City of Palmdale Awarded $283,000 Grant for Master Bike Plan
PALMDALE, CA — The City of Palmdale has been awarded $283,000 through the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program to develop the City’s Master Bike Plan, a comprehensive planning effort focused on improving bicycle transportation, trail and bike lane corridors, complete streets, greenhouse gas emissions reduction and safe routes to school components throughout Palmdale. The Master Bike Plan will establish a Citywide framework for a safer, more connected and


Palmdale Seeks Southern California Sculptors for Amargosa Creek Trail Public Art Project
PALMDALE, CA – The City of Palmdale invites Southern California artists to submit sculptures for the Amargosa Creek Trail Enhancement Project. This new initiative will bring rotating public art installations to one of the City’s most treasured natural spaces. Four original sculptures will be displayed along the 50-acre nature trail for three years, with new artwork rotating in afterward to keep the cultural experience fresh and engaging. Each of the four selected artists wi


Help identify man found in Valyermo
PALMDALE, CA — Los Angeles General Medical Center is urgently requesting assistance from the public to help identify a man who has been hospitalized for nearly a week. Hospital officials report that the man was discovered in the Valyermo area, an unincorporated community nestled in the Antelope Valley region of Los Angeles County. According to reports, he was found along Big Rock Creek Road. Patient Description The hospital has released the following physical description of t


Julia Samaniego Shares Plant Wisdom at AV Indian Museum.
Lake Los Angeles, CA.- Saturday and Sunday from 11-4pm. Julia Samaniego will share her ethnobotanical knowledge with visitors at Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park. Julia Samaniego is a Tataviam tribal ethnobotanist, dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage and ecological knowledge of her people. As a proud mother of four, she balances her family life with her deep commitment to the environment and the communities she serves. She is also a member of the LA


Facebook users report outages, log-in issues
Facebook and several other Meta-owned platforms appear to have gone down worldwide, leaving millions of users unable to access their accounts.


Hospital Auxiliary Awards $1,000 Scholarships to 12 Local Students
LANCASTER, CA - — The Antelope Valley Medical Center (AVMC) Auxiliary proudly awarded $1,000 scholarships to 12 local graduating high school students, reinforcing its more than 20-year commitment to supporting future medical professionals in the Antelope Valley. Selected from a competitive pool of 25 applicants, each scholarship recipient demonstrated academic excellence, with a minimum 3.5 grade point average, and has been accepted into a healthcare-related program at an a


Game on! California mobilizes for a safe and successful FIFA World Cup 2026
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom announced California is taking the field and mobilizing statewide operations ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026, activating emergency coordination, deploying public safety resources and strengthening infrastructure to support matches in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. From kickoff to the final whistle, California is stepping onto the global stage ready to deliver. State agencies have spent more than a year working with local governments, federal pa
Palmdale EPIC Celebrates Digital Art Contest Winners with Drawing Equipment, Classes
Palmdale, CA — Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC) celebrates the winners of the City of Palmdale's Environmental division’s Bytes and Blooms Digital Art Contest, a citywide competition that invited artists of all ages to explore how technology and nature can coexist in creative and sustainable ways. EPIC proudly sponsored the contest’s prizes as part of its ongoing commitment to pursuing digital equity, community engagement and a sustainable future for Palmdal


City of Lancaster to Host Community Open Houses on Proposed Proposition 218 Assessment Updates
Lancaster, CA. – Following the City Council’s May 26 approval of Resolutions of Intention initiating Proposition 218 proceedings, the City of Lancaster will host two upcoming community open houses to provide information and answer questions regarding proposed assessment updates for the City’s Drainage, Lighting, and Landscape Maintenance districts and Sewer service area. The open houses are designed to help property owners better understand the Proposition 218 process, learn


$3 million in refunds for mortgage fraud victims
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced today that more than 1,800 consumers — about half of them from California — who were victims of a multiyear mortgage fraud scheme, will soon receive refunds totaling nearly $3 million. DFPI, along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), secured a court order against the company in 2024 after a DFPI enforcement action uncovered that the company falsely promised to reduce homeowner’s


