BRIEFLY TWO NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS.Separate cases of West Nile virus West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of viruses that cause encephalitis. were reported Thursday 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. and Orange counties. An elderly Long Beach man became the first person in that city confirmed to have contracted the virus, which is spread to humans by mosquitoes that have bitten sick birds. And a 41-year-old man recovering from meningitis has been confirmed as the second case of West Nile virus detected in Orange County. So far two people in have died in California this year from the disease, both in the Southland. - City News Service 'Dirty bomb' first of planned drills A ``dirty bomb'' exercise at the Port of Los Angeles The Port of Los Angeles is located on San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, approximately 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown. Also called Los Angeles Harbor and WORLDPORT LA Thursday signaled the start of a series of drills designed to test the readiness of California's first responders. John Miller, the Los Angeles Police Department's top terrorism chief, said the exercise wasn't meant to go smoothly. ``We've made it hard on purpose because we're trying to see where the cracks are,'' he said. Today, a ``train derailment'' drill in Oxnard will test the ability of the state's mutual aid system to support local and state response efforts. - City News Service Motorcyclist dies in crash with auto SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - A 21-year-old Simi Valley man died early Thursday after his motorcycle was involved in a collision at Sycamore Drive near Niles Avenue, police said. Nicholas Dominique's motorcycle collided about 1:30 a.m. with a vehicle driven by Daniel Martinez, 59, who was making a U-turn, authorities said. The motorcyclist, whom police say appeared to be driving at a high rate of speed, was hurled 100 feet into a parked vehicle. - Daily News Witnesses sought in crash of cycle BURBANK - Police sought witnesses Thursday to a crash that killed a motorcyclist and critically injured his passenger, police said. Theodore Green, 21, of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, , was killed and Corey Petrie, 19, of Sun Valley, was critically injured at 10 p.m. Tuesday when their motorcycle hit the curb at Riverside and Beachwood drives, officials said. - City News Service L.A. woman jailed after bank heist Bank Heist is a maze video game developed by 20th Century Fox for the Atari 2600. Each level in Bank Heist is a maze-like city (similar to Pac-Man). The objective of the game is to rob as many banks as possible while avoiding the police. GLENDALE - A Los Angeles woman was arrested on suspicion of robbery Thursday after a south Glendale bank robbery The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. in which a suspect left behind a package, claiming it was a bomb, police said. Norma Martus, 50, a parolee pa·rol·ee n. One who is released on parole. Noun 1. parolee - someone released on probation or on parole probationer who has an extensive criminal history of theft and has served time in state prison, was arrested at her home about 3:15 p.m. after a witness reported her auto's license plate number to police, Glendale spokesman Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. A bomb squad, with the aid of a robot, determined there was nothing in the package left at the 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. , 3812 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 , in the 1:45 p.m. robbery, police said. - Daily News Inmate walks out on jail work detail CAMARILLO - A Ventura County jail inmate walked away from a work detail at the sheriff's aviation unit in Camarillo, authorities said Thursday. David Wayne
David Wayne (January 30 1914 - February 9 1995) was a Tony Award-winning American actor with a career spanning nearly half a century. Echols, 20, walked away from the Camarillo Airport about 2 p.m. Wednesday, sheriff's Sgt. Kory Martinelli said. Echols was serving a 150-day sentence for petty theft and being under the influence of drugs. Echols is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall, 200 pounds, with shaved blond hair, a goatee, and a tattoo of a skeleton on his upper right arm. Anyone with information is asked to call (805) 654-5161. - Daily News Fair's opening day attendance up 9% VENTURA - Attendance at the opening day of the Ventura County Fair was up 9 percent from last year, fair officials said Thursday. Nearly 16,000 visitors attended Wednesday's opening day, compared to 14,500 in 2003, fair spokesman John Lockhart said. Last year, attendance topped 308,000, the fair's highest turnout ever, Lockhart said. The fair continues through Aug. 15 at Seaside Park in Ventura. - Daily News |
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