Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to oppose a plan to route new power transmission lines through Leona Valley and Agua Dulce and formally backed an alternate proposal to route the lines through the Angeles National Forest.   Complete story.

PALMDALE - A judge has ordered Antelope Valley Hospital's elected board to obey California's open-meeting law - the Ralph M. Brown Act - and, as an incentive to do so, he ordered the board to audio-record future closed sessions of its board of directors for verification purposes.   Complete story.

LANCASTER - Teachers and students are all smiles at Columbia Elementary School, which opened last month as the Eastside School District's newest campus.   Complete story.

LOS ANGELES - County supervisors on Tuesday extended for 90 days a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the July 5 murder of Dr. Esfandiar "Steve" Kadivar at his ranch in Lancaster.   Complete story.

PALMDALE - Beckie Chamberlain thinks of all the men and women serving in this nation's military - in a war-torn land, far from home without their families.   Complete story.

LANCASTER - Three out of four isn't too bad. Although state Sen. George Runner, R-Lancaster, would have liked to see all four of his community college bills signed into law, he was pleased that three of those bills received the stamp of approval from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday.   Complete story.

TODAY'S EDITORIAL - OK, who doesn't want clean water and fewer flooding problems? Everybody wants clean water and fewer floods in California, but Proposition 84 is the wrong way to go about it.   Complete story.

TODAY'S EDITORIAL - In all other areas of the parent-child relationship, the law recognizes the parents' right to know about what medical treatment their child is being given. As the cliché goes, "The schools can't give your kid an aspirin without parental approval."   Complete story.

Seven proved to be Ani-Magic's lucky number, as the seventh incarnation of the popular convention welcomed hundreds of fans of anime - Japanese animation - to the Antelope Valley Inn last weekend.   Complete story.

Somewhere in the recesses of my mind I have these vague memories of going to a Greek food festival with my mother and grandmother when I was very young. We were living in the San Fernando Valley at the time, and I know it wasn't far from home, but since I was probably only 5 years old or so, that's the best I can do as far as location goes. However, I do remember being in awe of the colors, the happy music, the boisterous people and the unusual food that was so delicious. After that, the only Greek food I would come across for many years was baklava, one of the most heavenly desserts I know of.   Complete story.

WASHINGTON - The National Association of Manufacturers has presented the Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence to Representative Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, "in recognition of his continued support of American manufacturers and a pro-growth, pro-job agenda."   Complete story.

LEONA VALLEY - Two Antelope Valley Wineries will feature their products at the Loose Goose Wine Festival, Thursday through Sunday in the Santa Clarita Valley.   Complete story.

Local sports roundup
ROSAMOND - Breanna Lawrence had 11 kills, six blocks and two aces to lead Desert past Rosamond 25-19, 19-25, 25-18, 25-13 on Tuesday. "Overall we played a little slow and we had sloppy plays," said Rosamond coach Rebecca Eubanks.   Complete story.

LANCASTER - Dean Johnson believed his to be a lost cause, but if anything, that made it all the more important. Informed earlier in the week that he wouldn't be retained as the Lancaster High School softball coach, Johnson, his wife and a small army of supporters turned out to Tuesday's Antelope Valley Union High School District meeting, in a last-ditch effort to save his job.   Complete story.