Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.
DryTown Water Park
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Beat the desert heat: Named for the old DryTown mining company, DryTown Water Park is the hometown splash zone with legit slides, a lazy river, kid-friendly wading pools and a cafe when you need fries after all that chlorine.
Find your stride: Pelona Vista Park is Palmdale's primary soccer facility with ten lighted fields, a one-mile walking path for walkers and joggers, and a National Fitness Court that keeps workouts interesting.
NewGen Health has purchased the former University of Antelope Valley property in Lancaster for $14.4 million, with plans to use it as a regional healthcare and social services hub for the High Desert.
Video shows a four-month pregnant hardware store employee confronting a suspected shoplifter in Palmdale, California, who allegedly tried to run out of the Ace Hardware store with a 46-pound air-conditioning unit without paying.
The City of Palmdale has announced that a second Handel's Homemade Ice Cream location is coming to the east side of the city, with a new shop set to open soon in East Palmdal.
A shoplifter is being sought by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) for allegedly stealing over $2,600 in stolen merchandise from a Palmdale Ulta Beauty store in July.
A multi-agency narcotics investigation led to the seizure of approximately 216 pounds of methamphetamine, 3 gallons of methamphetamine in solution, 1 loaded firearm, 2 pounds of marijuana, and the arrest of one suspect.