Palmdale teen arrested for Chinese student killings

May 18, 2012
Palmdale teen Javier Bolden was arrested Friday in connection with the murder of Chinese graduate students Ying Wu (left) and Ming Qu (right).

LOS ANGELES – A 19-year-old Palmdale man was one of two arrested Friday for the murder of two Chinese graduate students last month near the University of Southern California, according to authorities. Javier Bolden was reportedly arrested around 7:30 p.m. in Palmdale on suspicion...
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Reward proposed in Army veteran murder case

May 17, 2012
Family and friends of Nathen Taylor, as well as The Community Action League, ask the community for help to find the people involved in Nathen's death.

LANCASTER – Family members of former Army Sergeant Nathen Taylor pleaded with the community Thursday morning to come forth with any information regarding Nathen’s murder. As an incentive, County Supervisor Michael Antonovich proposed a $20,000 reward in exchange for information leading to the capture of...
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This week’s Most Wanted

May 17, 2012
Nicole Parson

PALMDALE – The LASD – Palmdale Station is seeking your help in identifying or locating the following suspects. If you recognize them, or know where they might be hiding, contact Palmdale Station detectives using the information next to the suspects’ photos or by calling...
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Lancaster truancy sweep nets 24 arrests

May 16, 2012

LANCASTER – Tuesday was a bad day to skip school in Lancaster. Deputies arrested 19 juveniles and 5 adults between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. as part of a truancy operation. The following is the press release from the Lancaster Station: On , May...
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UPDATED: Lancaster Wendy’s erupts in fire

May 15, 2012
Wendys Fire

LANCASTER – Firefighters in the Antelope Valley battled another fire Tuesday, this one at the Wendy’s restaurant at 45101 10th street west, between Avenue I and Jackman Street. The fire started around 4:30 p.m., according to a Wendy’s employee who did not want to...
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Lancaster unveils BLVD kiosks

May 15, 2012
Lancaster Vice Mayor Ron Smith stands in front of the prototype for the new BLVD kiosks.

LANCASTER – Local entrepreneurs now have a low-cost option for launching their dream businesses – right on The BLVD! The City of Lancaster and private partner InSite Development Tuesday unveiled the Start Small Incubator Program, an initiative that allows aspiring entrepreneurs to launch their...
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Amgen Tour cycles through Palmdale

May 18, 2012
Amgen tour Palmdale

PALMDALE – Six-year-old Nathaniel Martinez was on a mission Friday morning. He leaned against the rails, stretched his arms out as far as they would go, and thrust his Palmdale souvenir magazine at every athlete that crossed his path. “Autograph!” he demanded. Martinez was...
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Amgen Tour of California Stage 6 results

May 18, 2012
Amgen tour Palmdale 7

PALMDALE – Stage 6 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California kicked off in Palmdale and finished with an intense climb to Big Bear Lake. The cyclists trekked more than 115 miles Friday through the Angeles National Forest, Crestline and Lake Arrowhead, and then...
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Criminal case dropped against mother in AV Hospital scuffle

May 17, 2012
Maria Chiclana, 63, was originally charged with felony resisting an officer.

LANCASTER – The criminal case has been dropped against a 63-year-old woman whose son was beaten by Lancaster deputies at Antelope Valley Hospital last year. Maria Chiclana had been charged with resisting an officer for her role in a violent altercation between her son,...
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Readers Speak Out! Thursday, May 17, 2012

May 17, 2012
Speak out May 17

‘Readers Speak Out!’ is a chance for readers like you to voice your opinion on anything, from politics to crime and everything in between. We only ask that you to refrain from using obscenities, from engaging in personal attacks on other commenters and from...
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Pot bust at ‘Friendly Village’ trailer park

May 16, 2012
Image courtesy LASD - Lancaster Station.

LANCASTER – Around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Lancaster deputies seized 30 marijuana plants, with a street sales value of about $60K from a trailer in the Friendly Village Mobile Home Park in Lancaster. Gilbert Haring, 45, was arrested for cultivating marijuana and possession of marijuana...
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New Palmdale clothing store gutted by flames

May 15, 2012
CGL Incorporated erupted in flames earlier Tuesday morning, just days before its grand opening celebration. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

PALMDALE – Tuesday afternoon, dozens of firefighters were still at the scene of a second-alarm fire that gutted a large retail store at a Palmdale strip mall in the early morning hours. “It looks like it’s pretty much a total loss at this point,”...
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News Briefs

Spokes of Art winners

“Spokes of Art” contest winners announced

PALMDALE – Four winners were selected from more than 20 creative entries of decorated bicycle wheels by local artists as part of the City of Palmdale’s “Spokes of Art” contest held in conjunction with the Amgen Tour of California coming to Marie Kerr Park in Palmdale on Friday, May 18. The winners are:  Debra...

The Coffins of Little Hope

Palmdale City Library’s Book of the Month for May

PALMDALE – The Coffins of Little Hope by Timothy Schaffert is the Palmdale City Library’s Featured Book of the Month for May. When a young country girl is reported to be missing, perhaps whisked away by an itinerant aerial photographer, Essie stumbles onto the story of her life.  Or, perhaps it is simply a...

Health & Foods

Recipe: Mediterranean Okra & Asparagus Salad

HEALTH & FOODS – May is National Mediterranean Diet and National Salad Month. The...

Countdown to Warford Walk for Wellness

HEALTH – Walkers from all across the Antelope Valley will converge on Poncitlán Square...

Hundreds come out for Walk MS: Antelope Valley

LANCASTER – Organizers estimated nearly 2,000 residents took to the streets of Lancaster Saturday...

 

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