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Palmdale, Lancaster city halls to close for Memorial Day holiday
By The AV Times Staff ·

Palmdale to host annual Memorial Day ceremony at Pelona Vista Park
By The AV Times Staff ·
PALMDALE - The city of Palmdale will host a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 30, at 11 a.m. at ... Read more →

Mail carrier from Palmdale arrested in jobless benefits fraud case
By The AV Times Staff ·
A United States Postal Service mail carrier was arrested Thursday, May 26, for allegedly scheming to ... Read more →

Unionized LA County nurses reach tentative labor deal
By City News Service ·
Days before they were set to walk a picket line, thousands of nurses in the Los Angeles County ... Read more →

Revisiting Creedence coming to Palmdale Amphitheater Aug. 13
PALMDALE – Revisiting Creedence will take the Palmdale Amphitheater stage for a powerful classic rock performance on Saturday, Aug. 13, as part of the ... Read more →

Elderly driver killed in Palmdale traffic crash
PALMDALE - An 87-year-old male driver died Wednesday morning in a traffic collision in Palmdale, authorities said.The fatal collision happened ... Read more →

Children’s Center AV executive director announces retirement
LANCASTER – The board of directors for The Children’s Center of the Antelope Valley (CCAV) announced the retirement of Executive Director Rebecca Sue ... Read more →

Man’s conviction upheld for Lancaster crash that killed 3
A state appeals court panel Wednesday upheld a man's conviction for second-degree murder for a crash that killed three people at a Lancaster ... Read more →

AG announces felony arrests in alleged $10M recycling fraud scheme
Six people have been arrested for allegedly operating a recycling fraud scheme in Los Angeles County that scammed more than $10 million from the ... Read more →

Law enforcement to be out in force for memorial weekend enforcement
With millions of residents expected to travel for the Memorial Day Weekend -- and with millions more likely to celebrate with gatherings, barbecues ... Read more →
Opinion

Op-ed: LA County Public Health statement on monkeypox
By the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) is working with state and national partners on an international outbreak of monkeypox. [On Thursday, May 19, 2022], the CDC confirmed a case of monkeypox in the United States in Massachusetts. In addition, the CDC is also tracking […]

Op-ed: Important advice for people of color
By Terry Kanakri With Memorial Day weekend approaching, and many people looking forward to spending more time outdoors walking, biking, hiking, camping and swimming, we cannot forget an important fact: too much ultraviolet radiation exposure from the sun is hazardous to your health. Indeed, it can cause skin cancer, a potentially deadly disease that afflicts approximately 9,500 people in […]

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