BRIEFLY MAN SHOT, KNIFED IN DRUG ARGUMENT.RESEDA - A 27-year-old Northridge man was in critical condition Thursday after being shot six times and stabbed in the head and arm in a drug dispute with an assailant who was later arrested, police said. Larry Perry was being treated at Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. after the 7 a.m. incident Wednesday in the 7800 block of Reseda Boulevard. The suspect, Levelle Robbins, 34, was being held in lieu of $500,000 bail on suspicion of attempted murder, authorities said. Police said Perry and Robbins were arguing over crack cocaine when Robbins pulled a 9 mm pistol. Robbins fired once, but missed, then fired six more shots at Perry, before stabbing him, police said. - Daily News Feds will assess post-fire dangers Teams of federal specialists will assess how to avoid watershed damage during the rainy aftermath of Southern California's wildfires, an official said Thursday. The Burned Area Emergency Response Burned area emergency response (BAER) is an emergency risk management reaction to post wildfire conditions that pose risks to human life and property or could further destabilize or degrade the burned lands. teams will work with local agencies and experts, focusing on priority needs and hazard prevention, said Cathleen Thompson of the U.S. Forest Service. ``Hydrology hydrology, study of water and its properties, including its distribution and movement in and through the land areas of the earth. The hydrologic cycle consists of the passage of water from the oceans into the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration (or teams have been on the ground this week, assessing canyons and hillsides above streams and residential areas, and prioritizing projects to protect watersheds and ensure safety,'' Thompson said. For more information, go to www.fs.fed.us/baer/. - City News Service 2 copters collide; two dead, 1 hurt TORRANCE - Two helicopters collided in midair over the municipal airport Thursday afternoon, killing two people and injuring a third, police said. The crash took place at about 3:30 p.m. at the Torrance Airport, Lt. Mark Hein said. One helicopter crashed on the runway and the other crashed in a cornfield just north of the airport. The two people on the helicopter that crashed at the airport were killed and the pilot of the other helicopter, the only person on board, was hospitalized, said Officer Dave Crespin. The pilot had leg and head injuries, Hein said. The identity of the victims and the cause of the crash were not immediately known. - Associated Press Ventura County rape suit settled VENTURA - Ventura County settled a lawsuit brought by a 22-year-old Moorpark woman alleging she was raped by a sheriff's deputy who promised not to arrest her on drug charges. The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to pay the woman $162,500 after she sued the county, alleging the deputy harassed her and raped her under color of authority Under color of authority is a legal phrase used in the United States indicating a person is claiming or implying the acts he or she is committing are related to and legitimized by his or her role as an agent of governmental power. . The deputy resigned during an investigation by the Sheriff's Department into his conduct. The woman's attorney, Joe Freeman, declined to comment on the lawsuit. In settling the lawsuit, the Sheriff's Department admitted no wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong  do , said attorney Alan Wisotsky, who represented the county.
- Daily News Cleveland opens Media Academy RESEDA - Los Angeles school The Los Angeles School of Urbanism is an academic movement emerged during the mid-1980s, loosely based at the University of Southern California and UCLA, that poses a challenge to the dominant Chicago School of Urbanism. board members Jon Lauritzen and Julie Korenstein were among those who attended Thursday's official opening of Cleveland High School's Media Academy. The academy provides a classroom setting similar to a studio set-up. DreamWorks SKG SKG Stichting Kwaliteit Gevelbouw (Dutch) SKG Spielberg, Katzenberg,and Geffen (DreamWorks Studios) SKG Thessaloniki, Greece - Thessaloniki (Airport Code) SKG Smith and Kraus Global and Sony Pictures Entertainment are among the companies involved in the project. - City News Service N.Y. Times' Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. to speak on ethics NORTHRIDGE - New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times columnist Randy Cohen will lead a forum on ethics from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an . Cohen will be addressing personal and institutional behavior and dilemmas, both big and small, in the presentation, ``The Good, the Bad and the Confused.'' ``The goal of the forum is to help people think about the choices they make in their interactions with others,'' said university counselor Carolyn Okazaki. Cohen, an Emmy Award-winner, writes ``The Ethicist'' for the New York Times Magazine. For more information, call (818) 677-2366. - Daily News |
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