BRIEFLY.Killer of 2 Israelis faces life in prison A Canoga Park man was convicted Thursday of the December 2002 murders of two Israeli nationals whose bodies were found buried in shallow graves in San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. County. The Van Nuys Superior Court jury spent about a day considering the case against Shane Huang, 36, before convicting him of the killings of Ben Wertzberger and Adar' Ne'eman, who were both 24. Jurors also found true the special-circumstance allegation of multiple murder, said Deputy District Attorney Karla Kerlin. Huang is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced June 27 by Judge Susan M. Speer. Wertzberger and Ne'eman, childhood friends from Tel Aviv Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest , were killed sometime between Dec. 2, 2002, and the following day at Huang's rented house on De Soto de So·to , Hernando or Fernando 1496?-1542. Spanish explorer who landed in Florida in 1539 with 600 men and set out to search for the fabled riches of the north. Avenue in Canoga Park, 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. the District Attorney's Office. - City News Service Council presses for El Toro airport The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. has voted to ask the Board of Airport Commissioners to pursue ``any and all means, including litigation'' to force an airport to be built at the former Marine Corps Air Station at El Toro. Developers in Orange County are already building the Great Park, one of the nation's largest urban parks, at the old military base. Home builder Lennar Corp. is paying $1.05 billion to buy base land for 3,400 homes. - Associated Press Midnight subway, rail service to end The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to end midnight light-rail and subway service in Los Angeles County beginning next month. Beginning June 26, the 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. intends to drop the last hour of service from its Gold and Green light-rail lines, as well as the Wilshire-Western leg of the Red Line subway. - City News Service Crime spree ends in 3 life sentences A gang member was sentenced Thursday to three life prison terms without the possibility of parole for a crime spree that included three murders in the 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. . Antonio Torres, 22, was convicted May 2 of three murders and three attempted murders stemming from a series of shootings between November 2002 and February 2003. A second defendant, German Coreas, 26, was convicted of two counts each of murder and attempted murder and is also facing life behind bars. He is due to be sentenced June 7. - City News Service Fugitive thought to be hiding here A man suspected of shooting two Denver police officers, one fatally, might be in the Southland and trying to flee to Mexico, authorities said Thursday. Raul Garcia-Gomez, 19, is accused of killing Denver police Detective Donnie Young on Sunday, said Los Angeles police Officer Grace Brady. Another officer survived the shooting. Anyone with information on the suspect's whereabouts was urged to call police at (800) LAW-FULL. - City News Service Explosives finder being tried at LAX A new explosives-detection device that debuted at LAX on Thursday could speed up the security screening process and reduce the number of passengers who get physically searched, federal security officials said. The new portal is being tested at airports around the country as an alternative to the time-consuming pat-downs that some passengers are currently subjected to as part of increased national security measures. The explosives detection trace portal began operating Thursday on a test basis at Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX . Passengers walk into the portal, which shoots several puffs of air. The air blows particles off a person's clothing and the device detects any traces of explosives. - City News Service CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge schedules two EIR EIR n. popular acronym for environmental impact report, required by many states as part of the application to a county or city for approval of a land development or project. (See: environmental impact report) meetings NORTHRIDGE - 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 , will hold two public forums Thursday to discuss plans for a campus environmental impact report. The forums are part of Envision 2035, an initiative designed to help shape the campus master plan and lay the groundwork for a draft environmental impact report. The forums will be held from 9 a.m. to noon and 6-9 p.m. in the Presentation Room of the campus's Oviatt Library, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Public comment will be accepted through June 4. For more information or to R.S.V.P. for either forum, call (818) 677-2123 or e-mail judith.nutter(at)csun.edu. - Daily News Shots fired near Reseda campus Los Angeles police on Thursday were investigating a shooting near Reseda High School Reseda High School, established in 1955, is located in the Reseda section of Los Angeles, California, United States. The current principal of Reseda High is Alfredo Tarin. The mascot of Reseda High is the Regent, a lion welding a crown and a scepter. . Shots were fired near the campus about 8 p.m., but it was unclear of anyone was hit, said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Capt. John Sherman of the West Valley station. A short time later officers tried to pull over two men in a white Cadillac who were possibly connected to the incident. The men stopped near Reseda Boulevard and Hart Street and ran. Officers set up a perimeter and were searching for them late Thursday. - Daily News Man posed as fed to purchase gun A Granada Hills man has pleaded guilty to impersonating an agent with the National Security Agency in an attempt to purchase a handgun, officials said Thursday. In a plea agreement, Carmelo Avila, 41, was charged Wednesday with impersonating a federal official and being a felon An individual who commits a crime of a serious nature, such as Burglary or murder. A person who commits a felony. felon n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. in possession of ammunition. He agreed to plead guilty to the two felony charges that carry a potential penalty of 13 years in federal prison, according to a press release from the District Attorney's Office. Avila has two prior felony convictions, including a 1999 conviction for impersonating a Secret Service agent. He is scheduled to be arraigned May 23. - Associated Press |
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