REGIONAL ROUNDUP.ANTELOPE VALLEY This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming.The Antelope Valley Hospital, union accord is struck LANCASTER -- Capping a year of negotiations, a tentative contract was reached Friday by Antelope Valley Hospital and the union representing 1,100 licensed vocational nurses licensed vocational nurse n. Abbr. LVN A licensed practical nurse who is permitted by license to practice in California or Texas. , technicians, clerical staffers and other support workers. The proposed pact offers a 4.75 percent raise retroactive to July 2006; a 5.4 percent hike retroactive to July 2007; and 3.25 percent effective Jan. 1, said officials with the Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers West. The hospital also agreed not to do housekeeping and dietary work, and to bargain with the union if it wants to subcontract other departments, union officials said. Hospital officials declined comment until after the contract is approved. Both the hospital board and the employees are scheduled to vote on the contract Wednesday. -- Daily News Driveway find of body probed ROSAMOND -- Kern County sheriff's deputies Friday were investigating the death of a 47-year-old man whose body was found in the driveway of a home in the 2600 block of 25th Street West. A motorist saw the body about 7:45 a.m. and notified a deputy who was down the street at a traffic stop. There were no obvious signs of trauma, and an autopsy will be conducted to determine cause of death. -- Daily News Cell-phone stops set for students LANCASTER -- Antelope Valley school police say they will stop student drivers who are seen using cell phones while on the road to warn them of the dangers of such practices. Deputies said they have observed a marked increase of teen drivers talking on cell phones and text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. while driving to and from school. "Young drivers do not possess the skills needed to multitask while driving, and it becomes a hazard to themselves and other drivers," said Sgt. Darrel Brown Darrel Brown (born October 11, 1984) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago. In the beginning of his career he performed well in World Youth and Junior Championships. The 100 m at the 2003 World Championships saw him finishing second behind surprise winner Kim Collins. of the Lancaster station's school unit. -- Daily News Trial is ordered on molestations LANCASTER -- A Lancaster man has been ordered to stand trial on charges he sexually molested mo·lest tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests 1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy. 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. four girls between 1998 and 2003 and gave three of them marijuana and methamphetamine. Christopher Jarold Hoff, 41, was bound over for trial Wednesday after he waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Hoff was arrested in January after a complaint was received by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a private, non-profit organization established in the United States in 1984 under United States government mandate. , where it was alleged that he molested and took photos of a young girl for years. Hoff initially faced 48 counts in connection with molesting three girls, who ranged in age from 8 to 12 when the alleged incidents began in 1998. Prosecutors on Wednesday added 12 more counts and a fourth victim, records show. Hoff is in jail with bail set at $5 million. Hoff was arrested by investigators with the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Team, a group that includes the FBI, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. , the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. and other law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). . Based on their investigation and pornographic material seized at Hoff's residence, authorities said they believe there were other victims. -- Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, District keeping up on test scores About 88 percent of the Hart Union School District's sophomores and 48 percent of English-learners have passed mandatory English tests required for graduation. Those who did not pass will have up to six more chances to take the test. Latino students scored 77 percent, on par with the state average. The figures for Santa Clarita are about the same as last year -- when roughly 89 percent passed on the first try. About 73 percent of 10th-graders countywide and 77 percent statewide passed the exam this year. -- Daily News VENTURA COUNTY Breast center receives grant The National Breast Cancer Foundation recently gave a $50,000 grant to 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. Hospital's Nancy Reagan Breast Center, which will provide mammograms for underserved women. Reagan gave guidance to creating the breast center in 1994, and it serves women throughout Ventura County. The center is at 2750 N. Sycamore Drive. The mission of the National Breast Center Foundation is to save lives by increasing breast cancer awareness and providing mammograms for those in need. -- Daily News CLU (language) CLU - (CLUster) An object-oriented programming language developed at MIT by Liskov et al in 1974-1975. CLU is an object-oriented language of the Pascal family designed to support data abstraction, similar to Alphard. , Moorpark join for school California Lutheran University Mission statement The University's mission statement is as follows: "California Lutheran University is a diverse, scholarly community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies. in Thousand Oaks and the Moorpark Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. have joined forces to pilot a professional development school. CLU students earning teaching credentials will work with teachers, while some of the university's courses will take place on the campus of the Flory Academy of Arts and Technology (FAST) in Moorpark. FAST is a California Distinguished School that serves a large number of low-income students and will give CLU's student teachers an opportunity to work with a diverse student body. The public is invited to attend the partnership's kickoff at FAST's back-to-school picnic at Arroyo Vista Community Park, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road, from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. -- Daily News |
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