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Mavis Ellyn Austfjord-Edie, 68, passed away Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at her home peacefully. She left this world for the next as she had always wished she would. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, at her home in Mineral Wells, Texas for local friends and family.  Following the.......
Congress is facing a real issue. Do they let Bush’s tax break for the middle class.........
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PALMDALE – An introduction to the chef at the new Sushi Zen Bistro was both a pleasure and a surprise. Chef Daniel Brown, it turns out, is the same Daniel Brown.......
LANCASTER –The Lancaster JetHawks Annual Holiday Caravan made its way around the Antelope Valley Thursday. The team’s mascot KaBoom and the JetHawks....... 
LANCASTER - She is back and the community couldn’t be happier. Karen Eskew has reopened Molly Kate’s Gifts and Tea Room. Eskew originally opened her store in 1999 in the shopping center at 20thWest and Avenue L where she provided real.....
LANCASTER – Baby, lock them doors and turn the lights down low, Scotty McCreery is coming to town! McCreery, who received the most votes during last year’s American Idol.....
PALMDALE- AEG, presenter of the Amgen Tour of California which is coming to Palmdale on Friday, May 18, is seeking original artwork submissions for the design ........
When a car manufacturer offers a more than one brand, they either all prosper or they all suffer. With Audi on a product juggernaut, it’s no wonder that its sister brand, Volkswagen, is now offering some of the best products in their respective markets. The new Volkswagen Passat represents what the late Buddy Redman told me about success...... 
SANTA CLARITA -- For more than 50 years now international music legend Dionne Warwick has entertained audiences all over the world. Ever since her first hits......
In my mind there are two decisions to be made in the nomination of the Republican..... 
PALMDALE – DryTown Water Park is offering discounted season passes online now........
PALMDALE – The Palmdale City Library’s Mystery Book Discussion Group “Mystery.....
PALMDALE - The Palmdale Playhouse will hold open auditions for the upcoming radio play drama world premier of Jack London’s “The Sea Wolf” on Friday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m,, and on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. at the Palmdale Playhouse, 38334 10th St. East in Palmdale......
PALMDALE – Sheriff’s detectives as the Palmdale Station are seeking the public’s help in identifying thieves who caused over $100,000 in damage........
PALMDALE – An internal investigation launched by the city of Palmdale has led to the arrest of a former employee who is being charged with.....
PALMDALE – The city’s department of parks and recreation is taking registrations for the Kidz Love Soccer program for kids ages 3 1/2 to 6 years old that will run Mondays now through March 5. Youngsters will learn how to play the world’s most popular sport from professional coaches through sessions that include age-appropriate activities, skill demonstrations, fun games and instructional scrimmages conducted in.......
PALMDALE – Sheriff’s detectives are looking for four men who are suspected of breaking into three eastside Palmdale residences; duct taping occupants and ransacking the homes before stealing valuables. The home invasions have occurred during the past week and a half and with each subsequent incident, violence has escalated to the point of serious........  
LOS ANGELES  - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday denied a permit for a research related project proposed by wind......
ANTELOPE VALLEY – The California Energy Commission named Antelope Valley a Competitive Renewable Energy Zone but some local residents......
LANCASTER  - Animal control officers tracked a dog’s movements after it escaped by running into the desert and finally captured the canine......
PALMDALE - With a passing of the gavel, Dave Slover, a Realtor with Century 21 Doug Anderson in Lancaster, became the President of the Greater......

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LOS ANGELES  - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday gave carte blanche to anyone who wants to commit fraud in the Section 8 program and living in Antelope Valley. It also gave a “wink and a nod” to drug dealers and gang members who want to live in Antelope Valley on the public's.....
MOFFETT FIELD - Twenty-six educators from the United States have been selected for research flights aboard NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, which flies out of the Plant 42 runway in.....
PALMDALE – The South Valley WorkSource Center (SVWSC) is partnering with Sun Power Solar to host a bid orientation to find qualified local fencing contractors for an upcoming.....
LANCASTER – Three Antelope Valley residents, one of which was a former state Department of Public Social Services employee have been.....
PALMDALE – Sheriff’s detectives working with undercover security officers of a national pharmacy chain “hit the mother lode” Thursday morning when they paid a visit to a house in the 1900 block of Avenue R-12. The visit to the home broke up a huge burglary ring operating out of Palmdale. Over the course of the past year, the ring had stolen $250,000-$300,000 of high-end merchandise from CVS Pharmacies in the Los Angeles County.....
PALMDALE - A fugitive wanted in connection to the murder of a Palmdale woman in 2010 is back in custody in the United States Thursday. She had been living in Belize in Central America, according to the FBI. Larene Eleanor Austin, 29, was taken into custody Wednesday in Belize and returned......
LANCASTER - Three armed robberies in eight days in Lancaster were under investigation by the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station’s Robbery Suppression Team and resulted in the arrest of two suspects Thursday. Sheriff’s investigators had initially learned that the robberies were committed by an adult male.....