Former Palmdale mayor pleads guilty to perjury

Former mayor of Palmdale Jim Ledford pleaded guilty Thursday to withholding income that was illegally received by two consultants, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.  Ledford pleaded guilty to perjury connected to a corruption case from 2017 involving two city workers, and

Public Health reports 643 cases countywide, 22 in SCV

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials released the following updated COVID-19 statistics Friday:  New COVID-19 cases reported in L.A. County in the past 24 hours: 643  Total COVID-19

Hop into spring with a clean, organized home

Along with warmer weather and blooming flowers, cleaning is another thing that defines springtime. With more than 75% of the United States population participating in some form of spring cleaning

Garcia tours Henry Mayo vaccine clinic

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, toured the vaccination clinic at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Monday to see how the clinic operates and take questions from health care workers.  Garcia expressed optimism as hospital officials

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COC to receive federal grant for educational resources

College of the Canyons will receive $370,149 in funding from the United States Department of Education to further expand its Open Educational Resources initiative in partnership with the California Consortium

Rep. Mike Garcia speaks to high school students about legislative branch

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, spoke virtually to local students in a government class Monday about the importance of the legislative branch and what the job entails.  Garcia, who represents the 25th Congressional District, spoke to a senior-level American government high school class

County modifies health officer order for breweries, classrooms and recreational sports

Public Health officials modified their health officer order Monday to expand indoor business for qualifying breweries and wineries and to decrease required physical distancing in classrooms.  The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health modified its COVID-19 health officer order to expand indoor dining to breweries,

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Three Hart district junior highs named as Distinguished Schools

Three junior high schools within the William S. Hart Union High School District were named 2021 California Distinguished Schools by the state’s Superintendent Tony Thurmond.  Placerita, Rancho Pico and Rio Norte junior high schools

County reaches 1 million fully vaccinated residents

Los Angeles County surpasses the threshold of one million fully-vaccinated residents this week as vaccination efforts ramp up across the county, Public Health officials announced Friday.  After the emergency authorization