BRIEFLY.Man fatally shot in supermarket lot WEST HILLS - A 26-year-old Van Nuys man was fatally shot as he drove through the Pavilions supermarket parking lot in the 6500 block of Platt Avenue, police said Sunday. The unidentified victim was shot several times by two gunmen who ran from the scene of the attack at 11:10 p.m. Saturday. Police have no motive or suspects. Anyone with information on the killing is asked to call the LAPD's West Valley Division at (818) 374-7611. - Daily News Plane crash cause possibly found SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. - A faulty engine rod may have caused the plane crash which killed former ``Press Your Luck'' game show host Peter Tomarken Peter David Tomarken (December 7, 1942 – March 13, 2006) was an American television personality known primarily as host of Press Your Luck. Early life and his wife, a preliminary crash report says. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates crashes, said a 6-by-8-inch hole was found in the engine case of the Beech A36. The plane crashed in the ocean near the Santa Monica Pier The Santa Monica Pier is located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California and is a prominent landmark. Attractions The pier contains Pacific Park, a family amusement park with a large ferris wheel. on March 13, shortly after taking off from Santa Monica Municipal Airport. Tomarken reported engine trouble after being in the air for just two minutes and had been trying to glide back to the airport without power. Tomarken, 63, and his 41-year-old wife, Kathleen Abigail Tomarken, were on their way to San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. to pick up a cancer patient scheduled for treatment at UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. as part of Project Angel Flight. - City News Service Motorcyclist dies after hitting rail VENTURA - A 25-year-old motorcyclist was killed when he lost control of his vehicle while changing lanes and hit a guardrail near Ventura Harbor, police said Sunday. Cody Naumec, of Oak View, died about 11:15 p.m. Saturday in the accident at Seaward Avenue near Alessandro Drive, officials said. - Daily News Learn how to save ill seals, dolphins CALABASAS - Residents can learn how to rescue sick, injured and orphaned seals, dolphins and other marine mammals marine mammals mammals inhabiting the sea; generally taken to include the cetaceans (whales, porpoise, dolphin), the sirenians (sea-cows, including manatees and dugong) and the pinnipeds (the carnivores of the group, seals, sealions, walruses). during a training session, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at California Wildlife Center, 26026 Piuma Road. The cost is $10 for materials, plus annual membership in the center, a nonprofit dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of native wildlife. To register, call (818) 222-2658 or e-mail volunteer(at)california wildlifecenter.org. - Daily News Eight teens hurt in three-bus crash DIAMOND BAR - Eight teenagers were treated for minor injuries Sunday after three school buses carrying members of a church group collided on a freeway. The victims ranged in age from 13 to 18, 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 fire inspector Ron Haralson said. Rescue workers had to use tools and equipment to free three teens trapped in one of the buses. - 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. Skid Row cleanup plan agreed upon Consensus has been reached among civil rights leaders Below is a list of civil rights leaders:
It is the first time that downtown business interests and civil libertarians have agreed on an approach for downtown's destitute Skid Row, which is home to an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 homeless people. The American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. and business leaders have endorsed a plan by criminologist George Kelling, who has called for police to crack down on drug dealers, prostitutes and other criminals on Skid Row. The plan would put dozens of more officers on patrol in the roughly 50- block Skid Row area with an emphasis on experienced beat officers rather than rookies. - Associated Press |
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