ANTELOPE VALLEY: BRIEFLY : JAMES TOPS DAVIES IN SCHOOL RACE.NORTH EDWARDS - With all ballots counted, challenger Chuck James Charles Hamilton "Chuck" James (born November 9, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. Minor League career Chuck was signed by the Braves on July 29, 2002 in the 20th Round of the 2002 Free Agent Draft. has emerged the victor over incumbent Bruce Davies in the race for the North Edwards seat in the Muroc Joint Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. . James finished with a total of 857 votes, compared to Davies' 840, Kern County election officials said. Both candidates were tied after the Nov. 5 election with 738 votes apiece, but absentee and provisional ballots had to be tallied before a winner could be declared. ?13- Daily News Man sentenced in landlord's slaying LANCASTER - An ex-convict was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years to life in prison for murdering his 70-year-old landlord, who was strangled stran·gle v. stran·gled, stran·gling, stran·gles v.tr. 1. a. To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle. b. with an electrical cord attached to a work light. Ernest Anthony Alva, 28, pleaded no contest Oct. 31 to murder in the slaying of Michael Lipsky after prosecutors agreed to dismiss a special circumstance allegation that would have made Alva liable for life in prison without the possibility of parole. Authorities believe Lipsky died March 16. His body was found by sheriff's deputies April 2 after neighbors became concerned after not seeing the man for more than two weeks. ?13- Daily News Mojave officials OK school funds MOJAVE - Mojave Unified School District trustees have approved spending $113,886 in extra state aid to refurbish play areas and redo To reverse an undo operation. See undo. wiring at Mojave High School for computers and the alarm system. The board voted 5-0 at Tuesday's board meeting to spend $10,000 on the rewiring project and $103,886 to replace damaged asphalt areas at the district's schools with concrete play areas, Assistant Superintendent Penelope Swenson said. Under the state law that made the extra money available, the funding must be used for instructional materials, library resources, deferred maintenance, education technology or any other nonrecurring costs. ?13- Daily News Mother arrested in her child's death LANCASTER - A 40-year-old Palmdale woman was arrested Wednesday on charges of involuntary manslaughter The act of unlawfully killing another human being unintentionally. Most unintentional killings are not murder but involuntary manslaughter. The absence of the element of intent is the key distinguishing factor between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. and child abuse in the death of her 7-year-old daughter, who died of liver failure liver failure Clinical medicine Liver insufficiency that results in death, requires a liver transplant, or is characterized by recovery after encephalopathy, or while awaiting a transplant; also defined as a condition with ≥ 3 of following: albumin < 3. from an overdose of over-the-counter pain reliever. Cynthia Lafata, 40, was arrested in Florida, where she had been for about a week and must be extradited to face the charges in Lancaster. The victim was brought to Lancaster Community Hospital This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. on Aug. 15 and died the next day at UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. of liver failure, homicide Detective Tim Miley said. Blood tests showed excessive amounts of Tylenol in the victim's system, the detective said. ?13- Daily News Crash victim's name released ROSAMOND - A motorist killed Tuesday afternoon in a three-vehicle collision on Avenue A at 60th Street West has been identified as 80-year-old George William Cowgill of Joshua Tree. The California Highway Patrol said Cowgill had stopped for a stop sign for westbound Avenue A at 60th Street West, but pulled out in front of a 1995 Mazda minivan traveling south on 60th. There are no stop signs at the intersection for traffic on 60th, authorities said. The minivan hit Cowgill's 1973 Lincoln Continental Mark IV See Lincoln Mark for a complete overview of the Lincoln Mark Series. The Lincoln Continental Mark IV was a luxury car at the top end of the personal luxury car market sold under the Lincoln brand of the Ford Motor Company in North America between 1972 and 1976. , which spun into a Honda Civic that was stopped on Avenue A at the other side of 60th, then flipped onto its roof. The other vehicles' occupants, who were protected by seat belts and air bags, suffered minor injuries, officials said. Cowgill had not been wearing a seat belt, a CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan report said. ?13- Daily News |
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