Aerospace Valley News

07/05/2022

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07/05/2022

Another 3,200 COVID cases logged in LA County

The daily number of COVID-19 cases reported in Los Angeles County jumped again Friday, with more than 3,200 new infections logged, while health officials again warned of the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on Black and Latino/a residents.The county reported 3,270 new infections on F

07/05/2022

LA County workers authorize union to call Strike if contract talks stall

Members of the union representing thousands of Los Angeles County workers have voted to authorize a strike if labor talks fail to progress, the union announced Friday, May 6.Service Employees International Union Local 721 represents roughly 55,000 county employees in a range of areas, including

07/05/2022

Palmdale road construction updates [May 9 – May 15]

ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATE IN THE CITY OF PALMDALE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 9 THROUGH MAY 15, 2022. Avenue R from Sierra Highway to 25th Street East Intermittent lane closures on both sides of Avenue R for utility and road work. Please slow down for construction zone and expect delays. CLOSURE 10

07/05/2022

Landlord training classes offered by city of Palmdale

PALMDALE – The city of Palmdale is offering landlord training classes on Tuesday, May 24 and 31, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., in the Palmdale City Hall Administration building, 38250 Sierra Highway, Suite A.The classes are open to anyone who owns or manages rental property in the city of Palmdale. Att

07/05/2022

AJCC to hold interviews for internal positions

PALMDALE –America’s Job Center of California (AJCC), located at 38510 Sierra Highway in Palmdale, is recruiting for internal positions in the Antelope Valley.Open positions include business service representative, and customer service coordinator.Interested candidates should register on Even

07/05/2022

MOAH:CEDAR celebrating local artists with 37th annual All-Media Juried Art Exhibition

LANCASTER - The Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) and MOAH:CEDAR are inviting local artists of all ages and experience levels to showcase their creative skills in the 37th annual All-Media Juried Art Exhibition.The submission period is currently open and will end on Friday, May 13, at 5

07/05/2022

New extended Saturday hours at Waste Management’s Palmdale Landfill

PALMDALE - WM, formerly known as Waste Management, is offering extended Saturday operating hours at the Palmdale Landfill, 1200 W. City Ranch Rd., effective May 7, the agency announced.The public can now visit the Palmdale Landfill on Saturdays, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., which gives local residents

07/05/2022

Average LA County gas price rises for ninth consecutive day

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Friday for the ninth consecutive day, increasing 1.2 cents to $5.852, one day after rising nine-tenths of a cent.The average price has risen 7.8 cents over the past nine days following a run of 28 decreases i

06/05/2022

Pedestrian hit, killed on 14 Freeway in Palmdale ID’d

PALMDALE - Authorities have identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway in Palmdale early Thursday morning.He was 44-year-old Rolando Navarro of Lancaster, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office.The fatal

06/05/2022

Medal of Honor recipient, World War II pilot accounted for https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/06/medal-of-honor-recipient-world-war-ii-pilot-accounted-for/

06/05/2022

DARPA taps BAE Systems to develop autonomous network technology for multi-domain military missions https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/06/darpa-taps-bae-systems-to-develop-autonomous-network-technology-for-multi-domain-military-missions/

06/05/2022

Contracts Briefs https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/06/contracts-briefs-110/

06/05/2022

Air Force demonstrates new weapon to sink ships https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/06/air-force-demonstrates-new-weapon-to-sink-ships/

06/05/2022

Navy hospital ship leaves San Diego, heads to Pacific Partnership 2022 https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/06/navy-hospital-ship-leaves-san-diego-heads-to-pacific-partnership-2022/

06/05/2022

Headlines — May 6 https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/06/headlines-may-6/

06/05/2022

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Splashes Down via NASA https://ift.tt/Iw0gQG9

06/05/2022

Op-ed: Choice is democracy

By Breanna ChicoIn 2013 I needed an abortion.I was working a minimum wage part time job. I was uninsured. My partner did not want me to have the abortion and was doing everything he could to prevent me from doing so. I did not want to stay in a relationship with him and he knew if I had his

06/05/2022

Family of slain Lancaster boy settles part of lawsuit against LA County

Relatives of a 10-year-old Lancaster boy who died in 2018 after allegedly being subjected to extensive torture by his mother and her boyfriend reached a settlement in the part of their lawsuit against Los Angeles County, attorneys told a judge Thursday, May 5.The announcement was made during a f

05/05/2022

TOPCAT deputies recover 9 stolen catalytic converters, suspect arrested

LANCASTER - The sheriff's department's Target Oriented Policing of Catalytic Converters and Auto Theft (TOPCAT) team recently intercepted a commercial flatbed truck in Lancaster and recovered nine stolen catalytic converters and more than $10,000 in cash, authorities announced.The arrest happene

