BRIEFLY; THREE FOUND WOUNDED IN TRUCK.PALMDALE - Two men and a woman were hospitalized with bullet wounds Wednesday night after sheriff's deputies found them in the cab of a large truck that had crashed in Palmdale, officials said. ``All of them are alive at this point,'' said Sgt. Brian Jones For other persons named Brian Jones, see Brian Jones (disambiguation). Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was a founding member, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and backing singer in the English rock group The Rolling Stones. of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. , but he could not say what condition they were in. The big-rig type truck, without a trailer, crashed on 90th Street East near Avenue P about 5 p.m., he said. When paramedics and sheriff's deputies arrived, all three people inside were found with gunshot wounds to the head, he said. - Staff and wire services AVIATION EXPO HITS FUND-RAISING HIGH Van Nuys Airport's annual Aviation Expo raised $85,000 over the weekend, a record amount that will be used for local nonprofit youth and service organizations, organizers said Wednesday. Nearly 300,000 spectators attended the two-day event, which featured numerous aerial demonstrations, aircraft displays and special exhibits. - City News Services TEEN ACHIEVERS TO CELEBRATE TODAY More than 100 10th-graders have completed an intensive six-week program of college-level study called Project Graduation Really Achieves Dreams. The graduates will celebrate their achievement, which included visits to museums and universities throughout the Southland, today at 2 p.m. in the Globe Theater of Universal City. Universal Studios was one of sponsors of Project GRAD's College Institute. - Daily News ROBBERY SUSPECT Noun 1. robbery suspect - someone suspected of committing robbery suspect - someone who is under suspicion WOUNDED BY SHOTS SUNLAND - A police officer shot and wounded a robbery suspect who fired at him during a chase Wednesday afternoon that started with a robbery at the Sport Chalet Sport Chalet is a retailer of sporting equipment, apparel, shoes, and accessories in the United States. It operates approximately 40 company owned stores in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, with new stores opening soon in Utah, with the first at Jordan Landing. in La Canada Flintridge, authorities said. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police found the wounded suspect at a hospital. His injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, officers said. A second suspect was also arrested. - Daily News ENCINO BRUSH FIRE OUT IN AMPLE TIME ENCINO - A wind-fanned half-acre brush fire threatened homes Wednesday afternoon before firefighters managed to put out the flames, a fire spokesman said. - Daily News COLLEGE TRUSTEES PUT TRIBUTE ON HOLD Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. trustees postponed the naming of a Mission College study building after community activist Guadalupe Ramirez until their next meeting. - Daily News EMERGENCY FORCES JET TO LAND AT LAX The pilots of an American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the DC-10 carrying 294 people on a flight from Hawaii to Texas shut down one of the jetliner's three engines and made an emergency landing early Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX . Dallas-bound American Flight No. 8 from Honolulu landed safely at 1:05 a.m. There were 282 passengers and a flight crew of 12 aboard. No one was hurt. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. TREE-TRIMMING SET IN NEIGHBORHOODS The Los Angeles Board of Public Works approved contracts for trimming more than 7,500 trees, it was announced Wednesday. In the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. area, some of the trees are located along Riverside Drive from Cahuenga Boulevard to Vineland Avenue, along Rinaldi Street from Stranwood Avenue to Blucher Avenue, and along Hart Street from Lindley Avenue to Reseda Boulevard. - City News Service |
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