LANCASTER, Calif.—A school in the Antelope Valley that began life as a simple vocational program is attracting more students from all over the county and abroad. University of Antelope Valley started out as a CPR and first aid training facility in 1997 and has grown into one of the area’s most valued assets, offering associates, bachelors, and masters degrees in various subject areas including criminal justice, medical, business, and even the culinary arts.

LANCASTER— Scientists will be at work on a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) monitoring well near Lancaster, where they are taking steps to test a new method of removing naturally occurring arsenic from groundwater.

Scientists and agency officials with the USGS and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works hope to improve the quality of groundwater pumped from beneath the Antelope Valley by filtering it through unsaturated alluvial deposits, according to the USGS.