SOUTHLAND: BRIEFLY : 2.9 AFTERSHOCK HITS NEAR GRANADA HILLS.NORTHRIDGE - A 2.9 magnitude earthquake shook the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. on Saturday afternoon, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The 1:24 p.m. tremblor was an aftershock af·ter·shock n. 1. A quake of lesser magnitude, usually one of a series, following a large earthquake in the same area. 2. from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, said Caltech seismologist seis·mol·o·gy n. The geophysical science of earthquakes and the mechanical properties of the earth. seis Egill Hauksson. It was centered two miles northwest of Granada Hills. SOURCE: Daily News CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge student wins $100,000 on spin SACRAMENTO - A California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , student majoring in economics won $100,000 in the California Lottery's Big Spin show broadcast Saturday. Vigen Arsenian of Glendale was the top weekly winner among seven Californians, who won nearly $400,000 in prizes. Arsenian said he plans to use his winnings to pay his tuition next year. Other winners included Cheryl Jaquay of Simi Valley, $95,000; Virginia Pengilly, Lompoc, $60,000; Miguel Reyes, Lake Forest, $50,000; Raul Gonzalez, Santa Barbara, $30,000; Maria Ann Hernandez, Long Beach, $27,000; and Rafael Hernandez, Madera, $11,500. SOURCE: Associated Press Failed drug tests lands Fleiss in jail SANTA MONICA - Alleged Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss, awaiting sentencing on federal money laundering charges, was arrested Friday night for testing positive for drug use, authorities said. Fleiss is to be sentenced after a conviction last year for laundering proceeds from her alleged sex-for-hire operation and cheating on her income taxes. She faces seven years or more. As part of her bond agreement, Fleiss agreed to regular drug testing, said U.S. Marshal's Deputy Chris Daniels. She allegedly failed a recent test, Daniels said. Daniels and other deputies arrested Fleiss at her lingerie boutique on the Third Street Promenade The Third Street Promenade is a pedestrian street in Santa Monica, California, United States. It is considered one of the premier shopping destinations in West Los Angeles and frequently draws crowds from all over Los Angeles County. about 11 p.m. in Santa Monica, Daniels said. She did not resist. Daniels did not know what kind of drugs she had allegedly used. She was held at the Metropolitan Detention Center "Metropolitan Dentention Center" refers to a series of federal detention facilities (prisons) located throughout the United States. They are run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. in 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 . She faces a hearing before a federal judge in the next few days, he said. SOURCE: Associated Press Agents with Kemp notice armed man A man with a gun detained at GOP vice presidential nominee Jack Kemp's campaign appearance in Los Angeles on Saturday turned out to be a security aide for a local official, police said. Secret Service agents briefly detained the man after he got close to the ex-NFL quarterback who is Republican presidential hopeful Bob Dole's running mate, said Los Angeles police Officer Gerald Todd. Agents searched the man and found a cellular telephone in his front pocket and the handgun tucked in the back of his blue jeans. The man was identified as a security aide for a Los Angeles County official and had failed to notify the Secret Service that he was armed. Todd refused to say which Los Angeles dignitary the man was guarding. Kemp, who is from Los Angeles and attended Fairfax High School Fairfax High School can refer to:
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