BRIEFLY MOTORCYCLIST, 20, KILLED IN COLLISION.SHERMAN OAKS - A 20-year-old man from Brazil was killed early Thursday when his rented motorcycle collided with a car, then crashed into a building in Sherman Oaks, police said. The man, whose name was withheld, was traveling east on Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. at about 4 a.m. when a Dodge Neon The Neon was a compact front wheel drive car introduced in January of 1994 for the 1995 model year by Chrysler Corporation's Dodge and Plymouth brands. It was branded as a Chrysler model in Mexico, Japan, and European export markets, as well as briefly in Canada. driven by a woman traveling south on Tyrone Avenue struck his motorcycle, said Sgt. Ed Wheelis of the 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 Department's Valley Traffic Division. The motorcycle then hit a Verizon Wireless Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the second largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. storefront window. The man was declared dead at the scene. The woman was not injured. - City News Service Glendale resident slain near home GLENDALE - A man targeted in an apparent drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang in an upscale Glendale neighborhood remained on life support Thursday at Pasadena's Huntington Memorial Hospital, police said. Stepan Steve Arabian, 36, was shot in the head while sitting in a red Audi outside his home in the 1800 block of Caminito De La Montana at 5:13 p.m. Wednesday, said Sgt. Tom Lorenz of the Glendale Police Department. Two witnesses saw two men in a ``high-end'' passenger car flee the area, Lorenz said. No other details about the case were released Thursday. The investigation continues. - Daily News Arrow hits a man in national 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 - A volunteer observer was treated at a hospital after being shot in the chest with a broad tip arrow in the Charlton Flats area of Angeles National Forest Thursday, a sheriff's deputy said. The assault occurred at 2:20 p.m. when the man was sitting alone on the viewing porch of Vetter Lookout, 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. Sheriff's Deputy Scott Gage. Two paramedics and a special weapons team member were flown to the area by a helicopter to treat the victim and search for the suspect, Gage said. No suspect was found. - City News Service Police evacuate college building MOORPARK - Police evacuated a day-care center and classrooms at Moorpark College on Thursday after an ammunition box was found in a storage closet, but the box contained nothing hazardous, authorities said. The box was found about 10:45 a.m. inside a locked storage room in the Applied Arts building, which houses classrooms, offices and a child-development center. A sheriff's bomb squad found that the box did not contain explosives, and classes resumed about 12:15 p.m. - Daily News SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. group gives out school grants NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Three regional grant recipients were named Thursday to tap nearly $200,000 in education funding from the SBC Foundation to promote college readiness for low-income students in North Hollywood. The grants from the charitable giving arm of SBC Communications Inc. support GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), a federal program that helps youth from low-income communities attain a postsecondary education. The local grant recipients are: James Madison Middle School James Madison Middle School is the name of several schools in the United States:
UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , Mission College, Valley College and other schools. - City News Service Builder set to file new zoning plan MOORPARK - Developer Comstock Homes plans to file a zoning change application to build up to 50 homes on an 8.8-acre parcel north of the Moorpark Town Center after getting a green light from the City Council. The council opposed initial plans to seek very high-density zoning for the commercial site and build 70 detached homes. The project site is vacant except for the Birkenshaw residence, which was built in the 1920s by one of the city's pioneer families and is considered a local landmark. - Daily News |
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