05/05/2022

Lawsuit filed on behalf of Lancaster High School student allegedly assaulted by deputy

LANCASTER - A lawsuit was filed on behalf of a teenage girl who was allegedly body-slammed by a school resource sheriff's deputy at Lancaster High School in 2021 and later mocked by the deputy when she returned to school.The plaintiff is identified only as Jane Doe 1 in the Los Angeles Superior

05/05/2022

Frontier Communications settles suit over false advertising

Internet service provider Frontier Communications reached a tentative legal settlement valued at nearly $70 million with Los Angeles County and other plaintiffs over false advertising and related civil violations stemming from the company's failure to provide customers with high-speed service, it wa

05/05/2022

Crew-3: Dragon Undocks from ISS https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/05/crew-3-dragon-undocks-from-iss/

05/05/2022

Crew-3 on the Way Home Aboard SpaceX Dragon Endurance via NASA https://ift.tt/0Nsj3vo

05/05/2022

Lancaster man arrested in connection with robbery at Beverly Hills home

A Lancaster man was arrested in connection with an armed robbery Tuesday morning at a Beverly Hills home, police announced.The robbery occurred around 5:10 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, at a home on the 700 block of North Camden Drive, according to a news release from the Beverly Hills Police Department.

05/05/2022

Flags still available for Palmdale Healing & Honor Field; proceeds to benefit local veterans

PALMDALE – Interested persons may still purchase flags for the Palmdale Healing & Honor Field, a colorful display of American flags honoring heroes, that is returning to Pelona Vista Park, 37800 Tierra Subida Avenue, from Sunday, May 22 through Monday, May 30.The Palmdale Healing & Honor

05/05/2022

LA County pushes for awareness of CalFresh program for food insecurity

With food insecurity at an all-time high in Los Angeles County according to a government report, the departments of Public Social Services and Public Health has launched the county's annual CalFresh Awareness Month Campaign, hoping to make residents aware of the state program that provides financial

05/05/2022

Judge denies TRO to health plans group over SB 510

A judge this week denied a request by the California Association of Health Plans for a temporary restraining order while it challenges the constitutionality of a state bill requiring health plans and insurers to pay for workplace COVID-19 testing performed retroactively to March 4, 2020 and to do so

05/05/2022

DOD to celebrate military spouse appreciation day April 6 https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/05/dod-to-celebrate-military-spouse-appreciation-day-april-6/

05/05/2022

Driver killed while trying to pass another vehicle near Lancaster

LANCASTER - A driver died Tuesday night after attempting to pass the vehicle in front of him and colliding head-on with a full size SUV in the opposing traffic lane, authorities said.Two vehicles overturned in the three-vehicle crash, which happened around 8:03 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, on Sierra Hig

05/05/2022

California TurboTax customers get $11.4M in settlement

Hundreds of thousands of California taxpayers will receive a total of $11.4 million through a $141 million nationwide settlement with Intuit, which was accused in a lawsuit of deceptively advertising its "free" online TurboTax products, the plaintiffs announced Wednesday, May 4.The lawsuit was f

04/05/2022

NASA scientists studying 50-year-old frozen Apollo 17 samples https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/04/nasa-scientists-studying-50-year-old-frozen-apollo-17-samples/

04/05/2022

Army includes international partners in annual demonstration https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/04/army-includes-international-partners-in-annual-demonstration/

04/05/2022

Defense Secretary Austin makes case for military budget to Senate committee https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/04/defense-secretary-austin-makes-case-for-military-budget-to-senate-committee/

04/05/2022

Raytheon, Firehawk Aerospace to work together on hybrid rocket propulsion technologies https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/04/raytheon-firehawk-aerospace-to-work-together-on-hybrid-rocket-propulsion-technologies/

04/05/2022

Northrop Grumman advances F-16 EW suite integration https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/04/northrop-grumman-advances-f-16-ew-suite-integration/

04/05/2022

Contracts Briefs https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/04/contracts-briefs-109/

04/05/2022

Headlines — May 4 https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/05/04/headlines-may-4/

04/05/2022

LACo sheriff’s deputy charged with assaulting woman, lying in report

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was charged with assaulting a woman while on duty and falsifying a report about the encounter, the District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.Konrad Thieme, 37, was charged with two felony counts of assault under color of authority and one count of makin

04/05/2022

Newsom lashes out at draft abortion ruling, assails ‘pro-birth’ politicians

Speaking at Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday angrily condemned a possible U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would overturn federal abortion protections under Roe v. Wade, and blasted conservative politicians he said are working to strip away reproductive rights.He also in