BRIEFLY BAG BRINGS BOMB SQUAD OUT TO LAX.An unattended bag that prompted authorities Friday to evacuate part of Los Angeles International Airport's Terminal 3 for more than an hour turned out to be harmless, police said. A Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . bomb squad was dispatched to the scene, officials said. - City News Service Meeting planned for senior center NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A public meeting will be held on the scope of an environmental impact study for a proposed 240-unit senior complex planned at the site of the Studio City Golf and Tennis Club. The meeting is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday at Walter Reed Middle School Walter Reed Middle School is a year-round school located in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. Its original name was North Hollywood Junior High School. The school is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. , 4525 Irvine Ave., in North Hollywood. - Daily News CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge enrollment reaches new high NORTHRIDGE - Enrollment at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , reached an all-time high this semester with 31,681 students, officials said Friday. Enrollment tops the record 31,575 students set in fall 1988. CSUN also announced its student body was recognized as one of the most international in the country. The university ranked 17th among hundreds of colleges across the nation for the 2000-01 school year, with 1,081 international students among its enrollment of 29,066. - Staff and Wire Services Homes by beach damaged in fire SANTA MONICA - A gas explosion and fire destroyed a pricey beachfront beach·front n. A strip of land facing or running along a beach. adj. Situated along or having direct access to a beach: beachfront hotels; beachfront property. Noun 1. home and damaged others Friday, but no injuries were reported, authorities said. A single-story home near the Santa Monica Pier The Santa Monica Pier is located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California and is a prominent landmark. Attractions The pier contains Pacific Park, a family amusement park with a large ferris wheel. was destroyed, while the adjoining two-story homes were damaged by fire, a fire spokeswoman said. The blast and fire also caused several car fires and shattered windows of a neighbor's home, she said. - Associated Press Fire displaces local residents WEST HOLLYWOOD - A fire caused $1.2 million in damage to a three-story apartment building and displaced scores of people from their homes overnight, officials said Friday. The cause of the fire at the 71-unit building at 520 N. Croft Ave. was under investigation, officials said. - City News Service Mistrial A courtroom trial that has been terminated prior to its normal conclusion. A mistrial has no legal effect and is considered an invalid or nugatory trial. It differs from a "new trial," which recognizes that a trial was completed but was set aside so that the issues could be declared in lab waste case RIVERSIDE - A mistrial was declared Friday in the case of two former Rocketdyne employees accused of illegally burning chemical waste at the company's Santa Susana lab in 1994 that caused a deadly blast. The U.S. District Court judge declared a mistrial after the jury deadlocked 10-2 in favor of conviction of Joseph E. Flanagan, 61, of Stanwood, Wash., and Edgar R. Wilson, 65, of Chatsworth of violating federal environmental laws. Prosecutors said Flanagan and Wilson illegally burned waste at the lab on two occasions. On the second day, chemicals exploded killing two scientists. Prosecutors haven't decided whether to ask for a retrial retrial n. a new trial granted upon the motion of the losing party, based on obvious error, bias or newly-discovered evidence. (See: newly-discovered evidence) . Flanagan's attorney was prepared to retry re·try tr.v. re·tried , re·try·ing, re·tries To try again. Verb 1. retry - hear or try a court case anew rehear the case until his client was ``fully exonerated.'' - Associated Press |
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