BRIEFLY.Corvette corvette, small warship, classed between a frigate and a sloop-of-war. Corvettes usually were flush-decked and carried fewer than 28 guns. They were widely employed in escorting convoys and attacking merchant ships during the great naval wars of the late 18th and driver dies in fiery crash GRANADA HILLS - The driver of a Chevrolet Corvette died Thursday in a fiery crash caused when his car was hit broadside by an SUV that swerved to avoid another vehicle, officials said. Witnesses told police the Isuzu sports-utility vehicle was eastbound on Rinaldi Street when another car, possibly a light blue or gray Volkswagen Jetta The Volkswagen Jetta is an automobile produced by German automaker Volkswagen since 1980. Depending on the model year and location, it is sometimes known as the Atlantic, Fox, Vento, Bora, or Sagitar. , cut it off at the corner of Rinaldi and Odessa Avenue, Sgt. Bob Weisz said. The driver of the Isuzu swerved and lost control, smashing into the driver's side door of the westbound Corvette, which caught fire. The unidentified driver of the Corvette was pronounced dead at the scene. The Isuzu driver suffered minor injuries and was transported to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History , officials said. - Josh Kleinbaum Memorial fund set for worker's kin 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. officials have set up a memorial fund for a 38-year-old analyst from La Crescenta who was killed Oct. 1 in a motorcycle accident along the Angeles Crest Highway The Angeles Crest Highway is a two-lane (one lane of travel in each direction) segment of California State Route 2 in the United States. The road is 66 miles in length, with its western terminus at the intersection at Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge and its eastern . John Henschel, who worked in the City Administrative Office, was killed when he was struck by a truck after he swerved to avoid a car, officials said. ``Unfortunately, he didn't have much in the way of insurance coverage and we are trying to help his family,'' City Administrative Officer Bill Fujioka said. Henschel is survived by his wife, Sharon; daughter, Sarah, 11; and son, Jack, 4. Henschel was active in the La Crescenta community as a soccer coach and also worked as a volunteer in raising funds to fight breast cancer. Checks to the John Henschel Memorial Fund can be sent to City of Los Angeles
- Daily News Moorpark woman jailed in I.D. theft MOORPARK - A 48-year-old Moorpark woman was arrested on suspicion of identity theft and forgery after she used the identity of a 91-year-old Leisure Village woman with Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. to make purchases exceeding $75,000, officials said Thursday. Maria Lucille Velarde, also known as Marie Gabrie, had been a live-in caregiver for the elderly woman, the District Attorney's Office reported. Velarde was arrested Sept. 29 and not-guilty pleas were entered on her behalf Oct. 3 to all charges, with a hearing set for Oct. 13, officials said. Officials said relatives of the victim recently discovered that three credit card accounts had been opened using the name and Social Security number of the 91-year-old. They said Velarde was arrested at the home of another Leisure Village resident who had hired her as a caregiver, and this resident told investigators she recently loaned Velarde more than $20,000 to buy a car. - Daily News WayStation event to aid Katrina pets ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los - The Wildlife WayStation The Wildlife WayStation is a 160-acre refuge in northern Los Angeles County dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating wild and exotic animals. A charitable corporation located within the boundaries of Angeles National Forest, the facility was founded in 1976 by animal activist will donate proceeds from its 11th annual Safari Brunch fundraiser, scheduled for Saturday, to help pets stranded by Hurricane Katrina, officials said. Actors Nicollette Sheridan, John Stamos, Judd Nelson, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy are among those scheduled to attend the event, 1-5 p.m. at the Playboy Mansion, 10236 Charing Cross Road Charing Cross Road is a London street which runs north from Trafalgar Square to St Giles' Circus (the intersection with Oxford Street) and then becomes Tottenham Court Road. It is so called because it leads from Charing Cross. , Beverly Hills. For information, call (818) 994-4661 or see www.safaribrunch.com. - Daily News Hospital to reopen emergency room VAN NUYS - Valley Presbyterian Hospital, 15107 Vanowen St., will reopen its renovated Emergency Department on Oct. 14, with a