BRIEFLY TRIAL SET FOR MOM IN ABANDONMENT.A Woodland Hills woman accused of leaving her newborn son in the parking lot of West Hills Hospital and Medical Center was ordered Thursday to stand trial. Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Leslie Dunn found enough evidence to hold Rosemary Gutierrez, 27, over for trial on one count each of child abuse and child abandonment Child abandonment is the practice of abandoning offspring outside of legal adoption. Causes include many social, cultural, and political factors as well as mental illness. The abandoned child is called a foundling or throwaway . Gutierrez, free on $70,000 bail, is due back in court March 7, 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. a court official. - City News Service 3 hurt in drive-by near high school PACOIMA - Three youths were injured Thursday in what appeared to be a gang-related 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 near San Fernando High School San Fernando High School, located in San Fernando, California, is a secondary school that is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school colors are black and gold. All girl teams are referred to as Lady Tigers, all boy teams simply as Tigers. , authorities said. Their injuries were not life threatening, police said. - Daily News Chatsworth home damaged in fire CHATSWORTH - An early morning fire Thursday gutted the upper story of a home in the 19400 block of Blackhawk Street, but caused no injuries, fire officials said. The cause is under investigation. - Staff and Wire Services Bush appointee APPOINTEE. A person who is appointed or selected for a particular purpose; as the appointee under a power, is the person who is to receive the benefit of the trust or power. meets with MEND PACOIMA - President George W. Bush's recent appointee to head the Corporation for National Service will meet today with 30 California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , students and staff of the nonprofit MEND organization. Leslie Lenkowsky, will meet with the volunteers of the Pacoima-based Meet Each Need with Dignity, officials said. - Daily News Mom to serve year in death of kids VENTURA - A Simi Valley woman who unintentionally left her children strapped in the family minivan where they died from 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. was sentenced to one year in prison Thursday. Marlene Health, 39, received the sentence as a condition of her probation. She must serve 85 percent of the term, a prosecutor said. She must also remain on probation for 60 months, perform 500 hours of community service, attend 52 weekly child abuse classes and pay into the county restitution fund. Heath was intoxicated in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. when she left the boys strapped into their car seats last summer, and her sobriety is a condition of her probation, officials said. - Daily News Drummer is sued in boy's drowning The parents of a 4-year-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool at former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee's house in Malibu last year sued him for wrongful death The taking of the life of an individual resulting from the willful or negligent act of another person or persons. If a person is killed because of the wrongful conduct of a person or persons, the decedent's heirs and other beneficiaries may file a wrongful death action and negligence, their attorney said Thursday. Representatives for Lee could not immediately be reached. - City News Service 2 die in head-on collision in Piru PIRU - Two men died in a head-on collision early Thursday on Highway 126 east of Center Street, authorities said. Jesus Zacarias Chavez, 20, of Santa Paula was on his way to work when the driver of the other car veered over into his lane, officials said. Chavez died at the scene. The unidentified driver of the other car was airlifted to a hospital where he died, officials said. - Daily News |
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