BRIEFLY STUDIO CITY MAN RESCUED BY TEAM.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 sheriff's rescue team plucked an exhausted Studio City man off Iron Mountain on Friday, after he spent the night stranded in the Angeles National Forest, authorities said. Paramedics treated Brian Evans, 42, for heat exhaustion heat exhaustion, condition caused by overexposure to sunlight or another heat source and resulting in dehydration and salt depletion, also known as heat prostration. The symptoms are severe headaches, weakness, dizziness, blurred vision, and sometimes unconsciousness. and dehydration. His friend Dave Kuhn, 32, of Santa Clarita sought help late Thursday night when Evans was could not continue hiking. - San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Tribune Twining twine v. twined, twin·ing, twines v.tr. 1. To twist together (threads, for example); intertwine. 2. To form by twisting, intertwining, or interlacing. 3. settles subway lawsuit Twining Laboratories of Southern California Inc., accused of using unqualified workers to inspect welds on the Metro Red Line subway, paid $500,000 to settle a ``whistle-blower'' lawsuit, a prosecutor said Friday. - City News Service Motorist can sue airline company A judge allowed a mother and her daughter to sue Southwest Airlines for punitive damages stemming from a Burbank Airport crash in which a jetliner overshot overshot protruding. overshot fetlock see knuckling over. overshot jaw See brachygnathia. Called also parrot mouth. a runway, according to a ruling released Friday. Linda McDonnell and her then-4-year-old daughter were on Hollywood Way when the plane careened through a blast fence and hit their car. An attorney for Southwest Airlines said the ruling is procedural. - City News Service Suspect in chase pleads not guilty NORTHRIDGE - Northridge resident Jack Luttrell, 39, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he led authorities on a freeway chase in August that ended near Universal City. - City News Service Freeway patrol marks 10th year The Metro Freeway Service Patrol A freeway service patrol, alternatively known as a motorist assistance patrol, roadway service patrol, or a courtesy patrol, is the umbrella term for a variety of programs implemented by government agencies, typically state Highway Patrols or Departments of , about 145 trucks that patrol 422 miles of freeway in Los Angeles County to help restart vehicles or get a tow at no cost to motorists, marked its 10th anniversary Friday, officials said. - City News Service |
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