🌱 Could this overlooked Lancaster shelter dog finally find his forever home?
Morning Lancaster! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Could this overlooked Lancaster shelter dog finally find his forever home?
- Why a Lancaster man faces life in a California murder case
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Windy, warm, with a high of 72 and low of 39 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 71, low: 40.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Video: Mascot Comforts Only Shelter Dog Not Adopted at Event (dogtime.com) — A lovable Lab mix named Waldomar was first rescued to the Lancaster Care Center as an injured stray and has now waited months without finding a home, even after a Dodgers adoption event where every other dog was chosen. A viral video shows the Dodgers mascot comforting him, and he’s since been moved to Agoura Animal Care Center, where he’s still hoping for a local family. 
• St. Clair shores man to be sentenced for abduction, murder of tech CEO in California (fox2detroit.com) — A man identified as being from Lancaster is among four people facing life sentences for the 2019 kidnapping and killing of tech executive and cannabis entrepreneur Tushar Atre in Santa Cruz County. Prosecutors say the group abducted Atre from his home and later killed him at a marijuana grow site, allegedly motivated by profit from his cannabis business.
📸 Around Lancaster
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Smarty Pants Storytime
Quartz Hill Library , 5040 W Ave M 2 , Quartz Hill
10:15 am -
Gingerbread House Challenge
Quartz Hill Library , 5040 W Ave M 2 , Quartz Hill
2:30 pm -
2025 AV EDGE Holiday Party
John P. Eliopulos Hellenic Center , 43404 30th St W , Lancaster
3:00 pm -
Computer Classes
Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
3:00 pm -
Soccer, Boys VR vs Lancaster
Highland High , 39055 25th St W , Palmdale
4:30 pm -
Soccer, Girls VR @ Lancaster
Highland High Palmdale, CA 93551
4:30 pm -
Basketball, Girls VR @ Lancaster
Highland High Palmdale, CA 93551
5:00 pm -
Butternut Corn Muffins with The Creative Plate
Lancaster Library , 601 W Lancaster Blvd , Lancaster
5:00 pm -
Basketball, Boys JV vs Lancaster
Highland High Palmdale, CA 93551
5:00 pm -
Basketball, Boys VR vs Lancaster
Highland High Palmdale, CA 93551
6:30 pm -
Movie Day: Frozen (2013)
Lancaster Library , 601 W Lancaster Blvd , Lancaster
3:45 pm -
Dungeons and Dragons for High School
Playa Vista Branch Library
4:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Missing
Her name is mittens, she gets out every now and then but never goes to far. She got out Saturday night while everyone was gone. Last seen on camera… (Nextdoor Dorado Skies) - Lost dog found running down lancaster blvd on Sat night.
Please help me find owner. If no owner is found I am holding for 14 days but I can not keep due to landlord. Have to be able to identify gender, what… (Nextdoor Sodona)
- Antelope Valley College posted a job opening for Adjunct Coaching (Head Coach Men's Track and Field) - Non-Instructional in Lancaster. Apply here.
- The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Lancaster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lancaster here.
🗞 Nearby News
Quartz Hill
- Antelope Valley crime blotter, Dec. 16, 2025 (avpress.com)
- Soccer Game Preview: Palmdale vs. Eastside (maxpreps.com)
Palmdale
- Survivability Liaison Engineer (Level 2 or 3) 4/10 work schedule M-Th (verticalmag.com)
- The B-21 Raider Bomber Problem That Has the U.S. Air Force Cringing (19fortyfive.com)
Rosamond
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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