celebration planned for 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., officials said. The project, financed with a $250,000 grant from the Ahmanson Foundation, includes a centralized cardiac-monitoring system, a new admissions area and enhanced security. Valley Presbyterian is a 380-bed acute-care hospital that opened in 1958. - Daily News Wind-felled tree triggers outage NORTHRIDGE - A pine tree fell on power lines in Northridge on Thursday, disrupting electrical service to about 700 customers for about an hour, Department of Water and Power officials reported. High winds apparently knocked over the tree in the 16600 block of Parthenia Street about 10:45 a.m., officials said. The problem did not affect nearby Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. . - City News Service House honors late Simon Wiesenthal The U.S. House of Representatives paid tribute to the late Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal on Thursday, unanimously passing a resolution honoring a life dedicated to bringing war criminals to justice. Wiesenthal, whose doggedness led to the capture of about 1,100 accused Nazi war criminals, died Sept. 20 in Vienna. He was 96. ``As we mourn his passing, let us reaffirm our commitment to honor his courage and commitment,'' said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles, who sponsored the resolution and whose district is home to the Simon Wiesenthal Center  This article is currently semi-protected to prevent sock puppets of currently blocked or banned users from editing it. , an international Jewish human rights organization. Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Los Angeles, called Wiesenthal ``one of the great heroes of the 20th century,'' adding, ``He has left us with a proud legacy through his vigilance.'' - Daily News Diabetic official loses part of leg THOUSAND OAKS - Attorney Ed Masry, a Thousand Oaks city councilman and Erin Brokovich's boss at his Westlake Village law firm, was recovering at Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Louis Masry said his 73-year-old father had been suffering from the effects of diabetes and went to the hospital Sept. 25 to have a blood clot blood clot n. A semisolid, gelatinous mass of coagulated blood that consists of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in a fibrin network. in the leg removed. ``He's taken this very well,'' said his son. ``His spirits are great and he's looking forward to getting to a City Council meeting as soon as possible.'' Brokovich is the environmental crusader who helped win a landmark settlement for residents of Hinckley, Calif., who were sickened by a contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. water supply from a nearby power plant. The case was featured in an Academy-Award winning film in 2000, starring Julia Roberts as Brokovich and Albert Finney as Masry. - Daily News Restaurant chain owners must pay Employees of a Filipino restaurant chain with outlets in Los Angeles, Glendale and Panorama City will share in a $186,000 award for overtime pay, federal Labor Department The Department of Labor (DOL) administers federal labor laws for the Executive Branch of the federal government. Its mission is "to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working officials announced Thursday. Federal officials learned that 82 workers at all five Manila Good-Ha restaurants, including two in Los Angeles and one in the Bay Area, were not being paid overtime for work in excess of 40 hours per week and went after the owners of the chain, Salvador and Fe Wong, according to Deanne Amaden of the U.S. Department of Labor. The owners agreed to pay a total of $186,152, based on a Labor Department investigation of unpaid overtime, Amaden said. How investigators were alerted to Manila Good-Ha was not disclosed. - City News Service Investment aide charged in fraud A Van Nuys man who allegedly preyed on Armenian-Americans, fraudulently raising about $20 million via his Glendale-based investment firm, was arrested Thursday on mail fraud and other charges. Melkon Gharakhanian, 43, also known as Mike Garian, was indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. Wednesday by a federal grand jury on eight counts related to his operation of National Investment Enterprises Inc., according to Thom Mrozek of the U.S. Attorney's Office. Gharakhanian could get up to 40 years in prison if convicted of all the charges against him, Mrozek said. Last year in a civil action, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission won a $2.6 million judgment against Gharakhanian and his firm, Mrozek said. - City News Service |
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