POPPY ART STUDENT EXHIBIT

Lancaster, CA.- The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is coming up on the celebration of 50 years of being a State Park in 2026. In order to celebrate, we are asking for YOUR help. The Poppy Reserve would like to showcase local student artists in the outdoor interpretive panels in the picnic area from March 1st, 2026- May 31, 2026. This is open to all schools in the Antelope Valley, Lancaster and Palmdale areas. Art will be showcased at the park from March-May. Beca

Lancaster’s Hybrid Policing Model Drives Progress

Lancaster, CA. - The City of Lancaster is pleased to announce continued reductions in crime across the City. At the Feb. 10 City Council meeting, Mayor R. Rex Parris, Lancaster Police Chief Rodrick Armalin, and LASD Captain Paul Bartlett, presented a 2025 Crime Stats presentation featuring year-to-date CompStat crime data and crime mapping. The data show declines across several serious, high-impact offense categories. “These numbers matter because they reflect something simpl

Multiple Arrests in Illegal Dispensaries Operation

Rosamond, CA.-On February 12, 2026, at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Kern County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), Kern County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (KC-HIDTA), Special Services Unit, Gang Unit, and personnel from the Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team executed search warrants at four illegal marijuana dispensaries operating in Rosamond. Wardens from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife/Cannabis Enforcement Program (CEP), detectives from the California Depar

Operation Advancing Pathway from Encampment to Housing in Lancaster

Palmdale, CA.- Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger today highlighted the successful implementation of a coordinated “Pathway Home” operation in Lancaster that moved individuals experiencing homelessness out of an encampment and into interim housing, while restoring public spaces for the surrounding community. The operation began at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 11, near Avenue G and 20th Street West. It resulted in approximately 30 households being b

The Antelope Valley Health Center will be permanently closing. due to Funding Cuts.

Palmdale, CA.-Facing significant fiscal challenges due to a more than $50 million dollar cut in federal, state and local funding, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is consolidating and ending clinic services at seven locations on February 27, 2026. Public Health Clinics provide several services, including vaccinations, sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment and tuberculosis (TB) testing and treatment. Services will continue to be provided

Governor Newsom announces permanent closure of AllenCo oil wells, ending years of community harm

SACRAMENTO — Governor Newsom announced today that all 21 oil wells at the notorious AllenCo site in University Park, Los Angeles, are now permanently plugged and sealed—marking the end of a decades-long battle led by residents, advocates, and state regulators to protect community health and clean up one of California’s most dangerous abandoned oil facilities. This is a monumental achievement for the community who have endured an array of health issues and corporate stalling

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