Palmdale

Oct 11 2012

The goal this year is 10 million participants

The city of Palmdale is encouraging all residents to learn how to be better prepared for the next earthquake by participating in the Great California ShakeOut, which will be held statewide on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 10:18 a.m.

The ShakeOut is the largest earthquake drill ever and is designed to inform the public and help individuals, schools, organizations, churches and businesses be properly prepared.

Oct 2 2012

Investigation underway

PALMDALE, CALIF.,  - A man on a bicycle was struck by a sport utility vehicle and killed in Palmdale tonight. The collision occurred around 9:15 p.m. on Palmdale Boulevard near 30th Street East, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt.

Sep 25 2012

Multiple gunshot wounds

PALMDALE, Calif.—A shooting in Palmdale that took the life of a 17-year-old boy stemmed from a feud between neighbors, a sheriff's deputy said today.

The shooting was reported around 9 p.m. Monday in the 38100 block of Boxthorn Street, said Deputy Irys Alvarez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau.

Deputies responding to a call reporting an assault with a deadly weapon found the victim, whose name was not released, with multiple gunshot wounds, Alvarez said. He was pronounced dead at a hospital, she said.

Sep 21 2012

"The Lone Ranger"

PALMDALE, Calif.—A crew member on "The Lone Ranger" movie starring Johnny Depp drowned today on a ranch near Palmdale that is frequently used as a movie set, authorities said.

Paramedics and deputies were sent to the 5700 block of Soledad Canyon Road shortly after 9 a.m., said sheriff's Deputy Dan McPherson of the Palmdale Station. The man, who was not immediately identified, was airlifted to a hospital, where he died.

He had been working in a "deep'' pool at the location and was wearing scuba equipment, McPherson said.

Sep 13 2012

South Antelope Valley Education Foundation to announce winner Wednesday

The South Antelope Valley Education Foundation (SAVE) announces its fouth annual Dream Awards dinner to be held on Nov. 1.

The foundation is a 501 (c)3 organization created as a partner to fund programs and cuts to education in South Antelope Valley School Districts.

The foundation serves Palmdale School District, Westside Union School District, Keppel Union School District and Hughes Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary School District.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.