BRIEFLY HEAD-ON COLLISION KILLS PASSENGER.SHERMAN OAKS - A woman was killed and two other people seriously injured Thursday night when two vehicles collided head-on on Beverly Glen Boulevard Beverly Glen Boulevard is one of three major routes that connects West Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley (the other two are the 405 Freeway and Sepulveda Boulevard ). It starts off at Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles. . A man was driving north on Beverly Glen at a high speed when he lost control just north of Mulholland Drive, swerved across a double yellow line and crashed into a southbound vehicle about 7:45 p.m., said Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . Lt. Steven Allen. His passenger, described as a woman in her 20s, was transported in full cardiac arrest to Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks Hopital (SOH) is an 153 bed acute care facility in Sherman Oaks, California, USA and is home of world renowned the Grossman Burn Center. SOH is owned and operated by Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. and Health Center, where she later died, said 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. spokesman Bob Collis. The driver was taken to UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , while the woman in the second car, believed to be in her 30s, was taken to Encino Hospital, Collis said. It was unclear if she was the driver of the other vehicle. Both were in serious condition late Thursday, Allen said. - Daily News Holiday parades set for weekend Two 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. communities will hold their annual holiday parades this weekend, with Pacoima's celebration set for Saturday and Chatsworth's parade scheduled for Sunday. The Pacoima Christmas Parade runs from 9 to 11 a.m., with a holiday festival afterward until 3 p.m. More than 2,500 people are expected to attend the parade, which will go north along Van Nuys Boulevard from Amboy to Herrick avenues. The festival will take place at David Gonzales Park. On Sunday, the 2002 Chatsworth Holiday Parade begins at 1 p.m., running down Devonshire Street east from Topanga Canyon Boulevard and ending at Mason Park. The parade includes marching bands, floats, classic cars and clowns. - Daily News Case marks start of the flu season Health officials confirmed Thursday the first reported cases of influenza A in Los Angeles County, marking a late start to the 2002-03 flu season. ``By this time in past years, there were one or two dozen cases detected in Los Angeles County,'' said Jonathan Fielding, the county's director of public health. Health officials are recommending flu shots for residents, which are available at many doctors' offices, medical clinics and special immunization immunization: see immunity; vaccination. clinics held at pharmacies and drug stores. Doctors also suggested precautions infected patients can take to keep from transmitting the virus to others, such as staying home, avoiding contact with others, and frequent hand-washing. Anyone looking for information on flu vaccination clinics or low-cost public clinics offering the shots can call the county's Health Info Line, (800) 427-8700. - City News Service Ex-Stan Lee veep convicted of fraud An executive for a defunct Internet company named for comic book icon and Spider-Man creator Stan Lee was convicted Thursday of 13 federal charges, for a scheme that cost bankers about $10 million. A jury convicted Stephen Gordon, a former vice president for Encino- based Stan Lee Media Stan Lee Media (SLM) was an Internet-based creation, production and marketing company that created branded super hero franchises for applications in all media. Its 165 man animation production studio was based in Los Angeles, California from 1998- 2001. , of one count of conspiracy, five counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud and three counts of making false statements. His brother, former Merrill Lynch financial consultant Jonathan Gordon, was convicted of five counts of wire fraud, two counts of bank fraud and two counts of making false statements for his role in the scheme. - City News Service 3 arrested in rape of UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX student WESTWOOD - Three Carson High School Carson High School can refer to:
The rape was reported about 11 a.m. Thursday, said Nancy Greenstein of UCLA police. Based on witness accounts the three, who were not identified because they are juveniles, were tracked down and arrested the next day, she said. The student was studying in her room when the assailants came in and sexually assaulted her, KCAL kcal kilocalorie. kcal abbr. kilocalorie kcal kilocalorie. (Channel 9) reported. - City News Service |
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