BRIEFLY SPILLED GAS CLOSES PART OF SEPULVEDA.More than 1,000 gallons of gasoline spilled onto a winding canyon road near Interstate 405 on Saturday after construction crews accidentally ruptured a fuel line, authorities said. A section of Sepulveda Boulevard near the Skirball Cultural Center  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . was closed while authorities cleaned up the gasoline, said Officer Brian Joy of the California Highway Patrol. The freeway remained open, but authorities were monitoring the impact of fumes fumes odorous gases and other volatile materials; inhalation of irritating fumes causes coughing and, if sufficiently severe, irreversible pulmonary edema. on passing traffic, Joy said. The pipeline was ruptured shortly after 8:30 a.m. by crews drilling in the hilly area that separates the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. from the city's Westside. Between 1,000 and 2,000 gallons of gasoline spewed across the street and into a storm drain, Joy said. The line is owned by Shell Oil. - Associated Press Motorist, 81, killed while leaving mall OAK PARK - An 81-year-old man was killed after the car he was driving was hit by another vehicle as he left the Oak Park Shopping Center on Friday afternoon, authorities said. The crash was under investigation, and it was initially unclear who was at fault, said Bob Marks, senior deputy for the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. . Jason Ely Hammer and his wife, Norma, of Oak Park were leaving the mall on Lindero Canyon Road at Lake View Canyon when their car was struck, officials said. Norma Hammer was taken to Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
- Daily News Bicyclists complete 520-mile benefit UNIVERSAL CITY - About 160 bicyclists rode into Universal CityWalk on Saturday after pedaling 520 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles in an eight-day trek that organizers said raised half a million dollars for the Arthritis Foundation. Riders, many with arthritis themselves, hailed from throughout the state. Organizers say the money will be spent on research of the sometimes debilitating de·bil·i·tat·ing adj. Causing a loss of strength or energy. Debilitating Weakening, or reducing the strength of. Mentioned in: Stress Reduction condition. Last year, the Atlanta-based nonprofit spent $1.2 million on research. - Daily News Lanes closed for LAX paving project LOS ANGELES - A repaving project at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX begins today and continues through Oct. 23, requiring some overnight lane closures on the U-shaped drive around the terminals. Only the lower section of World Way - between terminals 1 and 8 - will be affected by the project. The entrances to the parking lots will remain open, according to Tom Winfrey of Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles World Airports or LAWA is the airport oversight and operations department for the city of Los Angeles, California. This department owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport, LA/Ontario International Airport, Palmdale Regional Airport, and Van . Crews will work overnight Sundays through Thursdays, midnight to 8 a.m. - City News Service Alleged remedies may not be herbal LOS ANGELES - Federal and state authorities are investigating a line of alleged natural herbal remedies they say contain over-the-counter pain and sleep medications. A 14-month undercover investigation of Thomas Hill Hardy, 62, culminated in a raid earlier this month at his Vista offices. Authorities allege Hardy and his wife ran a business touting their garlic, thyme, vanilla and licorice licorice (lĭk`ərĭs, –rĭsh), name for a European plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) and for the sweet substance obtained from the root. root remedies as cures for everything from cancer to arthritis. An affidavit filed in support of the search warrant on Hardy alleges he ground up ordinary supermarket medications for his capsules. Tests by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency lab revealed the herbal remedies contained pain reliever medications such as Tylenol and anti-inflammatory medications such as Advil and Motrin, as well as antihistamines Antihistamines Definition Antihistamines are drugs that block the action of histamine (a compound released in allergic inflammatory reactions) at the H1 such as Bendadryl and decongestants Decongestants Definition Decongestants are medicines used to relieve nasal congestion (stuffy nose). Purpose A congested or stuffy nose is a common symptom of colds and allergies. , the affidavit said. - Associated Press Suspected robber carried heist book A Santa Barbara man who police say committed dozens of bank robberies across California may have been a quick study. Buchon Buchanan was arrested Wednesday after an FBI agent carrying a picture from a surveillance camera spotted him hanging around a Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. in San Francisco, officials said. The FBI believes Buchanan committed as many as 30 bank robberies, mostly in the Los Angeles and Santa Barbara areas, but also in San Francisco, Sonoma and Novato. When authorities searched his car, they found ``The Big Bad Book of American Bank Robbery.'' The book chronicles the history of bank heists and describes various holdup techniques. - Associated Press |
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