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Around Town: The tale of 'Rattlesnake' James
In July of 1936, a red-haired La Caņada barber went on trial for the murder of his wife. The best part of the trial was when a rattlesnake got loose in the courtroom. The barber's real name was Major R. Lisenba. He was a World War I veteran who had...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, World War I (1914-1918), Crime, Law and Justice, Witnesses, Justice System
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Big-rig driver drops appeal in Angeles Crest Highway manslaughter case
Marcos Costa, the big-rig truck driver convicted of manslaughter in a 2009 fatal crash in La Caņada Flintridge, has dropped his appeal, according to his attorney. Costa, 46, was sentenced in 2011 to seven years and four months in prison. Palmdale...
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Big-rig driver convicted of manslaughter seeks appeal
The truck driver convicted of manslaughter after a fatal 2009 collision at the bottom of Angeles Crest Highway in La Caņada Flintridge is taking his case to the court of appeal. Marcos Costa, 46, was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison...
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Court to hear appeal of Angeles Crest truck driver's manslaughter conviction
A state appeals court will hear oral arguments next month in the case of the truck driver involved in a fatal 2009 collision on Angeles Crest Highway in La Caņada Flintridge. Marcos Costa, 46, was convicted of vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving... -
Around Town: Books and murder on her mind
The parade is over. The nights are short and the days are long. La Caņada, home to book worms and book groups, is the inspiration for the following books. Thanks to the wonders of self-publication, some of us may be named in Arthur Johnson's “The...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Media Industry, Radio Industry, Justice System
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In Theory: Should we be allowed to choose to die?
Q. British author Sir Terry Pratchett recently presented a BBC documentary called “Choosing To Die,” about assisted suicide. Pratchett, the bestselling author of the “Discworld” series of fantasy novels, was diagnosed with...Tags: Values, CBS Corp., Palliative Care, Abortion Issue, Finance
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New leads found in old murder
A dozen years after La Caņada residents Harold “Skip” Tillman and his wife, Joni, were found buried in remote graves, investigators say they have new developments regarding the murders, but are staying tight-lipped about any details. “...Tags: Rentals, Services and Shopping
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2011 in Review: Power outages, school board shifts, Costa trial
La Caņada saw its share of troubling news in 2011, the most controversial being a complaint filed against a La Caņada High School teacher for having made ethnic slurs in her math classrooms. But there also were celebratory moments — for the...Tags: Elections, Local Government, Finance, Job Layoffs, Conservation
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What happened in LCF 10-20-30 years ago?
Ten Years Ago In the middle of his trial, Philip Sifuentes, the man accused of killing La Caņada resident Helen Huff in October 1997, pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge as well as to three other felony charges related to the case. He was sentenced...Tags: Trials
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Warning signs to blame in runaway truck crash?
A former Girl Scout who warned of dangerous conditions on Angeles Crest Highway months before a fatal runaway truck crash in 2009 testified on Tuesday in the murder trial of that truck’s driver that he would not have seen warning signs along the...Tags: Crimes, Prosecution, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues
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Judge in Costa trial says all charges stand
The case against the truck driver accused of murder after his runaway semi killed two people in La Caņada Flintridge in April 2009 took a step forward on Friday when Judge Darrell Mavis ruled to sustain all charges. Costa's attorney, Edward Murphy, filed...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System, Trials
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Costa's fate in hands of jury
The fate of the driver charged with murder after his runaway big rig killed a 12-year-old girl and her father in April 2009 in La Caņada Flintridge is in the hands of the jury after attorneys on both sides completed their closing arguments Wednesday...Tags: Forests, Crimes, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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