BRIEFLY CAR CRASH KILLS 85-YEAR-OLD MAN.NORTHRIDGE - An elderly man was killed in a traffic collision Thursday when another motorist ran a red light and broadsided his vehicle, police said. The 85-year-old man, who was not identified pending notification of his family, was driving across the intersection of Nordhoff Street and Corbin Avenue at 2:20 p.m. when he was broadsided by the second vehicle, said Valley Traffic Sgt. Larry Taylor
Larry Taylor (born Samuel Taylor, 6 June 1942, New York) is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. . The victim was taken to 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 where he died about 4:30 p.m., Taylor said. The circumstances of the crash remained under investigation. The driver of the second vehicle was released from the scene, and detectives plan to reinterview him, Taylor said. - Daily News Toxic tea puts 3 teens in hospital SANTA PAULA Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. - Three teenagers were hospitalized after apparently drinking tea brewed with a toxic jimson weed Jimson weed or Jamestown weed, large, coarse annual plant (Datura stramonium) of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family), native to warm-temperate and tropical regions of the New World, but long widely distributed and often weedy. flower that causes hallucinations Hallucinations Definition Hallucinations are false or distorted sensory experiences that appear to be real perceptions. These sensory impressions are generated by the mind rather than by any external stimuli, and may be seen, heard, felt, and even . Police were called to a home late Tuesday after the family of an 18- year-old boy reported that he was hallucinating hal·lu·ci·nate v. hal·lu·ci·nat·ed, hal·lu·ci·nat·ing, hal·lu·ci·nates v.intr. To undergo hallucination. v.tr. To cause to have hallucinations. and unresponsive, police Chief Bob Gonzalez said. An ambulance took him to Santa Paula Memorial Hospital after he had a seizure. The teenager remained in the hospital's intensive care unit on Wednesday. A neighbor told officers that two teenagers at her house, an 18-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, were showing similar symptoms and they were also taken to hospitals. The boy remained in intensive care at Ventura County Medical Center Ventura County Medical Center is a hospital in the city of Ventura, California, USA. It is a 208 bed acute care hospital. The county also operates a 49 bed campus in Santa Paula. , and the girl was treated at Santa Paula Memorial Hospital and released, hospital officials said. - 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. DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection focus of controller review 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. Controller Laura Chick announced plans on Thursday to have her auditors return to examine if changes have been made in the Department of Water and Power's public benefit program. Chick last year criiticized the $60 million program, designed to promote clean energy, for failing to have adequate controls as well as examined how it was paying for various events, including parties. ``It is critical that we develop significant, reliable alternative renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. sources,'' Chick said. - Daily News 7 buildings burned near downtown A wind-driven fire destroyed or damaged seven buildings in a neighborhood north of downtown Thursday, but no residents were reported missing or injured, officials said. More than 100 firefighters battled the flames, said Fire Department spokesman Jim Wells. Thick clouds of smoke roiled through Angeleno Heights before the blaze was contained. It was not expected to be declared out for several hours, officials said. - Associated Press Police seek help in nabbing thieves RESEDA - Police sought the public's help Thursday in identifying two burglars suspected of targeting the same Reseda gas station five months apart and whose images were captured on a surveillance tape. The first intruder broke into Jack's Shell station in the 8000 block of Reseda Boulevard between 8 p.m. March 8 and 1:35 a.m. March 9. The second burglar hurled a rock through the front door and stole cigarettes sometime between 10:30 p.m. Aug. 12 and 4:30 a.m. Aug. 13, police said. The men were seen clearly in police video surveillance tape inside the store, but police had no witnesses. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the LAPD's West Valley Division at (818) 756-8553. - Daily News Computer virus costly for Ventura VENTURA - Ventura County officials estimated a computer virus-like worm that wiggled into thousands of the county's computers Wednesday would cost $75,000 to repair. By Thursday afternoon, a few hundred of the county's 6,500 desktops and laptops were still being worked on after encountering the worm, knowns as ``MSBlast'' ``LoveSan'' or ``Blaster.'' - Daily News |
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