A man allegedly stole a California Highway Patrol vehicle earlier this week and led officers on a chase that ended when he jumped from the speeding cruiser in the Lancaster area, suffering fatal injuries.
Category: Antelope Valley news
Newsom eases water cutbacks following series of storms
The series of “atmospheric river” storms that inundated much of the state prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to ease emergency drought restrictions and announce that agencies across California would be receiving dramatically higher State Water Project deliveries.
Request state review of Gascon petition signatures
County election officials have asked the state Attorney General’s Office to review alleged irregularities in the collection of petition signatures in a
Attorneys mull new claims related to deputy abuse
Attorneys for a Black teenage girl who was allegedly body-slammed by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy working as a school resource officer at Lancaster High School in 2021 want a judge to allow them to add additional claims against the county for retaliation and abuse of process.
Metro ‘ambassador’ program hires more transit security
Two weeks after announcing the deployment of nearly 200 unarmed Metro Ambassadors aboard its trains and buses, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced today it has approved the hiring of 48 new transit security officers to bolster public safety.
Gun violence is leading cause of death among American children
In the wake of the Nashville, Tenn school shooting in which seven persons were killed (including the shooter), gun violence remains the number-one killer of American children.
Progress check on hospital price transparency
Patients should know price of care By Michelle Andrews | California Healthline For decades, U.S. hospitals have generally stonewalled patients who wanted to know ahead of time how much their […]
Mike Garcia introduces Sgt. Steve Owen Act
Rep. Mike Garcia (CA-27) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced the bicameral Sgt. Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act.
Lindsay Lohan, Lil Yachty charged in investor fraud
Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and six other celebrities have been charged with violating investor-protection laws by allegedly promoting cryptocurrencies without disclosing they were being paid for doing so, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced this week.
Study suggests Black children medically failed during pandemic
A new study highlights racial inequities among children during the pandemic, when Black children were hospitalized and died at more than twice the rate of White children.

