Parris honored for his energy work | News | avpress.com
1 day ago · Julie Drake/Valley Press. LANCASTER — Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris’ vision for the city to become the first city in the world to achieve “net-zero” status and his advocacy for renewable energy earned the six-term mayor the 2023-24 William J. “Pete” Knight AIRE Award from the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District.
Eagles edge Antelopes | Sports | avpress.com
3 days ago · The Eagles won 26-19. LANCASTER — The Lancaster flag football team was not discouraged by a late rally by Antelope Valley to tie the Golden League game on Monday night. The Eagles got the ball with one minute and five seconds remaining, starting at their own 20-yard line, and the game tied. Lancaster scored on the seventh play of the drive ...
A Supreme Court-enabled attack on state’s homeless
2 days ago · But the US Supreme Court’s summertime decision allowing cities and counties to take down and remove encampments erected by homeless persons has expanded into a growing campaign to virtually ban them from public spaces. If the misery index of the homeless, 186,000 strong in California’s last semi-official count, was already nearing ...
Passenger dies in Lancaster head-on crash | News | avpress.com
3 days ago · 0. LANCASTER — A male passenger in a Ford was killed Saturday in a two-vehicle, head-on crash with a BMW that also left two other people hurt with moderate injuries, authorities said. The Ford was eastbound on Avenue J when a westbound BMW went into oncoming lanes of traffic and struck the Ford head-on, the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station reported.
House minority leader stumps in AV | | avpress.com
3 days ago · LOS ANGELES — Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries crisscrossed Southern California over the weekend in communities far from the presidential battlegrounds — the Antelope Valley and Little Saigon in Orange County — as he works to wrest control of the US House from Republicans. The Golden State is a Democratic stronghold but the party lost ...
Bobcats get big Homecoming win over Desert | Sports | avpress.com
6 days ago · BORON — The Boron football team dominated High Desert League rival Desert from the start Friday night at Boron High School. The Bobcats scored four touchdowns in the first quarter and cruised to a 75-0 victory over the Scorpions. Boron improved to 3-4 overall and 1-1 in league play, while Desert (0-6, 0-2) remains winless.
Hawks outlast Lions in 4 | Sports | avpress.com
3 days ago · With the victory, Knight (12-8, 8-5) jumped up one spot and tied Eastside (16-10, 8-5) for third place in the Golden League standings. Lancaster remains one game behind both teams in fourth place (7-6 GL), following its victory against AV High on Monday. The Hawks host the Eagles on Wednesday, while Eastside plays host to first-place Quartz Hill.