BRIEFLY : PROWLER NO PUMA, OFFICIAL DETERMINES.CANYON COUNTRY - Sheriff's deputies and state Fish and Game officials rushed to a Canyon Country neighborhood Sunday after a resident reported that a mountain lion was prowling prowl v. prowled, prowl·ing, prowls v.tr. To roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder: prowled the alleys of the city after dark. v.intr. around behind his residence. But the animal that deputies spotted at about 4:45 p.m. in the 15200 block of Oleander oleander: see dogbane. oleander Any of the ornamental evergreen shrubs of the genus Nerium (dogbane family), which have poisonous milky juice. Numerous varieties of flower colour in the common oleander, or rosebay (N. Court was black, which a Los Angeles County sheriff's official said means it was more likely a bobcat bobcat: see lynx. bobcat Bobtailed, long-legged North American cat (Lynx rufus) found in forests and deserts from southern Canada to southern Mexico. It is a close relative of the lynx and caracal. or possibly even a large dog. ``Mountain lions traditionally start off a dark tan and lighten up as they get older,'' said Lt. Daniel Castillo. ``There is some question about what kind of animal it was.'' The creature retreated back into the hills behind the neighborhood shortly after authorities arrived at the residence, Castillo said. ?13Daily News Plane's wing clips jet before takeoff Two airliners were slightly damaged at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX on Sunday when the wing of a Delta Air Lines jet being towed away from a terminal brushed the tail of a London-bound American Airlines jet. Nobody was hurt in the accident, airport officials said. About 200 passengers were aboard the American Boeing 767, which was minutes away from takeoff, and no passengers were on board the Delta MD-11. Both planes were grounded after the minor accident, authorities said. ?13City News Service Pilot uses Catalina road for landing 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. - The pilot of a private plane that took off from the airport on Santa Catalina Island on Sunday reported engine problems and safely landed on a dirt road elsewhere on the island about an hour later. The 30-year-old pilot from Redondo Beach landed the single-engine Cessna 150 about 1:35 p.m. on a road between the Isthmus isthmus (ĭs`məs), narrow neck of land connecting two larger land areas. Since it commands the only land route between two large areas and is on two seas, an isthmus has great strategical and commercial importance and is a favorable situation and Catalina Harbor, on the west end of the island, said county lifeguard Lt. Mike Cunningham. ?13City News Service |
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