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Palmdale, CA.- Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit investigators are asking for the public’s help locating At Risk Missing Person Michael Charles Ward, also goes by “Mike”. He is a 73-year-old male White who was last seen living in a trailer parked at the “Walmart” shopping center located on 10th Street West and Avenue O-8, Palmdale on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. Ward is 5’08” tall, 175 lbs., with gray balding hair, green eyes, beard, and a Marine

LANCASTER – For the sixth year in row, no health insurance company in the United States is rated higher than Kaiser Permanente for customer satisfaction and affordability, according to Insure.com ’s 2026  Best Health Insurance Companies list . Kaiser Permanente operates medical offices in the Antelope Valley and has tens of thousands members in the region.   To select the top health plans, Insure.com looked at industry data, such as  National Committee for Quality Assurance

PALMDALE, CA – The City of Palmdale is pleased to help local entrepreneurs market, plan and innovate with a series of new spring workshops presented by the Small Business Development Center. The three workshops will be offered in English and Spanish at no cost, providing accessible resources for business owners at every stage of growth.   The workshops will take place at the City’s Development Services building, 38250 Sierra Highway , and cover essential tools for modern busi

SACRAMENTO – As a direct result of state investment and Governor Gavin Newsom’s sustained commitment to disrupting criminal activity, local law enforcement agencies arrested 29,060 suspects and referred nearly 22,896 cases for prosecution related to organized retail theft over a two-year period. From October 2023 to September 2025, law enforcement agencies, assisted by historic state funding, have helped increase public safety and crack down on organized retail theft. We are

Palmdale, CA.-The Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Antelope Valley CERT will present this free training event. Following a major disaster, police, fire and medical professionals may not be able to fully meet the demand. People will have to rely on each other to meet their immediate life saving and life sustaining needs, particularly in isolated neighborhoods that may be cutoff from main roads. The County of Los Angeles Fire Depar

Lancaster, CA.- The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is coming up on the celebration of 50 years of being a State Park in 2026. In order to celebrate, we are asking for YOUR help. The Poppy Reserve would like to showcase local student artists in the outdoor interpretive panels in the picnic area from March 1st, 2026- May 31, 2026. This is open to all schools in the Antelope Valley, Lancaster and Palmdale areas. Art will be showcased at the park from March-May. Beca