BRIEFLY MAN, 20, SURVIVES BUS-STOP SHOOTING.NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A 20-year-old man who was shot while waiting at a bus stop was expected to recover, 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. police said Saturday. The man was at the bus bench near Lankershim and Victory boulevards Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. at 11:15 p.m. Friday when the gunman approached him and asked for money, said Detective Rich Wheeler of the North Hollywood Station. When he refused, the suspect pulled out a gun and shot him, striking him in the chest, a shoulder and a leg, Wheeler said. The man was taken to a local hospital where he was expected to survive, Wheeler said. - City News Service 200 firefighters end Sunland blaze SUNLAND - Fire crews on the ground and in the air put out a grass fire that burned several acres Saturday morning in Sunland. The blaze near the eastbound east·bound adj. Going toward the east. eastbound Adjective going towards the east Adj. 1. Foothill Freeway, east of Sunland Boulevard, was reported about 9:10 a.m., 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 Brian Humphrey. Some 200 firefighters - including crews from the the Glendale Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service - were sent to the site near Interstate in·ter·state adj. Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states. n. One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States. Noun 1. 210, Humphrey said. At least two helicopters also were involved in the operation. The fire was knocked down 83 minutes after fire personnel arrived on the scene. No injuries or structure damage were reported. - City News Service Pedestrian killed crossing avenue A 66-year-old Encino woman was killed late Friday night when she was hit by a truck as she crossed a street mid block, authorities said. The woman, identified as Zhanna Batkilin was crossing Burbank Boulevard near Aldea Avenue at 10:35 p.m. when she was hit by a Dodge Ram
The Ram is a full-size pickup truck from Chrysler LLC's Dodge brand. The name was first used in 1981 on the redesigned Ram and Power Ram, though it came from the hood ornament used on pickup truck, police said. The driver of the truck was not cited and the case was under investigation. - Daily News Woman faces jail for LAX form error The wife of a Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. man accused of secretly working for North Korea is scheduled for sentencing in federal court Monday in federal court for failing to disclose the couple had $18,179 in cash upon arrival at LAX. Susan Youngja Yai, 51, pleaded guilty in June to one count of failing to inform U.S. Customs she and her husband were bringing the cash - $8,179 more than can be imported without telling authorities - into the country upon their return from a trip to Prague and Vienna in 2000. Under the terms of her plea agreement, she faces up to six months in jail when she is sentenced by U.S. District Judge George King George King may refer to:
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