San Fernando Valley roundup: Donors raise $10k to cover victims’ emergency fees, Winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Sherman Oaks

Good morning readers, today is Monday, September 3. Private donors have raised more than $10,000 to cover ambulance fees for the victims who were either injured or electrocuted in last month’s Valley Village crash.

Victims had been charged ambulance transport fees for their heroic efforts, but in announcing the donations Thursday, Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian said community members had stepped up to help cover the bills. Burbank Leader

A winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold at a Sherman Oaks Chevron gas station. The winning ticket is one of two sold in Southern California. The two winners will split $781,714. Patch

Police discovered a marijuana operation in Hidden Hills with a worth estimated at $1 million. Two men were arrested on suspicion of operating the professional grow. San Jose Mercury News

Los Angeles Unified School District is one of 80 California school systems that plan to apply for a high-profile, federal school-reform grant that the state was unable to win in the past, the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday. Los Angeles Times

A fire reportedly damaged parts of the San Fernando Valley Aquatic Center in Woodland Hills on Friday night. Daily News

--Joshua Cox, Times Community News

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