🌱 How an international manhunt led back to a Lancaster murder case

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In today's newsletter:

• How an international manhunt led back to a Lancaster murder case
• Meet the unlikely pig-and-tortoise duo rescued from Lancaster Animal Control

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
• Wednesday: Windy, warm, temps: high: 71, low: 39.
• Thursday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fugitive Extradited from Peru to Face Murder Charge in Killing of Wife in Lancaster (lapost.us) — A Lancaster man has been extradited from Peru to Los Angeles County to face a murder charge in the killing of his wife at their Lancaster apartment, with arraignment set at the Antelope Valley Courthouse. Prosecutors emphasize the case as part of a broader push against domestic violence, while authorities from multiple U.S. and Peruvian agencies coordinated the international arrest and return.
   

• Saving Grace Animal Sanctuary offers safe homes to neglected animals (canyonsnews.com) — Just up the road in Acton, Saving Grace Animal Sanctuary is giving neglected animals — including a bonded pig and tortoise pair that first landed at Lancaster Animal Control — a permanent, loving home. The volunteer-run sanctuary, funded largely by its owners, also gently introduces visitors to vegan living by letting them meet and interact with rescued farm animals.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• California Concealed Carry Course (CCW) — Firearms Training
  Gun Shop , 44633 Sierra Hwy , Lancaster
  9:10 am
• Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  12:30 pm
• Teen Tuesday in Winter
  Lancaster Library , 601 W Lancaster Blvd , Lancaster
  4:15 pm
• Wrestling, Boys JV @ Eastside
  Highland High , 3200 East Ave J-8 , Lancaster
  5:00 pm
• Wrestling, Boys VR @ Eastside
  Highland High , 3200 East Ave J-8 , Lancaster
  6:00 pm
• Silent Book Club
  Palmdale City Library , 700 East Palmdale Blvd. , Palmdale
  6:00 pm
• Read With STAR Volunteer Suze
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  6:00 pm
• Polymer Clay Paperclips
  Quartz Hill Library , 5040 W Ave M 2 , Quartz Hill
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• 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
• Computer Classes
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  3:00 pm
• 2025 AV EDGE Holiday Party
  John P. Eliopulos Hellenic Center , 43404 30th St W , Lancaster
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LOST CAT PLEASE HELP US FIND HIM!
  Hi neighbors, our 1-year-old cat Chowder accidentally got out tonight around 23rd and Ave L. We haven’t been able to find him and are very worried,… (Nextdoor 20th - 30th W/Ave L-L8)
• Found Franchise bull dog
  1016 W Avenue H 3 lancaster I will hold him for a day (Nextdoor Astor Ct)

• ProLogistix posted a job opening for 2nd shift Forklift Driver in Lancaster. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Lancaster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lancaster here.

🗞 Nearby News

Palmdale

• The B-21 Raider Bomber Problem That Has the U.S. Air Force Cringing (19fortyfive.com)
• Soccer Recap: Monache Comes Up Short (maxpreps.com)

Rosamond

• Coroner ID's man, woman killed in crash in Rosamond (kget.com)

Santa Clarita

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-- The Patch AM Team

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