BRIEFLY : FOREST CAMP WORKER FINDS BODY IN VEHICLE.ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los - A Forest Service worker found the body of a man who authorities believe killed himself by running a hose from his exhaust pipe into his car, officials said Thursday. The man, whose name will not be released until relatives are notified, was found by a female Forest Service employee who was checking parking passes at the Table Mountain Campground shortly before 9 a.m. ``She was just checking the campsite and saw the vehicle,'' said Capt. Lance Weinrich of the U.S. Forest Service. ``Something was odd about it.'' Officials did not immediately know when the man died. ``Carbon monoxide poisoning Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Definition Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning occurs when carbon monoxide gas is inhaled. CO is a colorless, odorless, highly poisonous gas that is produced by incomplete combustion. takes effect pretty quickly,'' said Weinrich. ``They're still investigating how long he was there.'' -Daily News Interviews planned for school board job ROSAMOND - Southern Kern Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Monday to interview the six applicants who have applied to fill the board seat vacated by the resignation of Paul Rodriguez For Rodriguez's son, the professional skateboarder, see . Paul Rodriguez (born January 19, 1955 in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a Mexican American comedian. . The applicants are Billy Ray Hughes, Morrison McKay, Ralph Nelson, Timothy Shank shank (shangk) 1. leg (1). 2. crus ( 2). shank n. The part of the human leg between the knee and ankle. , Violet Thure and Robert Vincelette Jr. The meeting, open to the public, will be at the district office, 3082 Glendower St. Rodriguez resigned in September because he was leaving the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley for a new job in Texas. -Daily News Deputies investigate short-term car theft PALMDALE - Sheriff's officials are investigating a 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 in which a Palmdale man was robbed at gunpoint of a car that was then left less than one block away, sheriff's officials said. The man's 1984 Cadillac was taken from him shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday in the 38500 block of 35th Street East and found moments later with its stereo removed. ``This particular crime leaves a lot of questions,'' sheriff's Sgt. Brian Jones of the Palmdale station. ``We're just curious why somebody would take his car and leave it around the corner.'' Officials said that the carjackers walked up to the man, brandished a handgun and drove his car away. No other damage was done to the vehicle. An investigation is continuing. -Daily News |
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