IN BRIEF
RUSSELL AND WYNN ROADS
Motorcyclist who died in crash identified
The 41-year-old motor-cyclist who died after a crash Thursday afternoon at Russell and Wynn roads has been identified as Richard Tarter of Las Vegas.
Tarter was eastbound on Russell in the left lane on his 2007 Harley-Davidson when a 2001 GMC Yukon driven by Corey Woods, 23, turned left on Russell from Wynn without yielding to the motorcycle, according to Las Vegas police.
The motorcycle was unable to stop and hit the driver's side of the Yukon. Tarter was transported to University Medical Center, where he died a short time later, police said.
No charges have been filed against Woods pending the results of the investigation, police said.
18TH NATIONAL FOOD DRIVE
Mail carriers to pick up donated food today
Clark County residents are being asked to leave nonperishable food beside their mailboxes this morning for what's being dubbed the largest one-day food drive in the world.
The National Association of Letter Carriers, the union that represents U.S. Postal Service carriers, is holding its 18th annual national food drive.
Charles Desiderio, a spokesman for the local Salvation Army, said every post office in the United States will participate.
Desiderio said mail carriers will pick up the food and deliver it to their post offices. Each post office is working with a different charity group to which it will give the food.
Desiderio said people can deliver food to their post offices this evening if they forget to leave it for the letter carriers in the morning.
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS AREA
Forest Service plans controlled burn
A controlled burn is planned by the U.S. Forest Service beginning today near Mountain Springs outside the western rim of the Las Vegas Valley.
"Pile burning" will take place near the old Supper Club site of state Route 159.
"The material that will be burned is part of a fuels reduction project designed to reduce the threat of a wildland fire in the community," officials said in a statement.
Forty-five acres of wood piles are planned for burning, but only a few will be burned today.
SAN FRANCISCO ZOO
Probe finds city not liable in tiger attack
San Francisco officials say an investigation has found no indication that the city is liable for injuries suffered by two brothers who were attacked by a zoo tiger.
In a letter released Friday, City Attorney Dennis Herrera denied claims for monetary compensation "for serious physical and emotional issues" filed by Kulbir and Paul Dhaliwal. The brothers were attacked by a tiger Christmas Day after it escaped its pen. The tiger killed their 17-year-old friend before being shot by police.
Herrera said the claims should be referred to the San Francisco Zoological Society, which manages the zoo, and the society's insurance company.
The claims are a precursor to a lawsuit, which an attorney for the brothers said he expected to file soon.
