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Lancaster, CA.- Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger today celebrated the grand opening of three new County-led mental health and crisis-care facilities in the Antelope Valley—the largest local behavioral-health investment in the region’s history. The ribbon-cutting marks the completion of a multi-year effort to build the community’s first fully integrated continuum of mental-health treatment for children, youth, and adults. “These new facilities are a gamechanger for

Palmdale, CA-Administrative and business offices of the City of Palmdale will be closed from Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 2, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays and part of a cost-saving unpaid furlough. Regular business hours will resume Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.   Palmdale Library will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 24, Thursday, Dec. 25 and Thursday, Jan. 1. Regular hours will resume Friday, Jan. 2.   Legacy Commons for Active Seniors will be closed W

PALMDALE, CA — The City of Palmdale is launching an exciting recruitment drive for part-time Parks and Recreation positions that offer competitive wages and flexible scheduling, perfect for those seeking entry-level positions, students and those looking to get more involved in the community.   “These opportunities represent the perfect gateway to professional development while making a real difference in our City,” said Mayor Pro Tem Laura Bettencourt. “We’re hiring talented

Palmdale, CA.- LASD is Asking for the Public’s Help Locating Critical Missing Juvenile, Scarlett Moreno Palmdale Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are seeking assistance in locating critical missing juvenile, Scarlett Moreno. She is an 11-year-old Hispanic female who was last seen on December 8, 2025, at 9:30 p.m., on the 38000 block of 30th Street East, in the city of Palmdale. Scarlett is 4’05” tall, 70 lbs. with straight brown hair and brown eyes

SACRAMENTO – As we near the end of 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom today commemorates the last California Highway Patrol (CHP) graduating class of the year with 137 cadets, who will be placed throughout the state to protect and serve communities. This marks a huge achievement for the CHP, which graduated 780 cadets in 2025 alone. The CHP continues its efforts to recruit highly qualified individuals to protect the state’s community safety.  I’m proud to see the young women and me

Lancaster, CA. -The City of Lancaster has secured a $33.2 million grant award from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to advance the SR-14 (SR-138) Highway Equity Corridor Improvements Program – Avenue M Interchange Project. This critical infrastructure investment will modernize one of the region’s most heavily used freeway access points.   Approved through the SCAG Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG) for Federal Fiscal Years 2027–2028, th