BRIEFLY HIT-RUN SUSPECT IS FACING FELONIES.A 27-year-old Lancaster man, accused of running over a City Terrace woman in a crosswalk and driving away, is facing felony hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter vehicular manslaughter n. the crime of causing the death of a human being due to illegal driving of an automobile, including gross negligence, drunk driving, reckless driving, or speeding. charges, authorities said Thursday. Jesus Ruelas was arrested Wednesday night, said California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officer Lou Gutierrez. Ruelas is believed to have been at the wheel of a westbound 1996 Dodge Caravan Not to be confused with the Nissan Caravan. The Dodge Caravan and Dodge Grand Caravan are minivans manufactured by the Chrysler Group (DaimlerChrysler from 1998). that hit Marina Carrillo, 40, at City Terrace Drive and Hicks Avenue about 9:50 p.m. Tuesday, Gutierrez said. - City News Service Bill could ground LAX growth plans A congresswoman whose district includes Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX unveiled a bill Thursday aimed at prohibiting its expansion. The bill, authored by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, would bar the expansion of an airport. She said the bill would allow the development of a ``more equitable and balanced regional approach to the region's air transportation needs.'' Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles World Airports or LAWA is the airport oversight and operations department for the city of Los Angeles, California. This department owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport, LA/Ontario International Airport, Palmdale Regional Airport, and Van officials could not be reached for comment on the proposal. - City News Service MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. will discuss Metro Rapid plans The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. Saturday as the agency considers expanding the Metro Rapid bus program in several areas, including a route between the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station and Ventura Boulevard via Glenoaks and Van Nuys boulevards. The hearing will be in the board room at MTA headquarters at Cesar Chavez Avenue and Vignes Street. - Daily News Sentencing soon for chiropractor chiropractor a practitioner in chiropractic. chiropractor A health professional trained in chiropractic; chiropractors do not perform surgery or prescribe drugs; of 50,000 licensed chiropractors in the US, many practice 'straight' chiropractic, ie SIMI VALLEY - A Simi Valley chiropractor faces sentencing July 24 after being found guilty of misdemeanor sexual battery on a patient, officials said Thursday. Charles Neault was convicted Tuesday following a four-day jury trial. He faces up to a year in jail for assaulting a female patient and will have to register as a lifetime sex offender sex offender n. generic term for all persons convicted of crimes involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. , officials said. Prosecutors said Neault will also likely lose his license to practice. - Daily News Firm, executives charged by state VENTURA - A metal-forging business in Newbury Park has been charged with 14 counts of violating the state's hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. control laws. The complaint against Advanced Metal Products Inc., also names company President Harold Dwight Huber of Newbury Park and former Vice President Alexander Landeros Gonzales of Oxnard. The charges include unlawful treatment and storage of hazardous waste and discharging used oil to land or water. An 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 is scheduled for July 25. - Daily News Glendale workers in line for raises GLENDALE - Police officers and firefighters would get a 4 percent raise while city employees and managers will get increases of 3.87 percent under a plan going before the City Council on Tuesday. Finance Director Bob Franz said the raises are to cover cost-of-living adjustments negotiated by employee unions. They would cost taxpayers $4.7 million a year. - Daily News Authorities work to identify skull GRIMES CANYON - Using dental records and missing-persons reports, authorities were working Thursday to identify a human skull that was discovered in the bottom of a canyon north of the Grimes Canyon summit. The skull was discovered at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday by the Ventura County Sheriff's Department's Search and Rescue team as it looked for Megan Barroso, a 20-year-old Moorpark woman missing since July 5. Senior Deputy Ed Tumbleson said the skull wasn't that of Barroso. - Daily News |
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