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SACRAMENTO – The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will launch a 12-hour Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) from 6 p.m. Friday, October 31, through 6 a.m. Saturday, November 1, to protect motorists and prevent impaired driving. During the operation, all available CHP officers will be on patrol statewide, focusing on identifying and arresting impaired drivers before they cause harm. “Impaired driving destroys lives, and even one life lost is one too many. This Halloween, we’re as

PALMDALE, CA — The City of Palmdale is accepting applications for an innovative mentorship program that will transform Pelona Vista Park. The initiative will pair a mentoring artist with four emerging local, adult artists to create a stunning, collective public mural.    The mentor will host six workshops beginning in March 2026 to provide hands-on training for their mentees. Together, the five artists will develop a concept mural design inspired by desert landscapes that ref

Lancaster, CA. -Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month in October highlights the importance of brain health at every age. Kaiser Permanente Antelope Valley Registered Dietitian, Israel Aguilar, shares how the foods we eat today can support cognitive function and memory for years to come.   It's Never Too Early to Start “Brain health isn’t something to think about only as we age,” says Aguilar. “The dietary patterns we establish in our 20s, 30s and 40s can have a significant i

Lancaster, CA.- Notable Arrest – Illegal Firearms and Marijuana Seized Late last week, Lancaster Station Deputies conducted a proactive patrol check at a hotel in the area of the 44200 block of Sierra Highway. Deputies contacted a man outside the location who admitted to illegally possessing a firearm. During a subsequent search of his hotel room, deputies recovered multiple illegally possessed firearms, including two short-barreled rifles, several handguns, body armor, and m

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that California, along with over 20 other states, is suing the Trump administration over the administration’s unlawful refusal to fund SNAP benefits due to the nearly month-long federal government shutdown, despite possessing funds to support SNAP in November. Under President Trump, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is needlessly suspending November SNAP benefits, causing 5.5 millio

Lancaster, CA.- The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help locating At-Risk Missing Person, Wendy Latrice Hollins. She is a 56-year-old female Black. She was last seen on October 27, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., on the 2000 block of Valiant Street, in the city of Lancaster. Ms. Hollins is 5’02”, 150lbs., with black hair, brown eyes, a tattoo of "69" on the back of her neck, and a three-dot tattoo on her left hand. She was last seen

Palmdale, CA. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a notice on its website, stating that federal food aid will not be distributed on November 1, 2025. According to the USDA website, Senate Democrats have voted 12 times to refuse funding for the food stamp program. Consequently, the well has run dry, and there will be no benefits issued on November 1. As a result of the government shutdown, the 42 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance P

Lancaster, CA.-LASD is Asking for the Public’s Help Locating At-Risk Missing Person, Dion Patrick Clare, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Missing Persons Detail, is asking for the public’s help locating At-Risk Missing Person, Dion Patrick Clare. Mr. Clare was last seen on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., on the 45000 block of Lorimer Avenue in the city of Lancaster. Mr. Clare is described as a 67-year-old male White adult, 6’01”, 250 lbs., with brown hair a

Palmdale, CA.- SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he will deploy the California National Guard under his command and California Volunteers on a humanitarian mission to support food banks as the federal government shutdown delays food benefits for millions of California families.  In addition to the California National Guard, Governor Newsom is fast-tracking upwards of $80 million in state support ahead of funding delays triggered by the shutdown. The dep

Lancaster, CA.- Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lancaster Station are asking for the public’s help locating Critical Missing Juvenile, Finest Damond Stevens. Finest was last seen on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 12:00 p.m., on the 2500 block of Avenue I, in the city of Lancaster. Finest is described as an 11-year-old male Hispanic juvenile, 5’02”, 80 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a “True Religion” hoodie, royal blue thermal shirt wit