100 mph CHP Chase Ends in Crash near El Tejon School

100 mph CHP Chase Ends in Crash near El Tejon School

By Gary Meyer

A high-speed car chase ended Tuesday, Sept. 11 when two Pomona residents crashed through the fence at the southern boundary of El Tejon School, minutes before students were scheduled to leave their …

Valley Voices

News from the Western Antelope Valley

L.A. County rezoning plan due out in spring 2013

Landowners advised to become informed now

By Patric Hedlund

Spring of 2013 is the target date for the Los Angeles …

Your Letters: Death lane on the Interstate 5

September 4, 2012

Dear Editor:

I had meant to write about the new fast lane put in this summer on southbound Interstate 5, just opened a few weeks ago, but now tragedy has struck in …

2012 Ride to Remember

A young family waves their flag at the 9/11 Ride to Remember procession through Cuddy Valley, coordinated by Militsa Brennan of Dream Weaver Ranch.

The event will take place again next year, so make …

News and Features

Name Your Price Thrift Store closes

‘We’ll reopen,’ says Dave da Handyman

By Patric Hedlund

Linda MacKay submitted her 56th and last financial report for the Boys & Girls Club’s Name Your Price Thrift Store in Lebec 15 months ago. That ...

Mike Cook’s plea means prison time

By Patric Hedlund

David Michael ‘Mike’ Cook, 36 of Pine Mountain and Piñon Pines pled nolo contendre (no contest) to a first degree burglary charge on August 30. The deputy district attorney said in an ...

‘Make the Call’ signs unveiled Thursday

By Heather Conover, McCASA

Eleven “Save Lives” signs will be unveiled on Thursday, Sept. 13. The permanent road signs have been placed throughout the Mountain Communities, urging folks to report underage drinking in this “Be ...

Lebec Water Board meets with small quorum

By Gary Meyer

Lebec County Water District met Tuesday, Sept. 11 with three of its five board members present.

Actions taken included rolling over the district’s $30,000 certificate of deposit for three more months, issuing ...

Who’s feeling ready for a little fall fun?

Ridge Route Communities Museum

‘Night Talks’ features secrets from Earth Skills

For our final “Night Talks” of this year, The Ridge Route Communities Museum will feature Jim Lowery, local author and naturalist of Earth Skills, ...

SWAT team frees family barricaded in home

FRAZIER PARK, CALIFORNIA (Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 at 8:45 a.m.)–A Frazier Park family spent the early morning hours barricaded inside their Lomita Trail home while the 46-year-old husband and father of three fired shots inside ...