Palmdale

The parents of a 4-year-old Palmdale boy, who claimed their son drowned, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of murder and torture in connection with his death.

A California appeals court on Monday threw out criminal charges against four former social workers over the 2013 torture-death of an 8-year-old boy.

One person was killed and at least three people were seriously injured in a head-on crash in Palmdale on Monday, fire officials said. 

One person was killed in a crash between a vehicle and a big rig Friday morning on the northbound 14 Freeway in Palmdale.

Two juveniles were arrested early Thursday morning accused of burglarizing an elementary school and stashing their stolen goods in grandma's backyard.

A teenager was arrested after making threats against a high school in Palmdale. They were one of several students involved in a fight that led to multiple suspensions, officials said. 

A body was found Tuesday afternoon in a pumping station along the aqueduct east of Palmdale, authorities said.

Two people have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a woman from Las Vegas and dumping her in the Antelope Valley desert. 

A suspicious envelope sent to the office of Congresswoman Katie Hill prompted an evacuation Monday afternoon.

A 65-year-old Palmdale man who suffers from dementia remained missing on Sunday, and sheriff's detectives asked for public help to find the man.

Authorities continued their search on Sunday to find a blind man with schizophrenia who went missing in Palmdale more than five months ago.

An elderly man in a wheelchair was struck and killed Saturday night in Palmdale. 

An attorney representing the great-grandmother of a 4-year-old Palmdale boy whose parents were charged with murder and torture related to his death holds the Department of Children and Family Services accountable for the boy's death because they failed to remove him from his parent's custody.

The parents of a 4-year-old Palmdale boy who claimed he drowned this summer were charged Monday with murder and torture in their son's death, the district attorney's office announced.

The parents of a 4-year-old Palmdale boy have been arrested for connection in their son’s death, homicide investigators confirmed Thursday. 

A Southern California school district investigation says four first-grade teachers photographed with a noose said they used it to make end-of-year jokes and were unaware of its association with racial hatred toward African Americans.

The Palmdale school board will meet at 8:30 a.m. Friday morning to discuss the outcome of a months-long investigation into a controversial photo that went public showing four first grade teachers smiling while holding a noose.

The great-grandmother of a 4-year-old Palmdale boy whose death was originally reported as a drowning but has led to an investigation of possible child abuse filed a multimillion-dollar damages claims against the county, the first step toward a lawsuit, her attorney announced Wednesday.

One man is dead and another is in critical condition following a shooting near Palmdale Sunday, sheriff's officials said.

Palmdale Sheriff's detectives are searching for a man accused of taking up-skirt photos of a woman as she waited for a Metrolink train late last month.