A vital force during World War II In celebration of Filipino American Heritage Month (FAHM) in October, State Sen. Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) has recognized two Filipino-Americans who are outstanding […]
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Local family in horrific tragedy
Crash kills six, injures three Six members of a Lancaster family have been killed and three hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash in Mexico. In what was a wedding vacation this […]
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Sense of ‘complacency’ may have lead to film set death
Investigation is ongoing Santa Fe County, N.M. authorities this week continued their investigation of the on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin, saying it was too […]
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Most Americans back climate legislation
Pace of global warming ‘speeding up’ President Joe Biden heads to a vital U.N. climate summit at a time when a majority of Americans regard the deteriorating climate as a […]
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New grant could assist in obtaining quake insurance
Up to $3,000 per household Homeowners in particularly earthquake-vulnerable neighborhoods across the Southland could receive grants of up to $3,000 to help offset the cost of seismic retrofitting under a […]
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Mike Garcia introduces bill boosting military family aid
Pandemic forced ‘unforeseen burden’ Mike Garcia (CA-25) has introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation with Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) to allow servicemembers and their families to terminate telephone, cable, and internet service […]
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Girl ‘makes a bundle’ selling festival artwork
Hats off to Sanyu Kalyesubula Nine-year-old self-taught artist Sanyu Kalyesubula made over a thousand dollars selling her artwork at Palmdale’s Kaleidoscope Art & Music Festival last week. Her exact total […]
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AV Hospital receives award for stroke patient treatment
American Heart Assn. Gold Plus Antelope Valley Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines Stroke Quality Achievement Award for its commitment to ensuring stroke […]
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African-Americans increase presence on corporate boards
Standard & Poor’s 500 companies Black people made record-breaking gains over the last year in securing seats on boards of Standard and Poor (S & P) 500 companies, while women […]
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Trial date for Cuba Gooding alleged sex assault cases
Accused of groping three women A judge has announced that Cuba Gooding Jr. will go on trial next February, with the actor facing groping allegations from three different women at […]