A motorcyclist was shot to death on July 4 in a suspected road rage incident in Lancaster. The shooting on the northbound Antelope Valley 14 Freeway at the Avenue L off-ramp was reported at 2:57 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner identified the 37-year-old motorcyclist on…
Kidnapped Woman, Infant Found Safe in Lancaster; Suspect at Large
A 31-year-old woman and a 2-month-old girl who authorities said were abducted by the woman’s husband in Lancaster were found safe on June 26, but the suspect remained at large. Sabrina Sanchez and her daughter Itzel Sanchez had been last seen about noon Sunday with 25-year-old Efrain Sanchez-Jiminez, according to the California Highway Patrol, which…
Dutch Wonderland Celebrates 60 Years: A Look Back on Founder Earl Clark
Lancaster, Pennsylvania is known for its Amish community having arrived in America in the 1720s. It is one of the largest and oldest Amish communities in the country. Its sprawling farmlands and scenic beauty lends itself to an untarnished view of nature. But there’s another side to Lancaster, and here you will find a virtual…
Mother, Boyfriend Get Life Without Parole for 10-Year-Old Boy’s Torture Killing
LOS ANGELES—A Lancaster woman and her boyfriend who were convicted of torturing and murdering the woman’s 10-year-old son were sentenced April 25 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Heather Maxine Barron, 33, and Kareem Ernesto Leiva, 37, were convicted in a non-jury trial March 7 of first-degree murder and torture for the…
Trial Begins for Woman, Her Boyfriend Charged With Son’s Murder, Torture
LOS ANGELES—A prosecutor told a judge Jan. 25 that a Lancaster woman and her boyfriend tortured and abused her 10-year-old son for two weeks before his death, while an attorney for the male defendant countered that his client should be acquitted of murder. Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta was chosen to hear the case after…
Lancaster | Documentary
This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. Winning a war is not easy. “Lancaster” tells the story of the iconic World War II bomber through the words of the last surviving veterans. Starting with The Blitz, we follow our 38 contributors as they join up, learn to fly, and…
Lancaster Standoff Suspect Shot Dead, Year-Old Infant Rescued
LANCASTER, Calif.—An armed man who barricaded himself in his Lancaster mobile home with a year-old infant following a high-speed pursuit was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies when he allegedly pointed a gun at the child’s head, authorities said Dec. 22. The fatal shooting occurred about 9 p.m. on Dec. 21, and the man was pronounced…
Man Points Gun to Baby’s Head in Hours-Long Standoff in Lancaster
LANCASTER, Calif.—An armed man who led authorities on a high-speed pursuit, during which he allegedly fired shots at pursuing officers, was barricaded in a Lancaster mobile home park with a year-old infant. California Highway Patrol officers began chasing the man in a white Kia SUV around 11:45 p.m. Dec. 20 as he drove at speeds…
Film Review: ‘Lancaster’: British Dam-Busting Bomber of World War II
PG | 1h 50min | Documentary | Oct. 14, 2022 The World War II-era British Lancaster bomber was just as iconic as the American B-17 “Flying Fortress” (immortalized in film and news reels by “The Memphis Belle”), but it holds a more complicated place in British popular history. The plane itself and the men who…
Woman, Boyfriend Arrested in Death of Her 7-Year-Old Daughter
SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—A woman and her boyfriend were arrested in connection with the death of the woman’s 7-year-old daughter, who fell from a moving vehicle onto the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway over the weekend, authorities said July 6. The girl was fatally injured at about 3:40 a.m. July 2 near Weldon Canyon Road, the…
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