BRIEFLY ARRAIGNMENT PUT OFF FOR ACTRESS DOHERTY.VENTURA - Friday's arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted for actress Shannen Doherty Shannen Maria Doherty (born April 12, 1971) is an American actress and television director, perhaps best known for her work as Heather Duke in Heathers, as Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 and as Prue Halliwell in Charmed. , who was arrested Dec. 28 on suspicion of drunk driving, was postponed to Feb. 23, officials said. Doherty's attorney, who appeared on her behalf, wanted ``more time to look over the stuff given to him,'' prosecutor Ian Morse said. Doherty, who stars in TV's ``Charmed'' and formerly appeared on ``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. , 90210,'' was arrested after a California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officer saw her car weaving on the Ventura Freeway in Thousand Oaks. The 29-year-old actress was released on her own recognizance own recognizance (O.R.) n. the basis for a judge allowing a person accused of a crime to be free while awaiting trial, without posting bail, on the defendant's own promise to appear and his/her reputation. . If convicted of the misdemeanor charge she faces up to six months in jail, a $2,500 fine and a suspended driver's license, officials said. - Daily News Coroner's Office: Death was a suicide A man whose body was found in the trunk of a burning car Nov. 29 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 committed suicide by setting the fire and shooting himself in the head, a coroner's official said Friday. The death of Tae Hong Lee, 30, of Northridge who was the son-in-law of former South Korean Prime Minister Won Sik Jung, originally was investigated as a homicide, said Scott Carrier of the Coroner's Office. - City News Service Tower staff at LAX receive FAA honor There were eight potentially dangerous runway incidents 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 in 2000, compared with 12 in 1999, a decrease that earned airport and control tower staff a commendation from the head of the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control . FAA head Jane Garvey attributed the drop in so-called runway incursions - when a plane or vehicle on the ground gets in the way of a plane that is taking off or landing - to new pilot education programs and airfield lighting, and to cooperation between airport officials and air traffic controllers. Of the nation's airports, LAX ranked 25th in 2000 in the proportion of runway incursions to takeoffs and landings, said airport spokesman Tom Winfrey. There were 779,000 takeoffs and landings at the airport last year. - Associated Press Clay mine agrees to pollution control LOCKWOOD VALLEY - Operators of the Pacific Custom Materials clay mine have agreed to pollution control measures after a Ventura County study determined the remote mountain facility was spewing sulfur dioxide. Residents have sued over health concerns from the mine's emissions. The county Air Pollution Control District found that Pacific Custom Materials, which mines clay for use as roofing tile, among other things, is violating its permit by releasing 1 1/2 times as much sulfur dioxide as standards allow. Residents in northeast Ventura County have filed a lawsuit complaining the mine is responsible for their nausea, painful breathing, dizziness, and eye, nose and skin irritation skin irritation, n reaction to a particular irritant that results in inflammation of the skin and itchiness. . The company is working with lawyers for the residents to resolve the suit. - Associated Press Rifle incident puts man in hospital VENTURA - A 90-year-old Ventura man was hospitalized Thursday after he pointed a rifle at an 11-year-old boy in response to a childhood prank, police said Friday. Louis Anderson was taken into custody on a 72-hour mental health hold Thursday, police said, after officers received an anonymous phone call from a neighbor reporting that Anderson was in his front yard with a rifle. Officers were called to the 6400 block of Shearwater shearwater, common name for members of the family Procellariidae, gull-like sea birds related to the petrel and the albatross and including the fulmar. Shearwaters are found on unfrozen saltwaters all over the world, with 35 species in North America. Street about 3:30 p.m. Thursday and learned from an 11-year-old boy that Anderson also allegedly pointed a rifle at him because he was ringing Anderson's door bell and running away, police said. - Daily News |
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