BRIEFLY VEHICLE CRASH KILLS TEEN IN OAK PARK.OAK PARK - An 18-year-old died early Friday after he lost control of the SUV he was driving and it hit a tree on Potrero Road, authorities said. Anton Sokolow-Nikolic was found after the vehicle became engulfed in flames In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. Along with Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates, they pioneered what is now known as melodic death metal. , the California Highway Patrol said. - Daily News Workshops to aid property owners Los Angeles County is hosting free workshops to help property owners who believe their taxes should be lowered because of a property value decline. Sessions will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20 and March 20 in the Bernardi Senior Center, 6514 Sylmar Ave., Van Nuys, and at 10 a.m. at Glendale Public Library The Glendale Public Library is located in Glendale, California, and serves a diverse community of over 200,000 people. GPL has a total of 6 branches (a 7th branch is slated to open in 2007) in addition to the large Central Library, including the unique Brand Library and Art Center. , 222 E. Harvard St. Call (213) 974-4240. - Daily News Bail again denied JDL n. 1. Jewish Defense League. plot suspect A Los Angeles judge Friday again denied bail for a Jewish Defense League The Jewish Defense League (JDL) is a militant Jewish organization whose stated goal is to protect Jews from anti-Semitism.[1] Founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane in New York City in 1968, its self-described purpose was to protect Hasidic Jews from harassment in Brooklyn, and to member, who with JDL Chairman Irv Rubin, is accused in a bomb plot authorities said targeted a mosque and a congressman's office. Earl Krugel, 59, and Rubin were arrested Dec. 11 and are both charged. - City News Service Man pleads guilty in weapons case A friend of a former KNBC KNBC Kings Norton Bowling Club (Channel 4) helicopter news reporter pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge stemming from the sale of two fully automatic machine guns the chopper pilot had to an undercover agent at a model airplane field in Van Nuys. Jeff Miller, 46, free on $20,000 bond, faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced, authorities said. Trial for pilot Robert Pettee, 51, is set for Jan. 15. He is free on $25,000 bond. - City News Service Stabbing victim's condition stable NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A man stabbed his cousin during a fight in the 6600 block of Vineland Avenue, police said Friday. The 18-year-old was taken to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History , where authorities said he was stable following the late Thursday fight. - City News Service Ex-dancer says she's no stalker VENTURA - A former Las Vegas topless dancer accused of stalking her ex-lover and creating a Web site with graphic photos of their trysts pleaded not guilty Friday to charges. Authorities said when the affair between Robin Kelly, 43, and the man ended she became furious and set up the site. - Associated Press Most of 'Friends' lawsuit dismissed A Los Angeles judge Friday threw out most of a race and gender discrimination case filed against Warner Bros. Television Warner Bros. Television is the television production and distribution arm of Time Warner's Warner Bros. Entertainment and The CW Television Network (in which Warner has a 50% ownership stake). and the producers of ``Friends'' by a former writer's assistant. The judge left a harassment allegation against Warner Bros. Television. - Daily News Plane passengers freed after checks PASADENA - Two men aboard a private plane that flew into restricted airspace near the Rose Bowl during Thursday's game were released after background checks were conducted, authorities said. The FAA said the 27-year-old pilot could face discipline if he violated Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control rules. The men said they were on assignment for a radio and television station and told police they did not know the national championship game was being played Thursday. - Pasadena Star-News 9 face court time in pyramid scam Nine people implicated im·pli·cate tr.v. im·pli·cat·ed, im·pli·cat·ing, im·pli·cates 1. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly: evidence that implicates others in the plot. 2. in what authorities say is a Panorama City-based pyramid scheme Pyramid Scheme An illegal investment scam based on a hierarchical setup that relies on new recruits' funding as the source of money, or so-called returns, to be provided to those earlier investors/recruits above them in the pyramid. that duped as many as 6,000 people out of as much as $8 million pleaded not guilty Friday. Eight people are being held in lieu of bail in connection with La Luz de Oro - or ``The Light of Gold,'' and another is due in court Monday for a bail review hearing. - Daily News |
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