Maybe the East Coasters are laughing at us, as we shiver in our furry Uggs and lightweight jackets, during this recent cold snap. In the overnight chill, however, Palmdale got as low as they've never gone before, setting a new record at 13 degrees. more ›

We've reported on a "father of the year" here, a "mother of the year" there over the past few months, and now we've got a winning pair to sadly detail. A 19-year-old mother, Jennifer Zolorzano, and her 21-year-old boyfriend, Joe Hickman, were arrested on Saturday morning for beating Zolorzano's 2-year-old son to death. more ›

A Palmdale boy died yesterday evening after he fell through an open window while he was jumping on a bed with his sister. The 12-year-old middle schooler took a tumble out the first-story window of the family home, likely propelled by the momentum of his sister reaching for him to brace herself from falling off the side of the bed. more ›

How quickly those blue skies can turn gray... The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Northeastern Los Angeles County, including the eastern Antelope Valley and adjacent foothills. The warning is in effect until 7:15 p.m. tonight. more ›

An elderly man was arrested yesterday in Palmdale and charged with the attempted kidnapping of a 12-year-old girl. 81-year-old Keith Holmes, a registered sex offender, spotted the victim as she walked alone, but in the sight of her parents, in what the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department describe as "a business district at Pearblossom Highway and 85th St., in Littlerock." more ›

A 35-year-old Palmdale woman admitted to authorities after her arrest on Tuesday that she had sex multiple times with a 13-year-old boy whom she was tutoring. Holly Polson, a teacher's aide at Shadow Hills Middle School, had intercourse with a student she was tutoring multiple times in an empty classroom over the past couple weeks. more ›

A series of public hearings are set this week to discus a 63-mile High Desert Corridor freeway connecting Palmdale and Victorville that's proposed as a safer alternative to the existing two-lane road known as "blood alley." more ›

After setting record high temperatures a little over a week ago, several locations around Los Angeles noted record lows on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. The thermometer hit an icy 28 degrees In Palmdale while Lancaster warmed up to a balmy 29. more ›

Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department have arrested a suspect in connection with the stabbing death of Andrea Perry, the 41-year-old single mother of six who was found dead in her own bed Sunday morning. "Kenneth Roger Griffin, 51, walked into the Palmdale sheriff's station about 7:45 p.m. Monday after detectives had been searching for him since Sunday morning, when Andrea Perry's body was found by two of her teenage daughters," reports LA Now. more ›

50-year-old Andrea Perry of Palmdale was the single mother of six children, all under the age of 12. Sunday morning, when her children went into her bedroom to wake her up, they found Perry stabbed to death in her bed, her face covered with a blanket, according to KTLA. more ›

The 17-year-old father of a 5-month-old son was shot and killed yesterday by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies in Palmdale following an Amber Alert and a violent pursuit. Authorities issued the alert following word the infant was abducted from his caregiver by the suspect, Christopher Earl Glass. The LASD explain that during the initial kidnapping investigation, the suspect contacted the baby's mother by phone and told her he would harm the child, Christopher Earl Glass Jr. more ›

According to the L.A. County sheriff's department, Daniel Brazelton, the army private who escaped from military custody last week in Georgia, was captured at a Daytona Beach, Florida motel on Friday, reports KTLA. Pvt. Brazelton is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Los Angeles County. more ›

A Union Pacific train collided with an abandoned car on the railroad tracks in Palmdale early Saturday morning closing down east-west tracks for several hours. The L.A. County Sheriff's Department is searching for the owner of the abandoned vehicle to determine if the car was "stolen, broken down or left purposely on the tracks," according to KTLA. No injuries on the train were reported. more ›

UPDATE 12:05 PM: KTLA is reporting that the family has been located, alive: "Missing members of a break-off religious group, who were reported missing by their families Saturday, have been found alive and well at a park in Palmdale. The 5 adults and 8 children were spotted late Sunday morning at Jackie Robinson Park in Palmdale.." more ›

When it comes to collision frequency, the Southland isn't doing all that great. Well, that's according to Allstate Insurance's 6th annual "Best Drivers Report" that is based on company claim data. more ›

As of early this morning, firefighters working diligently to control the Crown Fire have met with much success, and have reached a reported 87% containment, according to LA Now. more ›

