BRIEFLY.Gang members sought in gunfire PALMDALE - Three men who authorities say are gang members were being sought on suspicion of shooting at a home in the 37700 block of Prentiss Avenue on Tuesday. A teenage boy and his mother were home at the time of the 2:20 p.m. shooting, but neither was hit, officials said. Investigators were checking neighboring homes for stray bullet holes late Tuesday afternoon. The three men sped off in a black Chevrolet Tahoe The Chevrolet Tahoe (and similar GMC Yukon) is a full-size SUV from General Motors. Chevrolet and GMC sold two different-sized SUVs under their Blazer/Jimmy model names through the early 1990s. This situation changed when GMC rebadged the full-size Jimmy as the Yukon in 1992. or Suburban with dark tinted windows, black rims and paper license plates. Deputies said that a witness recognized the driver as a gang member who goes by the nickname Rascal. Gang investigators said that the shooting may have been related to a shooting last week at a home near 27th Street East and Avenue R-3, Anyone with information is asked to call the Palmdale sheriff's station at (661) 267-4300. - Daily News Class to be held for foster parents PALMDALE - A class on foster-parenting will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Children's Bureau, 1529 E. Palmdale Blvd., Suite 210. Qualifying families will receive training, certification, funds and 24- hour support to aid in the care of their foster or adoptive children. For more information, call (661) 272-9996 or visit www.all4kids.org. - Daily News Red Cross to give information array PALMDALE - The American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. will hold its annual March at the Mall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Antelope Valley Mall The Antelope Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Palmdale, California. Opened in September, 1990, its buildings take up around 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). Its physical main building, parking lots, and ring road businesses encompass an area a bit less than 0. , 1233 W. Rancho Vista Blvd. Those who attend can get information on water safety, child-care training, HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome education, youth programs, disaster preparedness and response, blood donations, service to military troops and their families. In addition, there will be demonstrations on first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), emergency procedure used to treat victims of cardiac and respiratory arrest. CPR can be done in a hospital with drugs and special equipment or as a first-aid technique. and information on the upcoming ``extreme golf'' tournament to be held April 15 at Muroc Golf Course at Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. and a traditional golf tournament there on April 16. For pet lovers, there will be advice on keeping their animals well and on pet first-aid and resuscitation resuscitation /re·sus·ci·ta·tion/ (-sus?i-ta´shun) restoration to life of one apparently dead. cardiopulmonary resuscitation . For more information, call (661) 267-0650. - Daily News all (661) 266-9150. - Daily News |
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