BRIEFLY : WOMAN SENTENCED IN ARSON SLAYING.A Palmdale woman convicted of the arson murder of her invalid husband was sentenced to 25 years to life Wednesday. Joy Hooker, 52, of Palmdale was convicted in December of the murder of her husband, Thomas Hooker Thomas Hooker (July 5 1586 – July 7 1647) was a prominent Puritan religious and colonial leader remembered as one of the founders of the Colony of Connecticut. Born at rural Marefield, Leicestershire, England, the son of a farm manager, Thomas Hooker won a good scholarship , a former 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. police officer who had won a Medal of Valor For other medals of the same name, see . The Medal of Valor (O't Ha'gvora, Hebrew: עיטור הגבורה) is the highest Israeli Military decoration. for saving people from a burning building. On Wednesday, Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Michael J. Farrell agreed to strike the special circumstance of murder during an arson, and sentenced Hooker to 25 years to life. ?13- Daily News Children OK after school bus crashes A school bus carrying five disabled students crashed into parked cars and overturned in Los Angeles on Wednesday but no one was seriously injured, authorities said. Residents on West Adams Boulevard rushed to the scene and pulled children out of the yellow bus, which was left lying on its side about 2:15 p.m. ``All of a sudden the front end of the bus flipped up and crashed into the car,'' said witness Shane Williams This article is about the Welsh rugby player. For the American actress, see ShanĂ©sia Davis-Williams. Shane Mark Williams (born 26 February 1977 in Swansea) is a Welsh rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the Ospreys club and Wales but who can , 20. ``I ran outside, ran into the bus. We were grabbing kids and handing them to the people on the outside.'' The children, students at the nearby Joseph Pomeroy Widney Joseph Pomeroy Widney, M.A., M.D., LL.D., D.D. (December 26, 1841 — July 4, 1938) was a polymathic pioneer American physician, medical topographer, scholar-educator, clergyman, entrepreneur-philanthropist, proto-environmentalist, prohibitionist, philosopher of religion, High School, were examined at the scene by paramedics and none was found to have injuries. ?13- Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Girl misses school, mom gets jail term A convicted heroin user whose probation may be revoked for letting her daughter miss too much school was ordered to jail Wednesday by a judge, who said he has lost patience with the woman. Martina Ramirez's 9-year-old daughter, who has attended school only a few days since the last time a hearing was held on the case Feb. 26, cried out for her mother as a sheriff's deputy led her out of court. Ramirez, 33, must remain in jail pending the outcome of her probation revocation The recall of some power or authority that has been granted. Revocation by the act of a party is intentional and voluntary, such as when a person cancels a Power of Attorney that he has given or a will that he has written. hearing - which will resume March 27 - unless she can post $10,000 bail, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge Craig Veals' order. ?13- City News Service 9 developers want to build City Hall Nine developers have expressed interest in competing to build a new Van Nuys City Hall, giving city officials optimism that the project will be successful. Under the proposal, a developer will build a 200,000-square-foot building for city workers that will be leased to the city over a long period. Developers submitting their qualifications to the city including Goldrich, Kest and Associates, Voit Companies, George E. Moss and Lowe Enterprises Commercial Group. ?13- Daily News Meeting addresses freeway wall issue Councilwoman Laura Chick headed a community meeting Wednesday to explore the building of a freeway sound wall along the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. in the College and Melody Acres areas of Tarzana and Woodland Hills. Joining Chick were state and federal representatives as well as officials from the state Department of Transportation. Chick said the meeting was being convened to help ensure that the sound wall becomes a reality. ?13- Daily News |
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