Celebrate America tomorrow on The BLVD in downtown Lancaster as the city presents its yearly salute to present and past members of the military.
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Youth hear from Tuskegee Airmen
The city of Lancaster and Eastside High School this week hosted members of the famous Tuskegee Airmen. The gathering took place at the Tuskegee Monument in front of the Western Hotel Museum—part of the city’s Aerospace Walk of Honor—on the BLVD in downtown Lancaster.
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Tech school ordered closed
ITT Technical Institutes announced this week that it is ceasing operations following a ruling by the U.S. Department barring it from accepting new students who receive federal financial aid.
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Stiff sentence given to ‘third striker’
A Palmdale shoplifter—on his third “strike”—has been sentenced to 47 years to life imprisonment.
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Gov. Brown signs climate legislation; new goals for GHG emissions
Gov. Jerry Brown this week signed into law new legislation designed to dramatically extend the state’s goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Skyrocketing EpiPen price causes outrage
A Riverside County mom could get help from Golden State voters in a fight for her life, if they pass a proposition this November intended to lower prescription drug prices.
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Child abduction thwarted
A homeless woman was arrested this week in Newhall, after attempting to snatch a 4-year-old boy from his mother, authorities said.
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Proposition 55
Proposition 55 will definitely be opposed by those with incomes that exceed $250,000 a year, because it addresses those people specifically to continue to pay a personal income tax, with proceeds going to education and healthcare.
According to the proposition, about 89 percent of the proceeds from the tax would go to K-12 schools, with the remaining 11 percent given to community colleges.
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Teachers free at DryTown
DryTown Water Park in Palmdale is offering free admission to teachers this month. The amusement park is located at 3850-B East Avenue S.
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Black leaders convene to discuss Prop. 64
Recently more than 50 Black community leaders, clergy, activists, business leaders, elected officials, and cannabis industry representatives came together at the historic Watts Labor Community Action Committee to be educated, discuss and engage each other about the potentially positive impact of the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64).
