BRIEFLY WILD CONDOR CHICK HAS BEGUN FLYING.VENTURA COUNTY - The first wild-born condor chick to fly in California in twenty-two years has taken flight near the Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge  National Wildlife Refuge , officials said Thursday. The chick was hatched April 9 near the wildlife refuge wildlife refuge, haven or sanctuary for animals; an area of land or of land and water set aside and maintained, usually by government or private organization, for the preservation and protection of one or more species of wildlife. in Ventura County, flew 30 feet in mid-October, and was observed flying 150 feet near the end of the month, said Steve Thompson Steve Thompson or Steven Thompson may be:
The parents will care for the chick until it is about 18 months old, officials said. Two other wild chicks were hatched in California this year, but one died and the other fell from the nest and broke its wing. - Daily News Bratton reports murders are down Reversing a trend that saw homicides 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. hovering above last year's levels, the number of murders is down eight from year-to-date levels in 2003, Police Chief William Bratton said Thursday. The homicide toll of 433 suggests that Los Angeles will finish 2004 with fewer murders than occurred in 2003, meaning that all major categories of crime will be down this year, Bratton said. But Bratton will not be able to meet his goal of reducing homicides by 20 percent from 2003 levels. Overall, violent crimes are down 14.4 percent from last year's levels, and property crimes are down 9.1 percent, 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. Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . statistics made public Thursday. - Daily News Mother convicted of killing newborn A North Hills woman was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder for the suffocation suffocation: see asphyxia. of her newborn son in August 2003. The San Fernando Superior Court jury also found Maria Legarda, 25, guilty of assault on a child causing death. Sentencing is set for Dec. 1. She faces a term of 40 years to life in state prison. - City News Service Man enters plea in child-sex charges VAN NUYS - A Sherman Oaks man who had worked in the entertainment industry pleaded no contest Thursday to three sex-related charges, a prosecutor said. Jason Michael Handy, 30, pleaded no contest to one felony count each of a lewd act with a child and sending harmful matter to a minor over the Internet, along with a misdemeanor count of sexual exploitation of a child, said Deputy District Attorney Andrea Thompson. The charges involve three girls, ages 6 to 13, according to the prosecutor. - City News Service Hahn names picks for commissions Mayor Jim Hahn Tuesday announced the following appointments to city commissions: Nancy Whang, an attorney with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, was appointed to the Central Area Planning Commission; Cecilia Nunez, a secretary for the Chubb Group of Insurance Cos., was appointed to the Central Area Planning Commission; Kaye Beckham, founder of a community-based home health care service for seniors, new mothers and newborns, was appointed to the Commission on Children, Youth and Their Families; and Susan Cline, a manager of planning and pre-construction of Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. projects, was appointed to the Planning Commission. The appointments are subject to City Council confirmation. - City News Service Bowl for Breath planned for today GLENDALE - Mary Claire Garcia will host the fourth annual Bowl for Breath fund-raiser for cystic fibrosis cystic fibrosis (sĭs`tĭk fībrō`sĭs), inherited disorder of the exocrine glands (see gland), affecting children and young people; median survival is 25 years in females and 30 years in males. today at the Montrose Bowl, in memory of her sister, Claire E. Domino, who succumbed to the disease. The goal of the event is to raise $5,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) is a non-profit organization in the United States established to provide the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis. The Foundation provides information about cystic fibrosis (CF) and finances CF research that aims to improve the . Domino's Pizza in Montrose will provide free pizza. Bowl for Breath will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at Montrose Bowl, 2334 Honolulu Ave. - Daily News |
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