BRIEFLY TRAIN HIT KILLS MAN WALKING ON TRACKS.PACOIMA - A man walking along railroad tracks was killed Monday morning by a northbound Metrolink commuter train, authorities said. The 35-year-old man was struck at 7:14 a.m. by a 6,000-horsepower locomotive near the 10800 block of San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the , about 200 yards north of Van Nuys Boulevard, Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman Brian Humphrey said. - Daily News Run-in with SUV costs boy teeth SUN VALLEY - A sport utility vehicle hit a 7-year-old boy Monday morning as he crossed a street near an elementary school, knocking out several of his teeth, authorities said. The SUV hit the boy about 7:40 a.m. near Byrd Middle School in the 9000 block of Telfair Avenue, officials said. - Daily News Secessionist asks for updated data 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. secession advocate Bob Scott has requested an update of the state Controller's report on the financial elements of the Valley cityhood plan, according to a letter Scott released Monday. Scott asked the Local Agency Formation Commission, which crafted the plan, to request an updated study from Controller Kathleen Connell based on later information than was included in her review. Scott complained that secession opponents were using the controller's report to criticize secession even though her report was based on figures that were later updated to more positively favor secession. - Daily News Woodland Hills home damaged WOODLAND HILLS - A Woodland Hills house was severely damaged Monday evening when its attic caught fire. Two occupants inside the home on Collins Street were able to escape without injury. Firefighters responded to the blaze about 5:18 p.m. and had it under control shortly before 6 p.m., said Los Angeles city Battalion Chief Mark Jones. - Daily News Two from Valley join quake panel Gov. Gray Davis on Monday announced the appointments of three Southland residents, including two from the San Fernando Valley, to the California Earthquake Authority Established in September 1996 by the California Legislature, the California Earthquake Authority is a privately funded, publicly managed organization that sells California earthquake insurance policies through participating insurance companies. Advisory Panel. They are Melinda I. Bittan, 46, of Los Angeles; Allen D. Martin, 39, of Studio City; and George Martini, 56, of West Hills. - City News Service Church will host cityhood debate NORTHRIDGE - The public is invited to a debate on San Fernando Valley secession at 7 p.m. tonight at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church stood across Liberty Street from the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, USA. It was completely destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks when the South Tower collapsed. , 9501 Balboa Blvd. The free event will feature speakers on both sides of the issue, which will be Measure F on the Nov. 5 ballot. - Daily News Molestation molestation n. the crime of sexual acts with children up to the age of 18, including touching of private parts, exposure of genitalia, taking of pornographic pictures, rape, inducement of sexual acts with the molester or with other children, and variations of these probe targets ex-priest Prosecutors are looking into allegations that a former priest who served in Westlake Village, Palmdale and Ventura County molested mo·lest tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests 1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy. 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. three boys during the 1970s and 1980s, officials said Monday. Los Angeles District Attorney spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said sheriff's investigators formally submitted their case to the district attorney last week concerning the Rev. Michael Wempe. Wempe was removed from active priesthood when the criminal investigation was launched by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . Wempe, 62, came under investigation earlier this year when complaints wee made by three adults who said they were molested by Wempe when they were teenagers. Wempe served at St. Jude Church in Westlake Village, St. Mary Church in Palmdale and Sacred Heart Church The Sacred Heart Church may mean:
- Daily News Quake fault has signs of stability PASADENA - Activity along the fault responsible for 1994's Northridge Earthquake has slowed far quicker than expected, according to geophysicists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory “JPL” redirects here. For other uses, see JPL (disambiguation). Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a NASA research center located in the cities of Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge, near Los Angeles, California, USA. . ``This cold crust apparently brought Northridge to the conclusion of its earthquake cycle much sooner than expected, or perhaps is causing the region to adjust so slowly that we can't detect it,'' geophysicist Andrea Donnellan said. - City News Service Judge gives ACLU ACLU: see American Civil Liberties Union. OK to give input The American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. of Southern California was given a tentative nod Monday by a U.S. district court judge to have permissive intervention status in the Los Angeles Police Department's consent decree. Judge Gary Feess had originally denied the ACLU's request to provide input into the implementation of the federally mandated consent decree for reforming the department, but indicated orally on Monday that he would now grant permission, said ACLU lawyer Catherine Lhamon. - Daily News |
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