Antelope Valley

The annual 2021 Antelope Valley Fair & Alfalfa Festival will be postponed until 2022, organizers announced.

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An emergency field hospital opened Saturday in Lancaster to help relieve the burden at Antelope Valley Hospital, which has been overrun with the surge in countywide coronavirus patients.

Criminal proceedings were suspended Tuesday after doubt was declared about the mental competency of a man accused of killing an 82-year-old fellow patient who was praying when he was clubbed in the head with an oxygen tank at a Lancaster hospital, where both men were being treated for COVID-19.

A hard freeze warning was in effect Tuesday morning in the Antelope Valley, where lows may fall to 25 degrees, National Weather Service forecasters said.

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy was one of the many people who lost their homes in the Antelope Valley due to the Bobcat Fire, the lawman revealed Sunday. Deputy Josh Stamsek shared a video of his burned down home, left in rubble, and confirmed that his home was destroyed Friday in the Bobcat Fire that grew to nearly 100,000…

In northern Los Angeles County, firefighters focused on protecting homes Saturday as increasingly erratic winds pushed the Bobcat Fire toward foothill communities in the Antelope Valley after churning all the way across the San Gabriel Mountains.

The Bobcat Fire has now grown to more than 100,000 acres burning through the Angeles National Forest and destroying homes in the Antelope Valley. Kim Tobin reports on Sept. 20, 2020

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy shared video of his burned down home, which was lost in the Bobcat Fire.

As evacuations were lifted in the San Gabriel Valley on the southern side of the 22,000 acre Bobcat Fire, the flames made a run on the northern end. Michelle Valles reports Sept. 20, 2020.

The Bobcat Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest and Antelope Valley has scorched 91,017 acres and remains at 15% containment Saturday morning as additional evacuation orders and warnings were issued.

The fire is only 15% contained, with several homes in Juniper Hills burned down. Christine Kim reported on NBC4 News on Sept. 19, 2020.

Evacuations were ordered Thursday afternoon for residents north of the Bobcat Fire in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles as it expanded to 50,539 acres. The fire, which began nearly two weeks ago, remained only 3% contained. At 3 p.m., evacuations have been ordered for residents in Paradise Springs, including the areas East of Devils Punchbowl Road, south of Big…

New evacuations were ordered in the more than 50,000-acre Bobcat Fire. Darsha Philips reports Sept. 17, 2020.

New evacuation warnings are issued for residents near the Bobcat Fire. Mekahlo Medina reports for Today in LA on Thursday Sept. 17, 2020.

The fire continues to scorch 44,000 acres, as it threatens landmarks. Gordon Tokumatsu reports Sept. 16, 2020.

Three suspects from Palmdale were arrested on suspicion of stealing cash, jewelry and other valuables worth nearly a half-million dollars from more than 25 homes in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, authorities said Tuesday. Brooks Hall, 20, Gerald Young, 19, and Clarence Steele Jr., 19, were taken into custody during a search and arrest warrant operation conducted on July 31,…