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The following commentary is from a subscriber to Antelope Valley News. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Taking Away My Quiet Night She was bleeding. Yes, she was bleeding—my next-door neighbor was hitting her! It was a quiet night, and I was watching my soap opera. During commercials, I always mute on the television because I cannot stand them and do not want to memorize them. That evening, I heard my next-door neighbor screaming. Although this was not the first time he had raised his vo

CALIFORNIA — Sam Darnold finally reached the mountaintop. He led the Seattle Seahawks to a Super Bowl victory, lifted the Lombardi Trophy under the California lights, and cemented a redemption arc that fans across the league could appreciate. But when the confetti settled and the accountants stepped in, the Golden State delivered a gut‑punch reminder: in California, even champions can lose. California Governor Gavin Newsome taxing Sam Darnold after his Super Bowl victory. Acc

ANTELOPE VALLEY, CA — There’s a special kind of anger that hits you when you realize someone is exploiting compassion. Lately, that anger has been bubbling up across the Antelope Valley as more drivers report the same scene at busy intersections: people holding hand‑made posters with the photo of a young child, claiming they’re collecting money for funeral expenses. They approach cars at red lights, weaving between bumpers with a story designed to punch you right in the heart

Opinion by Richard Sykes For anyone that might have missed it, during her Grammy acceptance speech, Billie Eilish stated "F--- Ice" and "...no one is illegal on stolen land." It’s easy to throw around the phrase “stolen land,” but that gets messy fast. What about people who bought their homes legally and in good faith—are they supposed to be thieves now? Is Billie Eilish a thief because the Tongva tribe says her $3 million L.A. mansion sits on their ancestral land? Billie