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CALIFORNIA — The results are in from the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) statewide Independence Day Holiday Enforcement Period, and officers were busy working to keep California’s roadways safe during the extended Fourth of July weekend. According to the CHP, during the enforcement period from July 2 through July 5, officers made tens of thousands of enforcement contacts and issued thousands of citations targeting dangerous driving behaviors. Holiday Enforcement Results 22,

PALMDALE, Calif. — The City of Palmdale announced a significant enforcement effort over the Fourth of July holiday, issuing 97 citations and assessing $242,500 in fines for illegal fireworks violations throughout the city. According to the City, Palmdale Code Enforcement officers responded to numerous complaints from residents during the Independence Day holiday, targeting the use of illegal fireworks in neighborhoods across Palmdale. The enforcement operation resulted in: 9

PIÑON HILLS, Calif. — Authorities have identified a woman whose body was discovered in the desert last week as 55-year-old Loretta Kay Colwell Pilitsis, a longtime resident of Piñon Hills who had been reported missing in May. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, deputies from the Victor Valley Station responded to the 900 block of Locust Road in Piñon Hills on Monday, May 25, 2026, at approximately 12:45 p.m. after receiving a report of a missing perso

CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. — July 6, 2026 — CoreCivic, one of the nation’s largest private corrections and detention companies, announced it has completed the sale of two major California immigration detention facilities to the federal government for a combined $1.5 billion, including the California City Detention Facility in Kern County. The transaction, finalized on July 2, 2026, transfers ownership of the 2,560-bed California City Detention Facility and the 1,994-bed Otay Mes

Palmdale, Calif. — Community members across the Antelope Valley are being encouraged to participate in a public meeting this week after the California Department of State Hospitals (DSH) scheduled a Housing Committee meeting to consider the placement of another individual designated as a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) somewhere within Los Angeles County. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. and will be held in Sacramento with an option for the p

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California’s nation-leading Ready California program has invested $100 million in community preparedness since 2019. Through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), Ready California seeks to educate and empower Californians through grants for local nonprofits and outreach campaigns designed to strengthen resilience among vulnerable populations, including individuals with low incomes, disabilitie