Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Sep 30 2010

Community blasts council’s actions

LANCASTER, Calif.—Tuesday night, the City Council Chamber was filled with an ethnically diverse group of Lancaster residents and an unusual number of Sheriff’s deputies lined the back wall of the room.

City officials proposed Ordinance No. 953 two weeks ago in response to suspected gang-related shootings and supposed intimidation within the community.

Marisol Aguilar  |   OW Contributor
Sep 30 2010

Once a big attraction, Antelope Valley is now losing families

In addition to facing budget cuts, four districts in the Antelope Valley are also being impacted by a dilemma that could potentially have even more long-term effects—a decline in student enrollment.

Marisol Aguilar  |   OW Contributor
Sep 30 2010

low-fat chocolate milk more beneficial than water

After working out, most people grab a bottle of water to quench their thirst. But Marcus Williams knows that his high school athletes need much more than just H20, consequently, the Antelope Valley High School football coach satisfies their thirst with low-fat chocolate milk.

Sep 30 2010

Ex-boyfriend runs former girlfriend off the road

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—A 41-year-old man who ran a former girlfriend off the road then followed her to a gas station to finish the fight is at large today, and sheriff’s deputies are seeking the public’s help piecing together the details of the incident.

The assault with a deadly weapon and criminal threats occurred around 4:30 p.m. Sept. 7 on Sierra Highway, said Sgt. Darren Harris of the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s station.

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