BRIEFLY DRINKING LIQUID MAKES TEENS ILL.VAN NUYS - Five teen-agers at an alternative high school were taken to hospitals in serious condition Friday after drinking a liquid possibly derived from a desert flower Desert flower may refer to:
Desert Flower , authorities said. Four boys and a girl at The New School were treated, officials said. They were unsure whether the liquid was consumed before or after the youths arrived on campus. - City News Service Gallon of gas up 6.4 cents in week The price of a gallon of unleaded gas in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area rose 6.4 cents during the past week, 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. the Automobile Club of Southern California The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded December 13, 1900 in Los Angeles as one of the nation's first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. . The average price Friday was $1.85 a gallon for regular unleaded and $2 for premium. - City News Service Man denies he bilked nonprofits OXNARD - An Oxnard man entrusted to help two nonprofit associations pleaded not guilty Friday after being charged with grand theft in an alleged scheme in which officials say he pocketed more than $650,000. Paul Peachey, 60, hired by the Santa Maria Santa Maria, city, Brazil Santa Maria (sän`tə mərē`ə), city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base. Association for the Retarded Foundation and the Foundation for Retarded Citizens of Ventura County as an accountant, was charged following an investigation by the Oxnard Police Department. He remained in jail in lieu of $500,000. - Daily News Killer sentenced to life in prison SANTA ANA Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. - A gang member was sentenced to 150 years to life in prison Friday for the murder of an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, who was shot in front of his fiancee during a hair salon robbery, authorities said. Orange County Superior Court Judge Frank Fasel handed down the sentence for Andre Willis, 35, who was convicted in connection with the 1997 slaying of 26-year-old Shayne York. - City News Service Jockey arrested, charged in fraud SANTA ANA - A Los Alamitos racetrack jockey was arrested Friday on a warrant charging him with workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. fraud and accusing him of bilking the state system out of about $50,000 in disability payments, authorities said. Carlos Cristo, 31, was arrested by California Department of Insurance The California Department of Insurance (CDI), established in 1868, is the angency charged with overseeing the regulation of insurance regulations, enforcing statutes mandating consumer protections, educating consumers, and fostering the stability of insurance markets in the state investigators on charges of fraudulently receiving a total of $50,000. He was held in lieu of $10,000 bail. - Daily News Retired general accused of scam A retired U.S. Air Force Reserve brigadier general was indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. Friday on federal charges that he asked someone to destroy documents related to a federal kickback The seller's return of part of the purchase price of an item to a buyer or buyer's representative for the purpose of inducing a purchase or improperly influencing future purchases. scheme investigation in which he was implicated im·pli·cate tr.v. im·pli·cat·ed, im·pli·cat·ing, im·pli·cates 1. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly: evidence that implicates others in the plot. 2. , authorities said. Robert Leigh Tate, 67, of Irvine is charged with seven counts of illegally receiving money while employed by the U.S. government and two counts of obstructing justice, authorities said. - City News Service Death on tracks apparent suicide CHATSWORTH - A 29-year-old Chatsworth man was hit and killed Friday by an eastbound Metrolink train in the Chatsworth Tunnel, authorities said. Police were initially investigating the 3 p.m. death as a suicide, said Officer Dan Henry of the Los Angeles Police Department's West Valley Division. - Daily News Scuba dive gear subject of recall WASHINGTON - A California company is recalling about 10,000 scuba jackets designed to give divers neutral buoyancy because the jackets could put them in danger of drowning. Sheico PKS PKS Penalty Kicks Saved (soccer; goalie save) PKS Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (Indonesia) PKS Phi Kappa Sigma (international male fraternity) PKS Pallister-Killian Syndrome Inc. of Carlsbad has received one report of a valve sticking open, but is not aware of any injuries, officials said. Divers should not use the jackets, which were sold from September 2000 through March 2001 under these brand and model names: Sherwood, models Silhouette, Magnum, Avid, Luna, Outback and Freedom, serial Nos. 21280001 through 22010740; Genesis, models Cayman, Cobra, Athena and Phantom, serial Nos. 21280001 through 22010740; models Talon and ReCon, serial Nos. 20520001 through 22010740; and all units of the Aeris brand Atmos jacket. - Associated Press |
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