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ANTELOPE VALLEY

Murder trial ordered in shooting death

LANCASTER -- A reputed gang member accused in a shooting that ended with the deaths of a teenager and a young man from rival gangs has been ordered to stand trial on a murder charge.

Anthony Aguirre, 21, is charged in the Sept. 27 slaying of 14-year-old Miguel Monroy outside a Lancaster apartment complex in the 44000 block of Engle Way.

Monroy was beaten and shot to death after he shot and killed 20-year-old Daniel Marrero, officials said. After a preliminary hearing Wednesday, Aguirre was also ordered to stand trial on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Families in Action event slated today

PALMDALE -- The Families in Action program is offering "Fun, Facts and Friends" from 9 to 10:30 a.m. today at the city's Neighborhood House, 503 E. Ave. Q-3. The weekly event provides support and activities for parents and their children under age 5. For more information, call Families in Action at 661-267-5665.

SANTA CLARITA

Cuevas' jazz trio playing at museum

NEWHALL -- Carlos Cuevas' jazz trio will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the William S. Hart Museum, 24151 San Fernando Road. A reception follows the performance.

Tickets are $20 for museum members, and $25 for nonmembers. For tickets and reservations, call 661-254-4584. For information, visit www.hartmuseum.org.

VENTURA COUNTY

Moorpark College talent show is free

MOORPARK -- Admission is free for the 10th annual Moorpark College Student Talent show, which begins at 7 p.m. today in the college's Performing Arts Center. The show at the college, 7075 Campus Road, is open to the public.

Call is going out for blood donations

VENTURA -- United Blood Services is appealing for blood donors, saying many regular donors are unavailable because of recent inclement weather and illnesses and blood supplies have become dangerously low.

A call has gone out for O positive, A positive and A negative blood. To find a blood drive, visit www.lbloodhero.com. To make an appointment at a UBS center, call 800-715-3699.

City sets monthly fee to fund 911 service

VENTURA -- The Ventura City Council has voted to levy a $1.49 monthly fee on telephone users who live in the city to pay as much as $2.5 million of the $3.3 million it costs to run the city's 911 emergency call center.

The new fee, which some disgruntled residents called an illegal tax, goes into effect May 1. Or, city officials said, phone users can opt to skip the monthly fee and pay $50 every time they dial 911 -- even though some, including one councilman who cast the lone vote against the measure, complained that would discourage people from reporting fires and other emergencies.

-- Daily News