The Latest Breaking News from Palmdale

Christian Bale opens $22 million foster care village he helped create: ‘turn their heartbreak and their pain into love and hope’

A real-life Bruce Wayne project.

We Got This Covered · Sep 15

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight (photos)

NASA's X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet took off on its first-ever flight on Oct. 28, flying from Palmdale, California to its new home at Edwards Air Force Base.

Space · Oct 28, 2025

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet rolls out for its 1st test drive (video)

NASA recently took its new X-59 "quiet' supersonic jet for a drive during taxi tests, one of the final hurdles between the aircraft and its first flight.

Space · Jul 21, 2025

Los Angeles deputy shot and killed after being ‘ambushed’ in his patrol car

Ryan Clinkunbroomer had become engaged just four days before he was slain in brazen attack in Palmdale

The Guardian - US · Sep 17, 2023

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy dies after being shot in his patrol car by an unknown assailant

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy has died after he was shot in his patrol car by an unknown assailant and an investigation is underway that the sheriff says will press all of the department’s resources into action

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023

Watch NASA's sci-fi-looking X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet roll out of the hangar (video)

Lockheed Martin released a new video of NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet rolling out of the hangar at its Skunk Works plant in Palmdale, California.

Space · Aug 4, 2023

FBI investigating violent incidents by LA County deputies in Palmdale and Lancaster

LOS ANGELES — The FBI has opened two criminal investigations into violent incidents involving Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in Palmdale and Lancaster, both of which sparked criticism after video footage came to light in recent weeks.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 15, 2023

From desert to wonderland: images show California’s striking superbloom

The parched state’s landscape is peppered with magnificent red, orange and yellow blooms that can be seen from space

The Guardian - US · Apr 13, 2023

Catalytic converter thief killed when driver wakes up and runs over him, authorities say

LOS ANGELES — A man was run over and killed after he allegedly crawled under a parked SUV and tried to steal the catalytic converter in Palmdale, authorities said.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 17, 2023

Forget honey bees. This LA artist finds meaning chasing California native bees

LOS ANGELES -- Krystle Hickman is the epitome of single-minded. She's polite and friendly with the reporter and photographer trailing her through the sand and rocks of the Acton Wash Wildlife Sanctuary south of Palmdale, but her distraction is apparent. There's clearly something else buzzing in the back of her…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022