BRIEFLY MAN GETS 15 YEARS IN MURDER OF TEEN.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. man was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Monday for murdering his girlfriend's 18-year-old daughter and stuffing her body in a closet. Man Cooc Duong, 54, beat and strangled stran·gle v. stran·gled, stran·gling, stran·gles v.tr. 1. a. To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle. b. Linda Au, a Verdugo Hills High School Verdugo Hills High School (VHHS) is a public school located in Tujunga, Los Angeles, California within the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school serves students from several areas of Los Angeles, including Sunland, Tujunga, Lake View Terrace, and portions of North honors student An honors student is a student in elementary, middle, or high school recognized for achieving high grades. Honors students are recognized on lists published periodically throughout the school year, known as "honor rolls". , in April 2002. Afterward, he ate dinner with Au's mother, Lien Au Duong, and had sex with her, authorities said. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Motorist denies guilt in fatality VAN NUYS - A Hermosa Beach woman accused of running over and killing a 65-year-old man with her car because he was Hispanic pleaded not guilty Monday to a murder charge. Marie Elise West, 37, is accused of hitting Jesus Plascencia, 65, with her Volvo in the parking lot of a Van Nuys bagel store Sept. 1, 2000, then intentionally running him over and dragging him into the street. - City News Service Firm will pay to fix outdated tanks AGOURA HILLS - Agoura Hills-based USA Petroleum Corp. agreed to pay $325,000 and replace four outdated storage tank systems at four Ventura County gas stations after the county alleged that the company violated safe drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. laws, Deputy District Attorney Karen Wold said. The company, which admitted no wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong  do , came under investigation in 2000 when the Oxnard City Fire Department visited one of the company's Oxnard stations. There, fire officials discovered a gasoline tank with holes that was not adequately monitored. The company, which owns gas stations in Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park, has also agreed to bring all of its 10 sites up to current state standards within 90 days. - Daily News Grand jury praises day-laborer site THOUSAND OAKS - A day-laborer site established a year ago in response to neighborhood complaints about loitering Loitering (IPA pronunciation: ['lɔɪtəˌrɪŋ] is an intransitive verb meaning to stand idly, to stop numerous times, or to delay and procrastinate. workers drew praise Monday from a Ventura County grand jury. Since the site was built at Fairview Road and Royal Oaks Drive, complaints have dropped to zero, Assistant City Manager Scott Mitnick said. On Monday, the grand jury recommended building permanent restrooms and called for a traffic study and signs directing motorists to the site. The site, built with a $50,000 federal grant, currently boasts picnic benches and portable restrooms. Mitnick said the city would consider building the permanent restrooms, a water fountain and additional benches. - Daily News Boland to support Smith campaign Former Assemblywoman Paula Boland, who finished third in the March primary for the northwest Valley City Council seat, has decided to support candidate Greig Smith, Boland said Monday. - Daily News |
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