CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
July 18, 1998 | PATRICK KERKSTRA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The second day of a summer heat wave scorched Southern California on Friday, breaking records and testing the thermometer's limits as temperatures soared into the triple digits in the region's valley and mountain communities. Searing temperatures may also have contributed to the death of a Lakewood woman, whose body was found Friday near a call box on Interstate 40 in San Bernardino County, about seven miles east of the desert community of Ludlow, authorities said. The body of Patricia J.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
June 27, 2000 | From Associated Press
Four members of a Los Angeles family were killed and three children remained hospitalized Monday after their van overturned. The family was returning Sunday from a weekend camping trip to Lake Havasu when their minivan rolled over shortly before 2 p.m. on Interstate 40, about 50 miles west of Needles. Nine family members were in the van, California Highway Patrol Officer M.O. Baker said. The van's rated capacity is seven occupants.
BUSINESS
March 16, 1993 | MICHAEL PARRISH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Southern California Gas Co. is facing mounting criticism from a coalition of consumer organizations, politicians and union officials over changes that critics contend will reduce customer services and could pose public safety risks. SoCal Gas says the changes in current and proposed customer services will not pose a safety threat.