Steve Goldstein

A gunman took eight people hostage in the visitor's center at the Old Faithful complex in Yellowstone National Park on Friday, but released them unharmed, the National Park Service said. The man surrendered to park rangers a few hours later. The eight hostages were freed about 6 p.m., almost three hours after the man, identified as Brett Hartley, 18, of Baton Rouge, La., drew a handgun at the visitor's center, said Interior Department spokesman Steve Goldstein. No shots were fired.

For those who want to see fans shaking their heads in astonishment, go watch Ben Brekke of Pasadena La Salle play basketball. "Your eyes will bulge out when you see where he shoots from," his coach, Steve Goldstein, said. As soon as Brekke dribbles past half court, he's a threat to shoot. Honest. "If I pass half court and no one is guarding me, I'll shoot every time," he said. "I can make it. I practice from there."

A publisher of trade magazines has purchased S.F. and Angeles, glossy home-design and fashion monthlies that appeared doomed when their parent company went under last month. Steve Goldstein said he had purchased all of the assets "and none of the liabilities" of the two publications. A sister magazine, California, was not included in the deal. "S.F. and Angeles were pretty much where they were supposed to be, and climbing.

A publisher of trade magazines has purchased S.F. and Angeles, glossy home-design and fashion monthlies that appeared doomed when their parent company went under last month. Steve Goldstein said he had purchased all of the assets "and none of the liabilities" of the two publications. A sister magazine, California, was not included in the deal. "S.F. and Angeles were pretty much where they were supposed to be, and climbing.

For those who want to see fans shaking their heads in astonishment, go watch Ben Brekke of Pasadena La Salle play basketball. "Your eyes will bulge out when you see where he shoots from," his coach, Steve Goldstein, said. As soon as Brekke dribbles past half court, he's a threat to shoot. Honest. "If I pass half court and no one is guarding me, I'll shoot every time," he said. "I can make it. I practice from there."

Oak Park High has hired Todd Plattf as its girls' basketball coach, Athletic Director Steve Goldstein announced Wednesday. Plattf replaces Ann Pettit, who will remain at the school as volleyball coach. Plattf previously has coached in Pennsylvania. Oak Park competes in the Tri-Valley League.

Online sites for information about Hollywood graves: Steve Goldstein's website: http://www.hollywoodforever.com "> http://www.beneathlosangeles.com. http://www.hollywoodforever.com ; http://www.pbwvmortuary.com. Besides Goldstein's site, there are also http://www.findadeath.com , http://www.cemeteryguide.com and http://www.seeingstars.com. For Karie Bible's walking tour of Hollywood Forever, go to http://www.cemeterytour.com.

The fifth San Gabriel Valley Hall of Fame all-star basketball games will be played Friday at Pasadena City College. The girls' game begins at 6 p.m., followed by the boys' game at 8. Steve Goldstein of La Salle will coach the West boys' team and Gordon Hamlow of Rowland will coach the East. Girls' coaches are Jerry DeLaurie of Blair for the West and Robert Miller of St. Paul for the East. Admission is $7. All proceeds go to the Hall of Fame's scholar-athlete program.

The government is further scaling back conservation measures for the rare northern spotted owl in an effort to save Northwest timber jobs, congressional and other sources said. The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed in April that 11.6 million acres of Northwest forest be designated habitat critical to the owl species' survival. In August, it revised that area to about 8.2 million acres.

Japan has agreed to a schedule of ending imports of endangered sea turtles and U.S. officials will not recommend trade sanctions, the Interior Department announced Tuesday night. The decision to end imports of the hawksbill turtle was announced last month in Tokyo, but the Japanese government did not give a timetable. Interior Department spokesman Steve Goldstein, speaking for Interior Secretary Manuel Lujan Jr. and Commerce Secretary Robert A. Mosbacher, said Japan had agreed to import only 8.

A gunman took eight people hostage in the visitor's center at the Old Faithful complex in Yellowstone National Park on Friday, but released them unharmed, the National Park Service said. The man surrendered to park rangers a few hours later. The eight hostages were freed about 6 p.m., almost three hours after the man, identified as Brett Hartley, 18, of Baton Rouge, La., drew a handgun at the visitor's center, said Interior Department spokesman Steve Goldstein. No shots were fired.

Dow Jones & Co. plans to publish a complete edition of its Wall Street Journal with full circulation for today, a spokesman said one day after devastating attacks on the World Trade Center across the street from the publisher's downtown headquarters. The newspaper published an abbreviated edition Wednesday that it estimates was delivered to 85% to 90% of its subscribers. The company has not accounted yet for all its employees, said spokesman Steve Goldstein.

Scott Randles has been hired to run the Oak Park High baseball program, filling one vacancy created when Ron Veres resigned in September. Randles, who will turn 30 on Dec. 6, has had limited coaching and playing experience. He played varsity baseball under Fred Williams at Agoura High in 1974-77, and he coached and played rugby for nine years at the club level. The vacancy was created when Veres resigned as football and baseball coach Sept.