BRIEFLY : SMOKING BLAMED IN WEST HILLS BLAZE.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. fire officials said careless smoking by teen-agers apparently started a fire that did significant damage to a West Hills home Sunday. Firefighters were called to 7937 Vicky Ave. at about 12:30 p.m. Sunday and were able to extinguish the flames in about 18 minutes, said Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Los Angeles city Fire Department. He said flames were largely confined to the attached garage where the fire apparently started and to one of the bedrooms. The damage appeared to be well in excess of $35,000. The firefighters rescued cats and rabbits from the smoke-filled home, and there were no injuries, Humphrey said. - Daily News Clinton skips golf for return to D.C. Wrapping up his fund-raising sprint from Seattle to the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay to Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , to San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. to Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , President Clinton decided Sunday to skip a scheduled ``down'' day on the golf courses of Vegas and return to Washington today seven hours earlier than originally planned. Aides said the president looked ahead to an over-full travel schedule for the week - New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of on Wednesday, Littleton, Colo., on Thursday, Virginia on Saturday, and Grambling, La., on Sunday - and decided he needed some more time in the office today. In Beverly Hills on Saturday, Clinton talked ``about the entertainment issue'' with Hollywood's hottest - Jeffrey Katzenberg, David Geffen, Rob Reiner Robert "Rob" Reiner (born March 6, 1945) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, children's advocate and political activist. As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence as Archie Bunker's and Edith Baines-Bunker's son-in-law, Michael "Meathead" Stivic, on , Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Dennis Quaid and Steven Spielberg, whom Clinton called ``Steve.'' All paid the Democratic Party between $25,000 and $100,000 for a Wolfgang Puck-catered dinner with the president. On Sunday, before leaving Los Angeles for San Diego, Clinton stopped for brunch at the Malibu home of Barbra Streisand and her husband, James Brolin. - The Associated Press Student fatally hurt in Avalon hotel fall AVALON - An 18-year-old high school student celebrating prom night fell from the rooftop of a Catalina Island hotel early Sunday and died several hours later with massive head injuries, authorities said. David Ramirez Jr. and a fellow Avalon High School student were walking down the sloped roof to return to the inside of the Glenmore Hotel about 2:30 a.m. when Ramirez slipped and fell four stories, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Bruce Thomas. The students had gone to the roof to smoke, apparently accessing the roof by hoisting themselves up from a balcony, he said. ``We don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what they went to smoke, either it was tobacco or marijuana,'' Thomas said. Ramirez, 18, died at 3 p.m. at St. Mary Medical Center St. Mary Medical Center may refer to:
It was not immediately clear if alcohol was involved in the teen-ager's death. Toxicology tests were planned, authorities said. A phone call from The Associated Press to the Glenmore Hotel was not immediately returned Sunday. Thomas did not know if the hotel was hosting the students' prom or if the students were having their own post-prom celebration there. - The Associated Press Granada Hills teen dies after car crash MISSION HILLS - Emily Pilkinton, the Granada Hills High School Granada Hills Charter High School (Granada Hills High School) is a public, charter, co-educational, secondary school consisting of students in grades 9-12. The school colors are green, black, and white. student whose injuries in a Mother's Day car crash generated an outpouring of community support, died Saturday of severe head injuries, hospital officials said Sunday. The 17-year-old girl had undergone brain surgery and was on life support following the May 9 crash on the Wilbur Avenue overpass of the Ronald Reagan Freeway. She died at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, said Karen Klein, nursing supervisor at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History . The crash occurred when the car driven by a friend struck a parked truck. The driver, also 17, became distracted when she opened the sun roof and balloons in the car blocked her vision. The driver was treated for injuries and released from the hospital, police said. Hundreds of grief-stricken students and others gathered by the freeway for several days last week, leaving flowers, candles and messages. A similar turnout for the popular student took place Sunday night, friends said. - Daily News |
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