ANTELOPE VALLEY: BRIEFLY : MAN, 56, SENTENCED IN RACIAL HATE CRIME.

LANCASTER - A Palmdale man accused of carrying a shotgun as he directed racial threats at African-American teen-agers was sentenced to a year in jail and placed on five years' probation.

John Berg, 56, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading no contest to a count of assault with a deadly weapon and admitting he committed a hate crime in the July 29 incident outside the Word of Life Outreach Ministries church.

Deputies said Berg made racial slurs and pointed a gun at the youths.

The teens ran toward the church, where workers called the sheriff's station. The youths led deputies to Berg's home, where he was arrested.

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Lancaster to hold flea market Sunday

LANCASTER - The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce will host its semiannual flea market/bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, 155 E. Ave. I.

Vendors will sell garage sale items, antiques, collectibles and new items.

BMX experts will perform at 11 a.m., 1 and 2:30 p.m. A car show, music by The Legends, a petting zoo, pony rides, karaoke and a variety of food are also part of the day.

Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for seniors 55 and older and children ages 6 to 12.

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