BRIEFLY VAN CRASH IGNITES BRUSH FIRE AT PARK.LAKE VIEW TERRACE - A traffic collision sparked a brush fire that burned four acres at Hansen Dam Hansen Dam in Los Angeles County, California was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District in 1939 and 1940. The project is located near the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley on Tujunga Wash, about one mile below the confluence of the Big Tujunga Wash Park on Sunday, 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. police and fire officials said. The driver of a van swerved to avoid an animal in a northbound lane of Osborne Street near Foothill Boulevard The following streets are named Foothill Boulevard:
Fire crews from the city and county and the 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 doused the flames in less than two hours. The collision and fire caused no injuries or damage to buildings, but Osborne Street was closed for four hours while the city Department of Water and Power replaced the pole, police said. - Daily News Court cases to be cleared by group Los Angeles Superior Court judges and nearly 300 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. attorneys will meet - beginning today - in an effort to resolve hundreds of civil lawsuits. The aim is to reduce crowded court calendars and cut costs for all litigants, said court spokesman Allan Parachini. The Valley Associated Settlement Team, or VAST, will assign members of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association to serve as settlement attorneys. VAST was created to expedite cases flooding the Van Nuys branch of Los Angeles Superior Court after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, and from fallout from ``three strikes, you're out three strikes, you're out n. recent (beginning 1994) legislation enacted in several states (and proposed in many others, as well as possible Federal law) which makes life-terms (or extremely long terms without parole) mandatory for criminals who have been convicted .'' Until Oct. 31, 11 courtrooms and other facilities in the Van Nuys East Courthouse will be dedicated to VAST cases, according to Robert A. Dukes, presiding judge presiding judge n. 1) in both state and federal appeals court, the judge who chairs the panel of three or more judges during hearings and supervises the business of the court. of Los Angeles Superior Court. - City News Service Power blackout cancels ballet HOLLYWOOD - A power outage along the Hollywood strip caused the cancellation of a matinee of the Kirov Ballet at the Kodak Theatre in the Hollywood and Highland The Hollywood & Highland Center is an entertainment, retail and hotel complex at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district in Los Angeles. The 387,000 square foot (0 m) entertainment complex Sunday, but the electricity was restored in time for the evening performance, authorities said. An equipment failure near Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street caused the power to go out about 3 a.m., said Randy Hough n. 1. Same as Hock, a joint. v. t. 1. Same as Hock, to hamstring. [ imp. & p. p. os> r>; p. pr. & vb. n. os> n. 1. An adz; a hoe. v. t. 1. To cut with a hoe. of the Department of Water and Power. About 20 larger customers were affected by the outage, including theaters and at least one apartment building in the area of the Hollywood strip, he said. - City News Service Addled ad·dle v. ad·dled, ad·dling, ad·dles v.tr. To muddle; confuse: "My brain is a bit addled by whiskey" Eugene O'Neill. See Synonyms at confuse. man, 84, wanders away CALABASAS - Authorities sought public help Sunday to find an 84-year-old man with dementia who was missing, a sheriff's deputy said. Charles Swan was last seen at 10:30 a.m. in the 26100 block of Veva Way in Calabasas, said Deputy Dave Cervantes of 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. . Swan is white, 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds with gray hair, he said. He was last seen wearing a blue, button-down shirt, khaki pants, white tennis shoes and a brown straw hat with a large brim, Cervantes said. Anyone with information on Swan's whereabouts was asked to call deputies at (818) 878-1808. - City News Service 'Nowhere' man hurt in shooting VAN NUYS - A man was injured Sunday evening in an apparent gang-related shooting in front of a burger joint, police said. The man was shot through the arm at about 7:15 p.m. at Tommy's Original World Famous Hamburgers at Victory Boulevard and Vespar Avenue, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Martin Mojarro. He was treated at a nearby hospital. Mojarro said that, when two men asked the victim where he was from, he answered, ``Nowhere.'' One of the men then shot him. - Daily News 2-car crash flips SUV onto its roof SYLMAR - A sport utility vehicle rolled on the southbound interchange between Interstate 5 and the 210 Freeway onSunday, closing the road for more than an hour, the California Highway Patrol reported. Two vehicles collided at 5 p.m., flipping the SUV onto its roof and closing the freeway until 6:20 p.m., said CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Officer Francisco Villalobos. One occupant was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of minor injuries. - Daily News Transient stabbed outside a motel VAN NUYS - A transient was stabbed Sunday evening outside a motel and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, police and fire officials said. The transient was reportedly stabbed by another transient at about 7:35 p.m. outside the Town House Motel, 6957 Sepulveda Blvd., said Los Angeles police Sgt. Martin Mojarro. The suspect escaped on foot. - Daily News |
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