BRIEFLY GOVERNOR MOURNS MOORPARK SOLDIER.MOORPARK - Flags will be flown at half-staff in honor of Army Spc. Christopher Hill Christopher Hill may refer to several different people:
Hill, 26, was scheduled to return home from Iraq later this month. He died on March 11 in Fallujah, Iraq, when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive. ``Maria and I are deeply saddened by the death of Christopher,'' the California governor said in a printed statement. ``He served his country with great honor, and he will be truly missed. Our prayers go out to Christopher's family and friends.'' Family members said he was a graduate of Moorpark High School Moorpark High School, located in Moorpark, California, is a public high school in the Moorpark Unified School District and currently has an enrollment of 2,478 students.[1] , where he was known for his 1996 Mustang. - Daily News L.A. group helps Iran quake victims A 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. Iranian association will send $825,000 to rebuild a hospital in the earthquake-ravaged city of Bam, Iran, from funds collected from Los Angeles-area residents, officials announced Monday. The Iranian Muslim Association of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. will wire the funds today to a neighboring city to reconstruct the Bam hospital destroyed during the temblor on Dec. 26. The foundation may be reached at (310) 202-8181, iman.org. - Daily News More buses added to LADOT LADOT Los Angeles Department of Transportation routes Two extra buses will be up and running and more service hours will go into effect Tuesday in Panorama City and Van Nuys. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation extended what officials call DASH service hours to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday so that riders can visit restaurants, retail stores and other destinations on the route after work. LADOT also added Sunday and holiday service to the DASH bus route, which will operate from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on those days. For service information, call LADOT customer service at (818, 213, 323 or 310) 808-2273, or visit the Web site at www.ladottransit.com. - City News Service Threats to Kobe's accusers denied A 37-year-old Long Beach man pleaded not guilty Monday in Denver to charges he made dozens of threats against the prosecutor in the Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant (born July 23 1978) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. case and the woman Bryant is accused of sexually assaulting. Cedric V. Augustine was allowed to remain free on $50,000 bond by U.S. Magistrate Michael J. Watanabe. His bond requires him to refrain from contacting prosecutor Mark Hurlbert or anyone else in the case. - Associated Press Accountant jailed on beating charge SANTA ANA - Prosecutors filed charges of attempted murder and elder abuse Elder Abuse Definition Elder abuse is a general term used to describe harmful acts toward an elderly adult, such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, financial exploitation, and neglect, including self-neglect. Monday against an accountant accused in the beating of a 78-year-old woman that stemmed from a long-running dispute with a Dana Point homeowners association. Charles John Mineo, 47, was jailed on $800,000 bail pending his court appearance on attempted murder, burglary and elder abuse counts, said Mark Macaulay of the Orange County District Attorney's Office. A neighbor told reporters that Mineo was a caring man who was despondent de·spon·dent adj. Feeling or expressing despondency; dejected. de·spon  dent·ly adv. over the recent death of his cat. - City News Service Gelson's workers reject contract Gelson's Markets workers have rejected a proposed contract identical to the one that recently ended the lengthy supermarket labor dispute, the chain's parent company announced Monday. Workers will remain on the job at Gelson's 18 supermarkets in Southern California, while representatives of the United Food and Commercial Workers The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is a labor union representing approximately 1.4 million workers in the United States and Canada in many industries, including agriculture, health care, meatpacking, poultry and food processing, manufacturing, textile and and store management continue negotiations, according to Arden Group Inc., Gelson's parent company. A call to a union representative was not immediately returned. - City News Service Blaze damages part of prop shop SUN VALLEY - Fire burned a portion of a large movie prop shop in Sun Valley on Monday, officials said. Firefighters were called to Premier Props at 11500 Sheldon St. at 6:04 p.m. on the report of heavy smoke showing at the location, said Bob Collis of the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . It took firefighters 36 minutes to extinguish the blaze inside the single-story, 3,600-square-foot building, Collis said. Sprinklers in the concrete building kept the fire contained to a section of the building, and the damage was mostly to the contents, he said. - City News Service |
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