BRIEFLY : BOY, 5, TO BE BURIED AS DAD AWAITS TRIAL.PACOIMA - Funeral services and burial are scheduled for Ernesto Barrera Fr. Ernesto Barrera was a Roman Catholic priest in El Salvador who was assassinated in 1978. He served under Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez. His murder was characterized by Romero as part of a systematic persecution of the Catholic Church and oppression against efforts , the 5-year-old boy who police say was killed by his father and then buried in a forest grave by family members. The Rev. Thomas Rush will preside over the service at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in Pacoima, 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. staff members for Councilman Richard Alarcon. Immediately after the ceremony, the boy will be buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery The San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese since 1800, and is located at 11160 Stranwood Avenue in the Mission Hills community of northern Los Angeles, California, near the Mission San Fernando Rey de España. in a plot donated by Cardinal Roger Mahony. The boy's father, Marcos Esquivel Barrera, and aunt Maria Ricardo Esquivel are set to be arraigned Thursday on charges stemming from the boy's death. - Daily News After-school groups get grants to grow Los Angeles Councilwoman Laura Chick announced Friday that three West Valley nonprofit organizations will receive $6,500 to benefit after-school programs. ``Today more than ever, our youth need access to quality after-school programs,'' said Chick, the representative for the West 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. . The West Valley Boys & Girls Club will receive $2,500 to develop its after-school athletic programs at Columbus Middle School. El Centro do Amistad will get $2,000 to carry on its youth programs, including field trips to museums, libraries and cultural events. The Guadalupe Center will receive $2,000 for weekly after-school singing and folkloric dance classes. - Daily News Janice Hahn seeks congressional seat Janice Hahn, a member of a popular Los Angeles political family and an elected City Charter reform commissioner, announced plans Friday to run for Congress. Hahn, the sister of City Attorney James Hahn and daughter of the late county Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, said she will seek the Democratic nomination for the seat being vacated by Rep. Jane Harman, D-Torrance, who is running for governor. - Daily News Strong aftershock af·ter·shock n. 1. A quake of lesser magnitude, usually one of a series, following a large earthquake in the same area. 2. rattles Inyo County LITTLE LAKE, Calif. - A magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck this remote town in Inyo County on Friday as the strongest yet in a series of aftershocks to a 5.2 quake the night before. No injuries were reported in the largely unpopulated area since the main shock struck Thursday, which was first thought to be a 5.3 quake but later downgraded, said seismologist seis·mol·o·gy n. The geophysical science of earthquakes and the mechanical properties of the earth. seis Lucy Jones of the California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology, at Pasadena, Calif.; originally for men, became coeducational in 1970; founded 1891 as Throop Polytechnic Institute; called Throop College of Technology, 1913–20. in Pasadena. In total, there have been 237 aftershocks, Jones said. - Associated Press Man shot in face, leg after argument PACOIMA - A man was shot in the face and right leg early Friday after an argument with another man. The victim, who was not identified, was shot at 12:50 a.m. in the 13400 block of Desmond Street, said Los Angeles police Officer Curtis Faulkner, a department spokesman. The man underwent emergency surgery at Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, but doctors were forced to amputate am·pu·tate v. To cut off a part of the body, especially by surgery. his right leg, Faulkner said. - Daily News Pot dealers robbed; police get the loot BURBANK - Police seized 450 pounds of marijuana from two men who robbed fellow drug dealers and then led police on a pursuit, officers said Friday. Michael Harris, 28, of New Jersey and Ronald Samuel, 26, of Upland were taken into custody after crashing their 1996 Chevrolet Blazer into a parked car at Harvard Road and Third Street, said Burbank Police Lt. Robert Giles. The pot was found in the car, wrapped in 18-pound bales, he said. The suspects were each booked Wednesday on suspicion of possession of drugs for sale, narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. transportation and felony evading in a reckless manner, he said. - Daily News Naked man taken to mental hospital VAN NUYS - A naked man dashing through traffic at Victory and Van Nuys boulevards was apprehended shortly after 6:30 p.m. Friday, police said. ``He was running around with a bathrobe for a little while, but not the whole time,'' said Lt. Steve LaRoche of the Van Nuys Division of the 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 . . Police requested paramedics handle the man, described as in his 40s. He was taken to a mental evaluation unit at Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. , said Sgt. Ron Leanderts of the Valley Traffic Division. - Daily News |
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