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Stranded hikers flown to safety
Malibu Search and Rescue saved two hikers from a cliff after one fell and injured himself. They called for help at 9 p.m. on Monday. The men tried to scale a cliff in Malibu Creek State Park when they got stranded by water in the gorge. A LA County Fire helicopter picked up the hikers within an hour.
Malibu offers adult acting classes
The Malibu Parks and Recreation Department will offer an acting class to adults 18 and older starting next week at the Malibu Civic Theater. The program will begin on Jan. 30 and will be held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. through March 20 for $205. Scott Alan Smith, actor, director, writer and Pepperdine professor will teach the class.
Homeless youth count their own
For the first time, the Homeless Services Authority has enlisted up to 100 homeless youth to help calculate the number of homeless people under the age of 25 who live in LA County. It is participating in a nationwide homeless count to help assess the financial needs of homeless services.
Reports compiled from Malibu Patch
The World
Three shot at college near Houston
A shooting at Lone Star College in Houston resulted in injuries to three people. Two of these were students wounded in cross-fire and the third was a suspect who is now in custody. Another armed suspect fled the campus. Authorities are still investigating the incident.
Italy tackles mafia-owned businesses
Italy’s National Agency for the Management of Assets Confiscated from Organized Crime has seized hundreds of businesses from the mafia. The agency is trying to remove gang traces from these businesses and sell them to honest owners. Only a fraction of the businesses have recovered from the transition but many of the gang leaders have been arrested.
British grandma sentenced to death
A 56-year-old British grandmother has been sentenced to death by firing squad. Indonesian police arrested her in Bali’s airport last year when officials found 10 lb. of cocaine in her suitcase. The sentence shocked the defense, but the judges said that the incident has caused permanent damage.
Reports compiled from BBC News
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