BRIEFLY PAIR SHOT NEAR VAN NUYS HIGH.VAN NUYS - A man and a teen-ager were shot outside Van Nuys High School Van Nuys High School (VNHS) established in 1914, is a high school in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles, California, belonging to the Los Angeles Unified School District: District 2. on Thursday several hours after classes had been let out. The 24-year-old man was later reported in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the stomach, while the 17-year-old boy was in fair condition, said Sgt. Hector Rodriguez with the LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) police. Rodriguez said the victims were standing at the corner of Kittridge Street and Cedros Avenue when shots rang out about 4:35 p.m. from a white Honda containing three Hispanic males. - Daily News Ex-con to face death penalty Prosecutors announced Thursday they will seek the death penalty against an ex-convict accused of murdering a 21-year-old woman who had arranged to meet a man about a supposed ``James Bond'' movie role. Victor Lawrence Paleologus, who prosecutors allege has a half-dozen prior convictions on various felony counts, remains jailed without bail pending his next appearance March 25 in 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. Superior Court. Paleologus, 41, is charged with the Feb. 15, 2003, slaying of Kristine Johnson Kristine Johnson (born May 31, 1962 at the former Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines to a Filipino mother and an American father ) is a co-anchor at WCBS-TV in New York on the 5 and 11 p.m. newscasts with Chris Wragge. - City News Service Plans OK'd for Encino fire station The city Board of Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. approved plans on Thursday to build a $4.3 million fire station in Encino. Financed through the voter-aproved Proposition F, the station at 4960 N. Balboa Blvd. will replace the 55-year-old facility two blocks away. - Daily News Metro station in the refrigerator The latest tribute to the late Laker announcer Chick Hearn came Thursday when the Metro Blue Line station near Staples Center was renamed for him. Hearn's widow, Marge, Laker executive Jeanie Buss and general manager Mitch Kupchak was joined by Mayor Jim Hahn and Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky when a plaque was unveiled at what is now known as the ``Pico/Chick Hearn Station.'' - City News Service Woman sues CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , Max Factor mom CBS and the mother of convicted rapist Andrew Luster Thursday were sued for allegedly wrongly obtaining and televising a video showing a drugged woman being sexually assaulted by the Max Factor heir. In the suit filed Thursday, a woman identified only as Tonja Doe claims Elizabeth Luster and CBS ``intentionally obtained private videotapes depicting the plaintiff from Mr. Luster's home, distributed the materials and recorded scenes depicting the plaintiff ... without the plaintiff's permission.'' - City News Service Manufacturer, EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. reach deal SAN FERNANDO - A San Fernando commercial refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. products manufacturer reached a $37,415 settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and , it was announced Thursday. Anthony International, also known as Anthony Inc., used more than 10,000 pounds of ammonia and methanol in 2001 and 2003, yet failed to file this information under federal community-right-to-know laws, said Francisco Arcaute of the EPA. - City News Service |
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