Thanks to cool temps overnight and calmer winds, firefighters have been able to achieve 62% containment of the Crown Fire that has been burning in the Palmdale area since Thursday afternoon, according to LA Now. more ›

Of the three fires ignited in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday afternoon, one remains a threat as it continues to grow. The Crown Fire has scorched some 8,000 acres between Acton and the Palmdale/Lancaster area. The fire was first reported at 2:22 p.m. and may have started in a vacant lot where "workers were apparently using a hammer to extract nails from tire rims," according to the LA Times. more ›

A 17,750-acre piece of land in Palmdale purchased in the early 1970s by Los Angeles World Airports could find renewed purpose if it is developed as a solar power plant, reports the LA Times. more ›

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department served a search warrant on a Palmdale home after a neighbor reported a possible break-in and other suspicious activity, cbs2 reports. Authorities entered the home on Bridgeport Court and soon discovered 127 marijuana plants and growing equipment. The Sheriff's detectives believe the pot they found would be "worth $2.2 million on the street." No one was found on the property, and so no arrests were made on scene. more ›

Sheriff's Deputies in Palmdale on patrol got a whiff of marijuana yesterday evening and in a good moment of Sherlock Holmes, followed the smell to a house. What did they find? About 400 plants, occupying 70% of the home, with lighting, watering and ventilation systems, found the Daily News. On man was detained immediately. more ›

As the the Station Fire grows, the latest official tally boosts acres burned to over 100,000 with 5 percent containment, according to KNX1070, which also reports that three people who ignored evacuations orders are trapped near Gold Creek. more ›

Evacuation centers have been opened in two more schools to shelter residents who are being asked to leave their homes in the Antelope Valley due to the Station Fire. In addition to the first evacuation center opened in the region at Highland High School in Palmdale, shelters are now accepting evacuees at Golden Valley High School in Santa Clarita and Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga. The Glendale Unified School District announced early this morning they were canceling all classes on what would have been the first day of the school year; the GUSD is housing one evacuation center at Crescenta Valley High in La Crescenta. The La Cañada Unified School District, which is housing an evacuation center at La Cañada High, is expected to announce later today if they, too, will close tomorrow and postpone their first day of school. more ›

In just a few short hours since dawn, the Station Fire is now reportedly burning over 35,000 acres, and has spawned a new set of evacuations. Deputies are now ordering out residents of "Crown Valley, Soledad Canyon and Aliso Canyon as the fire [has] moved northwest along the Angeles Forest Highway," reports the Pasadena Star-News. more ›

This is going to get old fast. In response to Barack Obama's big "State of the Union" like speech last night, the Republicans, via Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, had sharp criticisms of the President and stimulus bill including trying to reduce the MagLev train between Anaheim and Las Vegas to "bridge to nowhere" levels: more ›

In what is the third train related death in a week, "authorities say a woman is dead after a Union Pacific freight train crashed into her sport utility vehicle on railroad tracks in Palmdale." Last weekend, two women died in separate incidents in Burbank and Chatsworth when they were hit by Metrolink and Amtrak trains, respectively. more ›

Snow in Santa Clarita? As the snow level dips to 2,000 ft., Caltrans has closed the 14 Freeway for 26 miles between Soledad Canyon in Santa Clarita to Palmdale Blvd in Palmdale for an unknown duration as they clear snow. This arctic storm has brought a good amount of snow across the region: 7 inches have fallen at Mount Wilson, 6 inches in Frazier Park, up to 8 inches in Wrightwood with an estimated 12 inches expected in some areas as the day continues, according to the National Weather Service. UPDATE, 2:50 P.M.: 14 remains closed, 5 and 138 also closed. more ›

A man in an unmarked police car allegedly pulled a woman over in Palmdale Saturday night and began to grope her when he was frisking her. "The victim said she fought with the man and was able to break free, run back to her car and drive away," CBS2 reported. "Authorities are looking for a man in his 30s, about 5 feet 10 inches and 185 pounds who was driving a dark colored Ford, possibly a Crown Victoria, with spotlights and a forward flashing blue light." more ›

In the name of water conservation, the high desert city of Palmdale is expected to pass a new ordinance banning traditional grass front lawns on any new residential projects, according to the Daily News. more ›

It's been a year and a couple months since United began service at the city of Los Angeles owned Palmdale Airport. And today they announced they'll be leaving come December due to the money losing endeavor. more ›