BRIEFLY.Trapped woman is freed in rescue SHERMAN OAKS - Firefighters pulled a 20-year-old woman from a chimney Monday at a home in the 7000 block of Ethel Avenue, authorities said. ``She was in little or no distress when they pulled her out,'' said 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. spokesman Jim Wells Jim Wells MLA (born 27 April 1957) is a politician from the Democratic Unionist Party and a deputy speaker of the Transitional Assembly (Northern Ireland). Wells is one of six Assembly members for South Down. . The woman became trapped in the chimney about eight feet from the top, Wells said. He said firefighters, who used a harness to rescue her, did not know how she got stuck in the chimney. She was trapped for about 30 minutes, he said. - Daily News Suspect sought in fatal stabbing VENTURA - Police were searching Monday for whomever whom·ev·er pron. The objective case of whoever. See Usage Note at who. whomever pron the objective form of whoever: stabbed three men outside a party over the weekend, killing one of them. The homicide occurred about 12:30 a.m. Sunday near Anthony Drive and Bristol Road. The three victims and some friends had just left a party when they were confronted by another group, police said. A fight ensued, during which John Orrantia, 28, was stabbed in the chest. He died on his way to Ventura County Medical Center Ventura County Medical Center is a hospital in the city of Ventura, California, USA. It is a 208 bed acute care hospital. The county also operates a 49 bed campus in Santa Paula. . Orrantia's brother, Orlando, 23, also was stabbed in the chest and was listed in serious condition at VCMC VCMC Ventura County Medical Center (Ventura, California) VCMC Vice Chairman for Meetings and Conferences VCMC Vestal Center Motorcycle Club (Vestal Center, New York) . He is expected to recover, police said. The third victim, Jesus Aguilar, 21, received minor injuries and was treated at the hospital and released. Police are looking into the possibility the stabbing was gang-related. Anyone with information can call Sgt. Sean Conroy at (805) 339-4315. - Daily News Shuken funeral will be Thursday Funeral services for Steve Shuken, founder of Woodland Hills-based Vista Ford, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday. The 67-year-old Shuken, who died last Thursday after suffering from cancer, will be memorialized at Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village at 5495 Via Rocas, Westlake Village, 91362. For more information, call (818) 991-8040. - Daily News Free screenings for heart offered GLENDALE - For National Heart Awareness Month in February, Glendale Adventist Medical Center Glendale Adventist Medical Center is located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California. It was founded in 1905. Glendale Adventist Medical Center is a sister institution of Loma Linda University Medical Center and is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist hospital system. will offer a limited number of free echocardiogram ech·o·car·di·o·gram n. A visual record produced by echocardiography. Echocardiogram A non-invasive ultrasound test that shows an image of the inside of the heart. screenings by appointment to those 45 and older. The offer includes a physician interpretation of the results. For more information or to make an appointment, call (818) 409-8100. - Daily News Beaches remain closed after spill MANHATTAN BEACH Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories that produce transportation and electrical equipment, computers, and pottery. - Miles of pristine beaches remained closed to swimmers and surfers Monday following a sewage spill, officials said. A pumping station temporarily failed Sunday, sending tens of thousands of gallons of raw sewage spilling out of manholes and down flood control channels into the ocean, said Joe Haworth, a spokesman for the Sanitation Districts of 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. County. ``We did lose possibly as much as two million gallons onto the beaches,'' Haworth said. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Crash of pickup takes out hydrant NORTHRIDGE - At least one person was hospitalized Monday after a driver lost control of a pickup truck, which knocked down two light poles and a fire hydrant alongside a Northridge apartment complex. The crash was report at 3:43 p.m. on Roscoe Boulevard between Corbin and Melvin avenues, said Los Angeles police Officer Trasia Figueira. - City News Service Teen hospitalized after being shot SYLMAR - A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized after being shot in the stomach by a gunman in a passing vehicle, police said Monday. The shooting occurred in the 14900 block of Florentine Street in Sylmar about 11:05 p.m. yesterday, said Lt. Juan Gonzalez of the Los Angeles Police Department's Mission Station. The victim was standing on a sidewalk in front of a residence when a vehicle drove by and someone inside fired at least one shot, he said. - City News Service |
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