BRIEFLY FATAL BIRD DISEASE TO BE TALK TOPIC.PALMDALE - Federal officials investigating an outbreak of Exotic Newcastle Disease Newcastle disease, pneumoencephalitis, acute viral disease of domestic poultry. Newcastle disease is characterized by sneezing, coughing, and nervous behavior. Affected birds may show tremors, circling, falling, twisting of the head and neck, or complete paralysis. will speak Friday on how to protect poultry and pet birds from the deadly virus. The meeting, sponsored by the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Caged Bird "Caged Bird" is the thirteenth episode of the television show Wonderfalls. Plot Synopsis A bank robber takes Jaye, Sharon, and some of the gift shop employees hostage just as Jaye and Eric are supposed to meet to say a final goodbye. Society, will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Color Guard Hall, 39463 10th St. E. Exotic Newcastle Disease is a deadly, communicable communicable /com·mu·ni·ca·ble/ (kah-mu´ni-kah-b'l) capable of being transmitted from one person to another. com·mu·ni·ca·ble adj. Transmittable between persons or species; contagious. viral disease that affects chickens, turkeys and other birds but is not considered dangerous to people. Gov. Gray Davis declared a state of emergency Wednesday over the outbreak, which was discovered last fall and now threatens California's poultry industry. Sick birds have been discovered in Littlerock, Lancaster and Santa Clarita, as well as elsewhere in Southern California. California's last outbreak was in the 1970s, and some 12 million chickens and other birds were killed in the state's effort to control it. - Daily News School official held in sex case LANCASTER - Antelope Valley High School's assistant principal was arrested Wednesday at the campus on suspicion of child molestation Child molestation is a crime involving a range of indecent or sexual activities between an adult and a child, usually under the age of 14. In psychiatric terms, these acts are sometimes known as pedophilia. , officials said. Gilbert Lara, 44, was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail at the Lancaster sheriff's station, officials said. Sheriff's officials released no information about the arrest. Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale officials said they did not know details about the investigation, but were cooperating with sheriff's officials. Lara was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, high school officials said. - Daily News |
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