BRIEFLY MAN GETS 25 YEARS IN LIVE-IN'S KILLING.SAN FERNANDO San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. - A man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in prison for murdering a woman with whom he had reportedly lived in Granada Hills, authorities said. Martin Zahorik, 51, was convicted of the March 28, 2000, slaying of Lynda Sullo. - City News Service Fallen tree sparks big power outage Noun 1. power outage - equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage" power failure equipment failure, breakdown - a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown" VAN NUYS - A tree that fell across power lines triggered a transformer explosion and a chain reaction of outages extending into North Hollywood and Sherman Oaks on Thursday night, authorities said. No injuries were reported, authorities said. However, the outage hit a 15-square-block area, and residents were evacuated when some power lines electrified water in the road from an unrelated water main break, KCAL-TV (Channel 9) reported. - City News Service Couple in arson plead not guilty PASADENA - A Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La public information officer and his wife pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they set fire to an unoccupied historic house in Pasadena last summer. Roland Lee Roland Lee (born July 30 1964) is a retired competitive swimmer from England, who specialised in the 100 metres freestyle. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 (Los Angeles, California). References
Roland Sprewell is free on $50,000 bail. His wife is free on her own recognizance own recognizance (O.R.) n. the basis for a judge allowing a person accused of a crime to be free while awaiting trial, without posting bail, on the defendant's own promise to appear and his/her reputation. . The two are accused of setting the fire after a bank refused to return a deposit on a house they had considered buying. - City News Service Mother who left baby enters plea VAN NUYS - Rosemary Gutierrez, 25, of Woodland Hills, accused of leaving her newborn son in the parking lot of Columbia West Hills Medical Center pleaded not guilty Thursday to child abuse and child endangerment charges, officials said. - Daily News Suspect, 31, rams vehicle in Oxnard OXNARD - A 31-year-old man was taken into custody after he fired several shots and rammed a vehicle containing a couple and young children on Wooley Road and A Street, Oxnard police said Thursday. David Anthony David Lamar Anthony (born 1948), better known as David Anthony, is a convicted murderer who allegedly killed his wife and her two children. The Anthony murder case and subsequent trial received much media attention in the United States, particularly in Arizona. , also known as Wayne Ramkissoon, was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of attempted murder, police said. The victims, a 63-year-old man, a 55-year-old woman and two boys, 2 and 8 years old, were not harmed. State funds study of water in harbor VENTURA - The state Water Resources Control Board has given Ventura County a $1.5 million grant to try to solve water pollution at Kiddie kid·die or kid·dy n. pl. kid·dies Slang A small child. kiddie Noun Informal a child and Hobie beaches in the Channel Islands Harbor. - Associated Press Anacapa hospital closes its doors PORT HUENEME - The private Anacapa by the Sea psychiatric hospital psychiatric hospital n. A hospital for the care and treatment of patients affected with acute or chronic mental illness. Also called mental hospital. has closed, putting 120 employees out of work and forcing 59 patients to move elsewhere. Rising costs and falling insurance reimbursements led to the closure, hospital chief executive Charles D. Morris said. - Associated Press $4.3 million suit by ex-cop settled The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. has agreed to pay $4.3 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a former policeman who claimed bomb squad detectives mistreated him because he is black and retaliated when he complained. John Francois said his colleagues used derogatory phrases, prevented him from handling certain equipment and even denied him the use of a bomb suit during one bomb threat. - Associated Press |
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