BRIEFLY : MAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER CHAINSAW SLIP.TARZANA - A man trimming a tree with a chainsaw was in critical condition 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. on Saturday after he lost control of the saw and severed an artery in his arm. The accident took place around 11:20 a.m. at a residence in the 5800 block of Winnetka Avenue, said Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman Bob Collis. Collis said the man had climbed about 12 feet up a tree when the chainsaw bucked and cut the artery in his left arm. ``He lost a lot of blood,'' Collis said. ``He was unconscious when paramedics got there.'' The man's identity was not available. Collis described him as being in his late 20s to early 30s. - Daily News USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. students held on drug charges Two USC seniors are scheduled to be arraigned Monday in 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. on federal charges of allegedly selling LSD LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide (lī'sûr`jĭk, dī'ĕth`ələmĭd, dī'ĕthəlăm`ĭd), alkaloid synthesized from lysergic acid, which is found in the fungus ergot ( to undercover agents. One of the students, 21-year-old Hugh ``Scottie'' McLetchie, was arrested after he allegedly boasted of giving acid to the five youths who died in an Aug. 29 car wreck on their way home from an all-night ``rave'' party in the 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 . McLetchie, a drama student from Walpole, Mass., and his friend, Rita Wadhwani, had been in the sights of federal drug agents since February, when they learned the two were allegedly peddling acid to University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission students. Wadhwani, 21, is the daughter of two Chicago physicians. Authorities allege the literature major brokered drug deals between undercover agents and McLetchie, with whom she lived in Pasadena. They are charged with nine federal drug counts, including selling drugs within 1,000 feet of a playground, which would allow the judge to double whatever sentence they receive if convicted. They have not been charged in the deaths of the teens. -City News Service Ex-county worker sentenced for fraud A former county employee pleaded guilty to food stamp food stamp n. A stamp or coupon, issued by the government to persons with low incomes, that can be redeemed for food at stores. Noun 1. fraud and was sentenced to two years in state prison. Former Department of Public Social Services employee Emmanuelle Contreras Ogata, 39, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to four counts of food stamp fraud and misappropriation misappropriation n. the intentional, illegal use of the property or funds of another person for one's own use or other unauthorized purpose, particularly by a public official, a trustee of a trust, an executor or administrator of a dead person's estate, or by any of government funds. Superior Court Judge Terry A. Green also sentenced Ogata to eight months in prison for felony driving while under the influence, which will be served concurrently, said Deputy District Attorney John Allen. Ogata was accused of giving food stamps to people who did not meet the eligibility requirements. -Associated Press Man charged in fire pleads no contest LONG BEACH - A man has pleaded no contest to starting a brush fire that burned 320 acres in four days on Santa Catalina Island San·ta Cat·a·li·na Island or Catalina Island An island off southern California in the southern Santa Barbara Islands. Discovered in 1542, it has been a noted resort center since the 1920s. . Michael John Levizon, 41, entered the plea Friday and faces up to three years in prison when he is sentenced Feb. 7, according to a criminal complaint. Levizon was arrested Aug. 3 along with Thor Phoenix Powers, 22, and charged with starting the fire while camping. Powers, who disappeared shortly after being released to his parents, remains at large. The men claimed the fire started when they tried to cook some fish on a secluded island beach on July 20, but the flames got out of control, said Deputy District Attorney Michael Pettersen. However, Pettersen said the fire was really a bonfire and the flames were too high for cooking. -Associated Press |
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