BRIEFLY VAN NUYS MAN WINS ON BIG SPIN 2000.SACRAMENTO - A Van Nuys man won $100,000 on the Big Spin 2000 show Saturday. George Coutoupis, a part-time actor, won $100,000 for his turn at the wheel. ``This money will give me the financial freedom to pursue my dreams,'' Coutoupis said. - Associated Press Six injured when bus, truck collide VAN NUYS - An MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. bus and a pickup truck collided Saturday, and five bus riders suffered minor injuries, and the truck driver was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated and released, authorities said. The collision was reported at 5:54 p.m. at Woodman Avenue and Burbank Boulevard in Van Nuys, a 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. spokesperson said. - City News Service Voter registration deadline Monday Monday is the voter registration deadline for Los Angeles city primaries, as well as the Los Angeles Unified and Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. elections. Forms are available at libraries, fire stations, post offices, city clerk offices and other locations. For information, call the registrar's Election Information Section at (562) 466-1310 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. For information in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog or Vietnamese call (800) 481-8683. - City News Service White supremacist will be sentenced White supremacist Buford O. Furrow furrow /fur·row/ (fur´o) a groove or sulcus. atrioventricular furrow the transverse groove marking off the atria of the heart from the ventricles. Jr. is expected to be sentenced in Los Angeles on Monday for killing a U.S. postal worker and shooting five people at a Jewish community center in the Valley, authorities said. Furrow pleaded guilty Jan. 24 to shooting five people at the North Valley Jewish Community Center on Aug. 10, and killing Filipino-American letter carrier Joseph Ileto later that day. - City News Service Dog attack victim intends to sue city A Sylmar man attacked by pit bulls last year is suing the city for releasing the dogs after earlier attacks on neighborhood animals. Acension Cervantes, 41, of Sylmar was mauled by the dogs in February 2000. However, his attorney Jeff Zinder said it could have been avoided. The pit bulls were impounded twice in 1999 after they attacked neighborhood dogs and again after attacking a 300-pound pig, he said. - Associated Press Hiker rescued with county helicopter CAMARILLO - The Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. used a helicopter to rescue a hiker who broke his leg and was stranded on a jagged, rocky hillside Saturday about 500 feet above Howard Road, authorities said. Seth Timo, 35, of San Pedro was transported to St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital is a hospital in Camarillo, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1974[1]. shortly after the 3:15 p.m. rescue. - Daily News Grant will be used to teach tolerance The Museum of Tolerance The Museum of Tolerance is a multimedia museum in Los Angeles, California, with an associated museum in New York City, designed to examine racism and prejudice in the United States and the world with a strong focus on the history of the Holocaust. in Los Angeles will use a $100,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to fund youth education programs, museum officials said. The funds will support ``Tools for Tolerance for Teens,'' which encourages middle and high school students to participate in frank discussions to end stereotypes. - City News Service CSUCI CSUCI California State University - Channel Islands (Camarillo, CA) president's salary announced CAMARILLO - The president of the new California State University, Channel Islands California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI) is a university located in Camarillo, California, in California's Ventura County. CSUCI opened in 2002 as the twenty-third campus in the California State University system, succeeding the Ventura County branch campus of , will be paid $200,004 a year and a $28,752 annual housing allowance. Richard Rush, 58, will take over in June. - Associated Press |
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