BRIEFLY FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE BLAZE NEAR CASTAIC.CASTAIC - A brush fire charred about 5 acres along the northbound side of the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. near Castaic on Saturday afternoon before firefighters got it under control, authorities said. The blaze was reported at 2:10 p.m, just north of Lake Hughes Road Hughes Road is an arterial road in South Mumbai linking Opera House with Kemps Corner. To the left is Malabar Hill. , 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. County fire Capt. Brian Jordan - City News Service Divers searching reservoir for teen 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 - Little Rock Reservoir was being searched late Saturday for a 15-year-old boy who disappeared while swimming, authorities said. The boy disappeared about 3:50 p.m., Sheriff's Deputy Brian Lendman said. Divers from the sheriff's department and the county lifeguard agency were conducting the search just off Cheseboro Road in the Angeles National Forest, he said. - City News Service Center's founder to receive award Dr. A. Richard Grossman Richard Grossman is the former co-director of the Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD). He is co-author of Taking Care of Business: Citizenship and the Charter of Incorporation. He lectures widely on issues of corporate power, law and democracy. , founding director of the Grossman Burn Centers, will receive the Anti-Defamation League's Distinguished Community Service Award. Grossman will be honored by the ADL for his professional and philanthropic dedication to the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. community at the ADL's event Wednesday at the Warner Center Marriott. The organization will also honor Glendale Police Chief Russell Siverling and Los Angeles fire Chief William Bamattre with special recognition awards. Radio host Michael Jackson Noun 1. Michael Jackson - United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958) Michael Joe Jackson, Jackson will host the event, and the keynote address will be given by George V. Vinson, special adviser on state security. - Daily News Police chase ends in freeway crash BURBANK - A man crashed his car into an embankment after a police chase along the Golden State Freeway in the San Fernando Valley early Saturday morning, officials said. Officers tried to stop the driver for a traffic violation at Magnolia Boulevard and 1st Street at 1:35 a.m., said Burbank police Lt. Chris Welker. The driver sped away, leading officers on a chase that ended when he crashed at Glenoaks Boulevard, he said. The driver and his passenger, whose names were not released, were taken to a hospital, Welker said. - Staff and Wire Services Car driver drowns in Echo Park lake A motorist drowned Saturday after he apparently tried to swim to shore after driving his car into the lake at Echo Park, just north of downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or , police said. The man, whose identity was not immediately determined, drove into the man-made lake about 1:15 a.m., police said. - Associated Press 2 Valley residents lucky in 'Big Spin' Two San Fernando Valley residents were among the winners Saturday on the California Lottery's ``Big Spin'' show. Retiree Rosa Ramirez of Panorama City won $85,000 and said she would give the money to her family and to charity. Shelly Itzkowitz, a secretary from Chatsworth, won $20,000. - Associated Press |
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