Lancaster

The two people allegedly involved in the robbery and assault of an 80-year-old man in a Lancaster grocery store bathroom turned themselves in to authorities Saturday. Tamika White, 33, and Damaris Wade, 22, arrived at the Lancaster sheriff’s station around 8 p.m., gave confessions and were taken into custody, said Lt. Jon Hoyt of the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station. Roberto Flores-Lopez…

The NBC4 I-Team obtained a copy of the case being filed against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after deputies dragged a woman out of her home naked in a botched search. Eric Leonard reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Friday July 10, 2020.

As seen on Today in LA on Sunday, July 12, 2020.

An 80-year-old man was hospitalized with several broken ribs after he was assaulted and robbed in the bathroom of a Lancaster grocery store Wednesday. The assault occurred about 8:30 a.m. at the grocery store in the 1000 block of East Avenue J, near 10th Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lancaster Station. The family of Roberto Flores Lopez was heartbroken...

The city of Lancaster defied the fireworks ban imposed Monday by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health by holding a public fireworks show. The fireworks started after 9 p.m. Saturday and lit up the sky over the city. The show was carried live and replayed on Facebook. The display garnered mixed reviews on the social media site. “I…

Families gathered outside the Lancaster Soccer Center to watch, despite the ban. Christine Kim reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Saturday July 4, 2020.

Christine Kim reported on NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2020.

Saluting the Class of 2020 from Desert Christian High School in Lancaster.

An investigation was underway Saturday morning into a deadly deputy-involved shooting in Lancaster. Deputies were on patrol in the area of East Avenue K, east of 20th Street West at 7:45 p.m. Friday when they spotted a man walking eastbound and when trying to talk with him, noticed a gun in one of his hands, according to Deputy Eric Ortiz...

As seen on Today in LA on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Contending that they are prepared to move forward safely and should not have to wait, the three northernmost cities of LA County are seeking permission to enter the next phase of COVID-19 recovery. “The frustrating part is this blanket broad brush that they’re painting the entire county with, when it’s not the same,” Steven Hofbauer, mayor of Palmdale, said....

They want to leapfrog ahead of the county even though coronavirus cases continue to mount. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, May 15 2020.

Deputies are trying to identify a woman found dead on the side of the road in Lancaster, following a suspected hit and run Saturday night, the sheriff’s department said Sunday. At 7:20 p.m. Saturday, a man discovered the victim near Avenue L and Challenger Way and alerted authorities, according to L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Clinton Skaggs, with the...

Tenants who live at a Lancaster mobile home park are suing over “deplorable living conditions” they allege make the location ripe for a coronavirus outbreak. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit names as defendants Roseian I LLC, identified as the owners of the Terra Nova Mobile Home Park in the 1600 block of East Avenue I; Park Avenue Asset Management…

Virgin Galactic aims to make the hood an alternative to ventilators, which are in short supply. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, 2020.

Authorities sought public help Friday to find a 55-year-old woman who suffers from depression and is suicidal and was last seen in Lancaster. Diana Helene Neufeld was last seen March 2 about 8:30 p.m. in the 800 block of East Pillsbury Street, near Challenger Way, according to Deputy Eric Ortiz of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Neufeld was driving a blue…

A Lancaster man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and other charges stemming from a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in August 2018. James Gonzalez, 39, faces one count each of murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligenceand hit-and-run driving resulting in death or serious injury to another person. Gonzalez — who is due back…

It was in the poppy fields in the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Natural that Michael Lerman proposed to Jenna Cutler in April of last year,  when few people had ever heard of novel coronavirus.  When the couple sent out their wedding invitations, they had no reason to believe anything could go wrong.  We don’t feel like we...