BRIEFLY.One hospitalized after school fight A fight involving about 100 students at Jefferson High School Jefferson High School is the name of numerous high schools in the United States, most named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, including:
Paramedics were sent to 1319 E. 41st St. at 12:44 p.m., said Brian Humphrey of the 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. . 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 Officer Ursula Guillory said a ``pushing-shoving match'' broke out among about 50 Latinos and 50 blacks. But she said only three people suffered minor injuries. Humphrey said one person was taken to a hospital. Guillory said 20 additional officers were sent to assist school police as a somewhat unruly crowd of students gathered at the front of the school. - City News Service No-contest plea in drunken crash A 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. man pleaded no contest Thursday to charges stemming from a wrong-way crash on the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. last September that killed a Japanese student and injured two others. Ruben Jessie Rodriguez, 22, of West Hills entered his plea to one count each of gross vehicular manslaughter vehicular manslaughter n. the crime of causing the death of a human being due to illegal driving of an automobile, including gross negligence, drunk driving, reckless driving, or speeding. while intoxicated in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. and driving under the influence with injury, said Deputy District Attorney Craig Renetzky. Rodriguez is facing a state prison term of 13 years and four months when he is sentenced June 29 by Newhall Superior Court Judge Lloyd Nash. A murder charge against Rodriguez is expected to be dismissed at the time of sentencing. - City News Service Marine's parents' signs torn down THOUSAND OAKS - The parents of a marine who has spent the last 21 months in Iraq said the welcome-home signs they posted over the Ventura Freeway for their son were torn down this week by anti-war protesters. Thousand Oaks police said they were looking into the report by Rose and Kim Bond, who said their son, Cpl. Jason Bond, is expected home today, and they wanted to welcome him with the signs reading ``Jason Sensation, Defender of our Nation, USMC'' and ``Welcome Home Cpl. Bond.'' But on Tuesday night, members of Kim Bond's Boy Scout Troop saw two anti-war protesters tear down Jason's sign and hoist one of their own reading, ``End the Occupation'' on the bridge over the Ventura Freeway at Lynn Road. - Daily News Break-in suspect dies at hospital SIMI VALLEY - A man suspected of breaking the window of a Simi Valley liquor store died after he was found unconscious at a construction site following a struggle, officials said Thursday. The suspect, identified as John W. Broomhower, 41, of Simi Valley, had broken the front door window at Belwood Liquor in the 4400 block of Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. Street on Wednesday and escaped after struggling with a witness about 4:15 a.m., police said. Police said they used a dog to track the suspect to the construction site on Alamo east of Fairbanks Avenue, where he was found unconscious. He was taken by paramedics to Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. , where he was pronounced dead, officials said. The cause of death is under investigation. - Daily News 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. nomination is meeting's focus Elected officials from more than two dozen southeast Los Angeles County cities will meet today to nominate a representative to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board. The 26 cities stretch from Whittier to Long Beach. Their choice must be ratified by a countywide vote scheduled for May 5. Board members, who set transportation policy for Los Angeles County, are paid up to $600 monthly and are eligible to buy health benefits at employee rates. Today's meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. at Bellflower City Hall, 16600 Civic Center Drive. - Daily News Kiosks a new way to see shelter pets New pet adoption kiosks unveiled Thursday will allow prospective pet owners to view dogs and cats available at local shelters from one computer terminal. Previously, people had to travel from shelter to shelter. The kiosks are going up at 25 sites, including the Los Angeles City animal shelters in the east and west Valleys. The kiosks are sponsored by PETsMART Charities, animal technology company Pet-Ark and Los Angeles shelters and humane societies. For more information on sponsoring a kiosk, contact Joan Miller at PETsMART Charities at (623) 587-2895. - Daily News Foster care film to be shown today NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A free screening of a San Fernando Valley International Film Festival documentary on Los Angeles County's foster care system is scheduled at 7:30 tonight at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn, 4222 Vineland Avenue. The film, produced and directed by actress Ally Walker of ``While You Were Sleeping'' fame, follows Walker as she searches for a foster child she met at a park with his homeless mother. - Daily News Services planned for Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative Marine SIMI VALLEY - Memorial services will be held Sunday and Monday for a 21-year-old Marine killed in Iraq. Viewing for Juan Venegas will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Reardon Simi Valley Mortuary, 2636 Sycamore Drive. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Rose of Lima Saint Rose of Lima, (20 April, 1586 - 24 August, 1617), the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru. Biography St. Rose was born April 20 1586, in the city of Lima, the capital of Peru. She received the baptismal name Isabel Flores de Oliva. Church, 1305 Royal Ave. Burial will follow at Assumption Cemetery, 1380 Fitzgerald Road. Venegas, a scout sniper on his second tour of duty, died April 7 in a vehicle accident during combat in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. - Daily News CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge professor gets Army grant A California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , computer engineering professor received a $500,000 research grant from the U.S. Army to improve military applications beneficial to national security, the university announced Thursday. The grant, from the U.S. Department of Defense, Army Research Development and Engineering Command Acquisition Division, will help fund Professor Somnath Chattopadhyay's project to develop a new class of photo detectors, called OPFET, and existing photo detectors, called APD APD atrial premature depolarization (see atrial premature complex, under complex ); pamidronate. , to be used for military applications, including anti-jamming communications systems, missile defense, optical networking and Earth observing stations. - City News Service |
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