BRIEFLY MOM TO STAND TRIAL IN NEWBORN DEATH.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 North Hills woman accused of killing her newborn son last July was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on murder and assault charges. Maria Legarda, 24, remains jailed pending her next court appearance June 2. She is accused of killing the baby and putting his body in a trunk at her home, then going to Olive View Medical Center, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. prosecutors. Legarda, originally from the Philippines, had been in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for about two years and was working as a clothing store manager, authorities said. - City News Service L.A. council backs lower drug prices The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. voted unanimously Wednesday to call
for state and federal legislation that would allow Americans to buy
medications reimported from Canada at lower prices.
Council members said that Americans pay inordinately high prices for prescription medications made in their own country and that reimporting them from Canada - which is prohibited by current law - would bring relief to low-income patients. - Daily News 41-year-old hiker rescued in forest ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los - Firefighters on Wednesday rescued a hiker stranded overnight near the Pacoima Dam Pacoima Dam is a variable radius arch dam on Pacoima Creek in the U.S. state of California. It is also known as Reagan Dam. The dam is situated in a canyon five miles (8 km) northeast of San Fernando. in the Angeles National Forest. The 41-year-old man, who suffered a minor head injury, was airlifted about 8 a.m. from hilly terrain near the 15300 block of Pacoima Canyon Road, said county fire Capt. Art Moncrief. The helicopter crew brought the man to an area where an ambulance was waiting to take him to a hospital, Moncrief said. - City News Service Senate approves bullet-sales bill The state Senate passed a Southland legislator's bill designed to require retailers to verify that a customer is at least 18 before selling ammunition to the person. SB 1152 by Sen. Jack Scott, D-Pasadena, requires sellers to check the buyer's identification. The bill also requires sellers to keep a log of ammunition buyers. - City News Service Daughter's car hits woman, 90 SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - A 90-year-old Simi Valley woman was in critical condition Wednesday after her daughter's car lurched into reverse outside a senior citizens center and knocked the woman down. Vivian Johnson was taken to Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. after the 2 p.m. incident at the city-operated senior center in the 3900 block of Avenida Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative . - Daily News Hertzberg to drop development post Former Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg said Wednesday he will relinquish the chairmanship of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. on Sept. 1 to avoid conflicts with his mayoral campaign. - City News Service Bicyclists can get free ride on bus The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will offer free bus and rail rides today to commuters who participate in the 10th annual Los Angeles County Bike to Work Day. Nearly all 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. buses have bike racks in front. Cyclists always can ride for no additional charge on MTA buses equipped with bike racks. Today, their Metro bus ride also will be free. Cyclists also can bring their bikes on Metro Rail and Metrolink trains for no additional charge. - City News Service Traffic stop leads to arrest of man AGOURA HILLS - A 19-year-old Agoura Hills man was arrested after police found a homemade bomb and about half a pound of marijuana inside his house and car, authorities said Wednesday. Stephen Crump was arrested Tuesday after police pulled him over for a traffic violation about 1 p.m. and found about a quarter of a pound of marijuana inside the car, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Ken Davidson said. - Daily News |
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