BRIEFLY.Murder-suicide victims identified Authorities on Monday identified a couple who died in a murder-suicide in the Westlake area 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. . The bodies were found late Saturday night at the man's residence in the 300 block of Occidental Boulevard. Authorities believe Mi Sook Kim, 50, of Glendale shot Hyung Dong Cho, 49, and then fatally shot herself, said Craig Harvey of the Coroner's Office. 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. a Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . statement, the couple had been dating ``and became involved in a confrontation. The female produced a handgun and fired several times at the male. The woman then shot herself.'' - City News Service Not guilty plea in two slayings SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Randall Clifton Kling, a former Simi Valley resident, has pleaded not guilty to murder in the killings of Michael Budfuloski and his father William, officials said Monday. Kling, 49, was charged in August in the shootings of Michael Budfuloski, who was killed at his Simi Valley home on Feb. 24, 2004, and William Budfuloski, who was shot in Lancaster Aug. 9, 2003. He pleaded not guilty Friday in Ventura Superior Court. Last year, following Michael Budfuloski's killing, Kling was arrested by Simi Valley police on suspicion of identity theft. He pleaded guilty to those charges and is serving a prison term. Prosecutors would not discuss a possible motive in the Budfuloski killings. The murder charges against Kling carry the possibility of the death penalty, but Ventura County District Attorney Gregory Totten has not decided what penalty he will seek. - Daily News Challenge of fines put off for too long Former City Councilman Nate Holden Nathaniel "Nate" R. Holden (1929-) served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1987 to 2002. He previously served a term on the California State Senate and was Assistant Chief Deputy to then Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn. and the treasurer of his 1999 campaign waited too long to challenge fines levied against them for campaign finance violations, an appellate court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court. An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed. panel ruled Monday. In its ruling, the 2nd District Court of Appeal upheld a lower court decision rejecting a bid by Holden and Anne Froehlich to overturn $6,500 in fines imposed by the Los Angeles Ethics Commission In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials. Almost all American states have such a commission. . Following Holden's re-election to the City Council in 1999, the commission conducted a routine audit of his campaign, according to the decision. The commission found 31 violations of city campaign financing laws, involving excess campaign contributions and the receipt of excess matching funds, the opinion states. - City News Service Service not back to normal level yet COMPTON - Commuters will have to wait until Friday morning for service on the Metro Blue Line to be fully restored after a fatal crash last week damaged train wires in Compton, 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. officials said today. Damage caused by the early morning crash last Monday is more serious than previously thought, MTA officials said. Crews are rebuilding the light-rail line's power system infrastructure near the Artesia Station. Work includes replacing 1,200 feet of overhead power lines and installing new guide wire poles and pole foundations. Northbound and southbound trains will continue to share one track between the Del Amo and Artesia stations, with service delays between 30 and 35 minutes for trains running from Long Beach to downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . - City News Service |
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