STROKES OF GENIUS - Artist Marilyn Mettler surrounds herself with a few of her paintings in her Quartz Hill home. EVELYN KRISTO/Valley Press

PALMDALE - The City Council, seated as the Palmdale Airport Authority, called Wednesday for the city of Los Angeles to relinquish control over Palmdale Regional Airport's vacant passenger terminal.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

LANCASTER - A Section 8 rental aid recipient was arrested Thursday morning on charges of perjury and grand theft after she allegedly failed to disclose her criminal background and report the full amount of her income, authorities said.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

A former Keppel Union Elementary School District psychologist found guilty of torture and continuous sexual abuse of his son was sentenced to life plus 96 years in prison by a San Bernardino County judge.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

LANCASTER - While DNA evidence in the puzzling 10-year-old killing of Quartz Hill teen Michelle O'Keefe does not point to accused murderer Raymond Lee Jennings, prosecutors continued displaying the scientific information to jurors Thursday afternoon, telling them it does not prove the man is not the killer, either.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

LANCASTER - With help from Monte Vista Elementary School second-graders, 5th District County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich and leaders of the Lancaster Regional Library unveiled their new, 33-foot-long bookmobile Wednesday morning.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

PALMDALE - More than 30 people filled the City Council chambers Thursday and listened as Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon answered questions during a teleconference about a 2,000-page health care bill that could be voted on in the House as early as this weekend.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

PALMDALE - Voting 5-0 Wednesday, members of the City Council formally reiterated opposition to plans by state officials to release 40,000 prisoners during the next two years prior to the completion of their sentences.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

LANCASTER - The annual Rock 'n' Gem Roundup is a rock-solid bet for fun and education this weekend. The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the J.P. Eliopulos Pavilion at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, is sponsored by the Palmdale Gem and Mineral Club.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

EDWARDS AFB - For the first time in four years of competition, prize money will be awarded today in the Space Elevator Games. One team, Seattle-based LaserMotive, secured at least a $900,000 prize with its successful attempt Wednesday, and continued to better its performance Thursday.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

EDITORIAL - V. Jesse Smith got one thing right. He said not all Section 8 recipients are criminals. The problem is, nobody ever said they were. Smith, a union organizer who lives in Palmdale and ran for Palmdale City Council, conducted a protest on behalf of Section 8 tenants on Monday at, of all places, Lancaster City Hall. He claims that local officials - Los Angeles County, city of Lancaster, city of Palmdale - and the local media unfairly target all Section 8 recipients as criminals.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

Engaged couple Don Holt and Colleen Ojeda decided in July to pack their bags and move from their home in Colorado to the Valley in order to be closer to Ojeda's family.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

Long-time regional rivals Boron and Mojave will be playing a league game for the first time since 1991. The two teams, separated by 29 miles, have played each other almost every season since they both left the Desert Inyo League and went their separate ways - Boron joining the Desert Mountain League and Mojave going into the High Desert League.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

LANCASTER - The Knight High School girls tennis team has done all it can to put itself in the fourth spot of the Golden League for the first time in school history.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

LITTLEROCK - For the Littlerock High School football team, the season began to go downhill well before it started. But a win tonight against rival Knight would allow them to forget about it pretty quickly.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

QUARTZ HILL - Two days after advancing two girls onto the CIF-Southern Section Individual Finals, the Quartz Hill girls golf team made the decision to forgo the first round of the team playoffs on Thursday.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

Only once in the past 14 seasons have both the Antelope Valley College men's and women's cross country teams sent full squads to the state meet. The Marauders will try to do just that today in the Southern California Championships.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.

LOS ANGELES - Off to their best start in 19 years, the Kings were ready for a test to tell them how good they really are right now. The defending Stanley Cup champions provided that test Thursday.   For complete story, subscribe to the Antelope Valley Press for only 25¢ a day.