BRIEFLY : DEAD CHILD'S SIBLINGS PUT IN FOSTER CARE.PANORAMA CITY - The four surviving siblings siblings npl (formal) → frères et sœurs mpl (de mêmes parents) of a 6-year-old Panorama City girl who died in an apartment fire last week have been placed with relatives, authorities said Friday. Neil Rincover, spokesman for the 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. County Department of Children and Family Services, said investigators suspect ``neglect may have led to the death of the little girl.'' ``They were apparently left alone or at least left with someone who wasn't able to care for them when this fire occurred and the child died,'' Rincover said. ``Our staff did an investigation of conditions in the home and determined that, at least temporarily, the children should be moved somewhere else.'' A judge will determine sometime next month whether the children, ages 3 to 10, should be returned to their parents or placed elsewhere. The fire on July 9 in the 8800 block of Willis Avenue started when Kenee Williams' 8-year-old brother was playing with matches. - Daily News Pacoima man held in '98 fatal shooting NORTHRIDGE - Los Angeles police detectives arrested a Pacoima man Friday on suspicion of killing another Pacoima man in May 1998, authorities said. Jose Ortiz Jose Ortiz may refer to:
``They were scared before, decided to come forward and were re-interviewed,'' Aragon said of the witnesses. Ortiz was arrested after officers stopped his car at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Northridge. He was booked into the Foothill jail with bail of $1.5 million, Aragon said. Ulloa was shot to death May 6, 1998, while stepping from a parked car in the 13600 block of Carl Street in Pacoima. Police suspect the attack was gang-related. - Daily News Nine-year-old struck by car in Van Nuys VAN NUYS - A 9-year-old girl walking with a crossing guard was struck by a car and seriously injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. Friday in Van Nuys, a fire department official said. The incident happened at Saticoy Street and Noble Avenue about 3:30 p.m., Jim Wells Jim Wells MLA (born 27 April 1957) is a politician from the Democratic Unionist Party and a deputy speaker of the Transitional Assembly (Northern Ireland). Wells is one of six Assembly members for South Down. said. The injured child was taken by a city Fire Department helicopter to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. The extent of her injuries was not known. - City News Service Apartment owner wins court judgment A jury has awarded $6.4 million to the owners of a Granada Hills apartment complex that collapsed in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. , attorneys said Friday. A portion of the 80-unit Northgate apartment complex at 11611 Blucher collapsed and slid down a hill in the Jan. 17 quake Quake - A string-oriented language designed to support the construction of Modula-3 programs from modules, interfaces and libraries. Written by Stephen Harrison of DEC SRC, 1993. , said Westwood attorney Steven Zelig, who represents owners of the complex, NMS See NetWare Management System. Family Trust. Zelig argued at trial that Claremont-based subcontractor One who takes a portion of a contract from the principal contractor or from another subcontractor. When an individual or a company is involved in a large-scale project, a contractor is often hired to see that the work is done. Reinforcing Post Tensioning Services Inc. did not follow engineering plans and didn't connect the building to its foundation properly. - Daily News Thoroughfare THOROUGHFARE. A street or way so open that one can go through and get out of it without returning. It differs from a cul de sac, (q.v.) which is open only at one end. 2. Whether a street which is not a thoroughfare is a highway, seems not fully settled. to be closed to parking Taking effect Monday, temporary ``No Parking'' signs have been posted along Topanga Canyon Boulevard in preparation for road repairs between Sherman Way and Nordhoff Street. Until July 23, there will be no parking on Topanga from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and only one lane of traffic will be open between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on those days. Driveways, sidewalks, curbs and gutters will be repaired in the cities of Woodland Hills, Canoga Park and Chatsworth at the 118 Freeway. The entire project is estimated to be completed in February 2000. - Daily News |
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