerr Park, 2723 Rancho Vista Boulevard...
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PALMDALE – The City of Palmdale’s public safety and community relations department will host a Neighborhood Watch Orientation presentation for property owners and residents on Monday, April 8 at 7 p.m. in the city council chamber, 38300 Sierra Highway Suite B. “Neighborhood Watch is much more than just the most effective way to keep...
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PALMDALE – This past weekend the community came out and dug deep to support the family of Michael “Speedy” Valenzuela, the soccer-playing Knight High School graduate killed in a school bus crash on March 25. A fundraiser car wash at Sky Burgers on East Palmdale Boulevard drew a huge turnout on Saturday. The car...
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