BRIEFLY $65,000 CASH WON BY SOUTHLAND MAN.PANORAMA CITY - Thirteen California Lottery players from across the state won a total of $257,500 on ``The Big Spin'' show that aired Saturday. Gabriel Portugal from Canyon Country won a $65,000 prize from the ``Fantasy 5 Dream Machine.'' ``I'm going to invest my prize money,'' said Portugal, who bought his ticket at Arco Gas & Minimart in Panorama City. - Daily News Hip-hop summit for young voters Hip-hop artists attempted to motivate young people to vote Saturday, holding a ``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. Hip-Hop Summit'' at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . The event, with the theme of ``Taking Back Responsibility: Youth Voter Registration Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. An effort to get people to register is known as a voter registration drive. Centralized/compulsory vs. and Empowerment,'' focused on ``the importance of political involvement'' and served as a platform for youths to discuss their generation's needs and concerns, organizers said. Celebrities and politicians also attended. The event featured a panel discussion and hip-hop artists, including Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, the Diplomats, the Young Gunz The Young Gunz, composed of Young Chris (born Christopher F. Ries on October 7,1983) & Young Neef aka Neef Buck (born Haneef Muhammad on December 29, 1983), is a Rap duo from Nicetown on the northside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. , Fabolous, Tweet and Tamia, as well as NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= and NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga players. Tuesday is the last day to register to be eligible to vote in the March 2 presidential primary election. - City News Service Early a.m. quake near Bakersfield BAKERSFIELD - A magnitude-4.3 earthquake rattled rural Kern County early Saturday. There were no reports of damage or injuries, officials said. The temblor was reported at 4:43 a.m. and was centered 11 miles west of Wheeler Ridge, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey. The rural area is about 20 miles south of Bakersfield. The temblor was felt as far away as Lompoc, Ventura and Palmdale. - Associated Press Protesters meet at mayor's house SAN PEDRO - Animal-rights activists held a noisy but peaceful protest Saturday outside the San Pedro home of Mayor James Hahn. Organizers said the aim of the demonstration was to ``bring the plight of the city's shelter animals to the attention of Hahn's neighbors.'' About 35 activists with the Animal Defense League assembled at 11 a.m. at the mayor's house to protest the city's animal euthanasia policies, said Sgt. S. Engedal of the Los Angeles Police Department's Harbor Division. Six police officers kept an eye on the demonstration, which ended about 12:30 p.m., he said. Hahn did not come out of his house, the sergeant said. - Associated Press Injured suspect demands a ride NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A shooting suspect from a robbery gone wrong carjacked family members Saturday night as they were pulling into the driveway of their home in North Hollywood, police said. The armed man, apparently trying to escape the scene of a robbery and shooting, pulled a woman from the car in the 11500 block of Haynes Street about 5:40 p.m. and demanded a ride to the Costco in Burbank, police said. Once there, the man fled on foot. Investigators were searching for the suspect, described as a Latino male 35 to 40 years old, in connection with the carjacking The criminal taking of a motor vehicle from its driver by force, violence, or intimidation. The u.s. justice department categorizes the crime of carjacking as a "completed or attempted Robbery of a motor vehicle by a stranger as well as the earlier shooting, which injured an unidentified 30-year-old Latino man. The shooting victim was being treated for a non-life threatening injury. No one else was injured in the incident, said Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . Officer Don Cox.
- Daily News Several are hurt in crash on Sunset BEVERLY HILLS - Several people were injured Saturday night when at least three vehicles crashed on Sunset Boulevard, causing officers to close part of street, police said. The incident occurred about 9:30 p.m. near Sunset Boulevard and Hillcrest Road, said Lt. Tim West of the Beverly Hills Police Department. The victims were taken to 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. and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a world-renowned hospital located in Los Angeles, California. History Cedars-Sinai is the result of a merger in 1961 between two major Los Angeles hospitals, Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables, with Steve Broidy as , West said. Sunset Boulevard was closed between Palm Drive and Alta Drive, West said. - City New Service |
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