BRIEFLY.Helicopter crews to drop pesticide PACOIMA - Authorities today are expected to launch an air assault on mosquitoes at the Hansen Dam Hansen Dam in Los Angeles County, California was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District in 1939 and 1940. The project is located near the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley on Tujunga Wash, about one mile below the confluence of the Big Tujunga Wash Recreation Area near Pacoima in an effort to stop the spread of West Nile virus West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of viruses that cause encephalitis. . Helicopter crews will drop the pesticide VectoBac G - a granular formulation containing a naturally occurring bacterium that doesn't pose a risk to the environment, 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. city and county reports. ``The purpose of this application is to significantly reduce the mosquito population and prevent the occurrence of West Nile virus transmission in this high public use area and to the surrounding residential communities,'' said Jack Hazelrigg, district manager for the Greater 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 Vector Control Vector control is any method to limit or eradicate the vectors of vector born diseases, for which the pathogen (e.g. virusor parasite) is transmitted by a vector which can be mammals, birds or arthropods, especially insects, and more specifically mosquitoes. District. The pesticide is to be dropped on about 100 acres of water surfaces at the park beginning at sunrise. It should take up to three hours to complete the operation. - City News Service Man, 25, is killed in freeway crash BURBANK - A 25-year-old Alhambra man driving a 1992 Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a compact car manufactured by Honda. It was introduced in July 1972 as a two-door coupe, followed by a three-door hatchback version that September. With the transverse engine placement of its 1169 cc engine and front-wheel drive, like the British Mini, the that veered onto the right shoulder of 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. Sunday and struck a metal guard rail died at the scene, the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan reported. The crash, reported at 2:25 a.m., occurred on the southbound side, north of Alameda Avenue, in Burbank, according to a California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. statement. The car was being driven at about 70 mph in the No. 2 lane when the driver ``allowed the vehicle to veer to the right off the roadway,'' the statement said. The man was alone in the car, according to the CHP. - City News Service Young man shot, badly wounded NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A young male was fighting for his life Sunday in Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center after being shot in an alley near the intersection of Oxnard Street and Lankershim Boulevard, police said. The victim, described only as a 16- to 20-year-old male, suffered one gunshot wound. Police said there are six or seven suspects, but haven't been able to determine a motive. They encourage anyone with information on the crime to call the North Hollywood Division at (818) 632-4016. - Daily News Deputies request cut in penalties Eight of nine deputies who publicly apologized for shooting an unarmed motorist in Compton amid a fusillade of about 120 shots, 11 of which hit five homes, are appealing proposed suspensions, it was reported Sunday. Sheriff Lee Baca Leroy David Baca (b. May 27 1942, East Los Angeles, California) is the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California. After graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School (Los Angeles) in 1960, Baca worked his way through East Los Angeles College before starting with the L.A. proposed suspensions without pay, ranging from three days to 15 days, for 10 deputies and a sergeant. Two other deputies were reprimanded. But nine deputies are trying to get their punishments reduced - a move that angered some Compton residents near the scene of the May 9 shooting, officials said. - City News Service Drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang injures two girls COMPTON - Two girls attending a family party were wounded in a drive-by shooting between gang members, authorities said Sunday. The girls, ages 12 and 17, were each hit in the upper torso by stray bullets around 7:30 p.m. Saturday as they stood in the front yard of a home, said sheriff's Lt. James Hellmold. Both girls were transported to a hospital. The 12-year-old was in stable condition and the 17-year-old was in serious condition, Hellmold said. Their names were not released because they are minors. With the help of information provided by witnesses, two alleged gang members were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder shortly after the shooting, the lieutenant said. A handgun allegedly used in the shooting was recovered. - Associated Press Man found slain in crashed vehicle Authorities sent to a South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. neighborhood where a car crashed into a telephone pole early Sunday found the driver fatally shot in the vehicle. The attack - reported to police at 3:20 a.m. - occurred near Jefferson Boulevard and Grand Avenue, said Los Angeles police Sgt. T. Amstone of the Newton station. The driver, a man who appeared to be about 20 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:45 a.m., said coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie. MacWillie said the man was shot by at least one person firing from another vehicle. The Coroner's Office said the victim was found at Grand Avenue and 33rd Street. - City News Service |
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