BRIEFLY GRANDMA DIES, BOYS HURT IN CRASH.RESEDA - A 67-year-old woman died of a possible heart attack Tuesday, and her two grandsons were seriously injured when she lost control of her car, crossed into opposing lanes and slammed head on into another car. The unidentified woman and her two grandsons, brothers ages 7 and 9, were headed through a curve in the northbound north·bound adj. Going toward the north. northbound Adjective going towards the north Adj. 1. lanes of Hayvenhurst Avenue near Sherman Way at 7:50 a.m. The woman crossed over the double yellow lines double yellow lines double npl (Brit) (Aut) → double bande jaune marquant l'interdiction de stationner and slammed head on into a 1989 Mercedes being driven by Juliet Chiu of Northridge. The grandmother was pronounced dead at the scene. Her grandsons were flown by helicopter to Childrens Hospital 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. , where they were being treated for serious internal injuries. Chiu was transported to a local hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries. Both directions of Hayvenhurst were closed for several hours as police probed the crash. - Daily News Mission College gets 3-year grant SYLMAR - Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Mission College is a two-year community college located in Sylmar, California neighborhood of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley, United States. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District. was awarded a three-year federal grant totaling $322,608 to support long-range improvements in its math and science programs, officials said Tuesday. The Minority Science and Engineering Improvement program is designed to produce long-range improvements in science and engineering education at predominantly minority institutions, and to increase the number of qualified minorities, especially women, in science and engineering careers. The program includes institutional, cooperative, design and special project grants. This year, nearly 40 grants worth $4.5 million will be awarded nationwide. - City News Service Rolling blackouts Rolling blackout refers to an intentionally-engineered electrical power outage, caused by insufficient available resources to meet prevailing demand for electricity. For information about accidental blackouts that are not intentionally engineered, see power outage. are called off MOORPARK - The threat of rolling blackouts has eased in southeastern Ventura County because of cooler weather and a new power supply line set up by Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. , officials said Tuesday. Tens of thousands of people were hit by rolling blackouts Saturday after an equipment failure at a substation in Moorpark, and officials are urging customers in the southeastern Ventura County area to conserve electricity until the problem is completely resolved. - Daily News Parks continues attack on Hahn Councilman Bernard Parks continued his attack on Tuesday against Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California over police work schedules and ethics reforms. In a two-page letter to Hahn, Parks - one of his major challengers in next year's mayoral election - claimed Hahn had misrepresented his views. The two have been exchanging increasingly bitter attacks over the past week, with Parks renewing calls to end the 3-12 work schedule of police officers. Parks said that Hahn has been misrepresenting crime statistics from the time Parks served as chief and was avoiding taking responsibility for ethics problems in the city. Hahn had earlier criticized Parks for failing to back ethics reforms proposed by the mayor to control political activities of city officials. - Daily News Ex-prosecutor charged with theft VENTURA - A former Los Angeles County prosecutor has been charged with identity theft and forgery forgery, in art forgery, in art, the false claim to authenticity for a work of art. The Nature of Forgery Because the provenance of works of art is seldom clear and because their origin is often judged by means of subtle factors, art after fraudulently obtaining a $200,000 loan in the name of her estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. husband, officials said Tuesday. Julie Marie Sergojan of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. is free after posting $50,000 bond, pending her arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted on Sept. 28, officials said. The complaint was filed Aug. 26, she surrendered to authorities on Sept. 7 and was released from custody after she posted a $50,000 bond, with arraignment set Sept. 28. - Daily News Woman who took child being sought MISSION HILLS - Police are seeking a 41-year-old woman who they said took her child from a family services facility Tuesday afternoon after distracting a court-appointed guardian. Olivia Rodriguez took her 1-year-old son and ran out of the facility 11100 block of N. Sepulveda Boulevard and into a waiting vehicle and fled, Los Angeles police said. LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. asks anyone with information to call Foothill Division at at (818) 756-8861. On weekends and during off-hours, call 1-877-LAWFULL. - Daily News Gun to head stops Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. traffic SIMI VALLEY - A police standoff with a motorist who put a handgun to his head during a traffic stop ended peacefully but led to traffic jams Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Starting at 1 p.m., crisis negotiators worked for several hours with the motorist near the intersection of Los Angeles and Yosemite avenues, said Simi Valley police Lt. Gordon Weeks. The man surrendered at 6 p.m. Streets were cordoned off and traffic was diverted, he said. The man, whose name was not immediately available, was taken for a mental evaluation, he said. - Daily News |
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