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Lake Los Angeles – Stephen Sorensen Community Regional Park – The Lunar New Year celebration took place at the park on Friday, February 20, 2026, and the room was packed with happy families. There was food, crafts and everything family-oriented entertainment, treasures to take home, memories to make. On Fridays, the LLA Neighborhood Action Council (NAC) group Crocheting for a Cause meets so they joined in with the Lunar program along with Jacqueline Guillen and Silvia Sandov

Palmdale, CA.- Gabriel Daniel Fernandez, an eight-year-old boy from Palmdale, , tragically passed away on May 24, 2013, after enduring months of severe abuse and torture. The cause of his death was a brutal beating inflicted by his mother, Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre. Pearl Sinthia Fernandez has filed court papers once again, seeking re-sentencing in connection with her guilty plea to the first-degree murder of her eight-year-old son, Gabriel. Isauro A

LOS ANGELES — Credit One Bank will pay $10.2 million to resolve a civil lawsuit filed by the District Attorneys’ Offices of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego and Santa Clara counties alleging that the company or its vendors made repeated, intrusive and harassing debt collection calls in violation of California’s consumer protection laws and the state constitutional right to privacy. “Credit card companies do not have the right to badger consumers and invade their privacy wit

SACRAMENTO – With the most recent data showing that violent crime is down 12% in California’s major cities, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that an additional $107 million is being awarded to communities to prevent gun violence and reduce crime. With 42 grants to cities, counties, community-based organizations, and tribal governments across California, this funding, known as the California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program, will support proven

Lake Los Angeles – Stephen Sorensen Community Regional Park – Senior Center – On Thursday, February 19, 2026, the Senior Center at Stephen Sorensen Community Regional Park in Lake Los Angeles hosted a special ceremony to honor Senior Lead Nayeli Barron. This event marked the second occasion in which Nayeli was recognized for her outstanding work and the achievements she has made in elevating the Senior Center to its current level of excellence. The first was in November 2025

PALMDALE, CA – Celebrate the upcoming arrival of spring as West Coast Classical presents Spring Fling. The live concert features its orchestras and ensembles performing a range of family-friendly favorites at the Palmdale Playhouse, located at 38334 10th St. East , on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m.   “Palmdale has a strong appreciation for the arts, and live music at the Palmdale Playhouse brings out the best in our community,” said Mayor Eric Ohlsen. “West Coast Classical puts

SACRAMENTO — The California Energy Commission (CEC) will hold a public meeting on Feb. 24 on the proposed Prairie Song Reliability Project in the community of Acton in Los Angeles County.   The meeting provides an opportunity for the project applicant to explain the project, CEC staff to explain the Opt-In Certification process, and the public to learn about how to participate in the CEC proceeding and share their comments about the project. Attendees can join in-person or

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