Category: Local Politics

A man convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two 15-year-old girls about three weeks apart last year in Lancaster refused to leave his cell Thursday, forcing a delay of his sentencing.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Henry J. Hall noted that he had issued
an “extraction” order for Joseph Kenneth Cornett after the inmate refused to leave his cell, and was subsequently informed that Cornett was taken to a hospital when the inmate indicated that he had fallen from a “transportation chair” after being brought to the courthouse

More than 500 high school students from throughout the Antelope Valley were honored recently for their academic achievements at the 15th annual 4.0 Student Recognition Celebration.

The city of Lancaster, in collaboration with CalRecycle, will host tomorrow a free used oil and electronic waste (e-waste) collection event. It will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the city’s maintenance yard, 615 W. Avenue H

A former Los Angeles city fire engineer who allegedly used Internet connections at fire stations to download child pornography was among 11 Southern California men arrested this week and charged with using file-sharing programs to trade child porn.

Porter Ranch-area residents displaced by the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak will be able to remain in temporary housing—at Southern California Gas Co. expense—until at least June 7, with a judge ruling today there is still uncertainty about the safety of returning to their homes.

Rep. Steve Knight of Palmdale was among a number of southland politicians who applauded a bipartisan resolution on Capitol Hill to bring the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games to Los Angeles

Sentencing is set today for a 42-year-old man who was convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two 15-year-old girls about three weeks apart last year in Lancaster.

A top Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
official forwarded emails with jokes containing derogatory stereotypes of
Muslims, blacks, Latinos, women and others from his work account during his
previous job with the Burbank Police Department, it was reported today.