A female hiker was the victim of a sexual assault on Halloween afternoon in Elysian Park, and the Los Angeles Police Department have released a sketch of the suspect, who may have tracked down his victim using Twitter. more ›

While hiking at Malibu Creek State Park on Sunday afternoon, a hiker discovered possible human remains in the Tapia Park area. Sheriff's Homicide Bureau detectives and personnel from the L.A. County Department of Coroner responded to the 800 block of Las Virgenes, Calabasas this morning to investigate the circumstances surrounding the discovery. more ›

A 23-year-old man who was convicted of sexually assaulting a 58-year-old woman in a Santa Ana park faces 30 years to life in prison, reports CBS News. The victim was walking alone on a hiking trail at about 2 p.m. on May 25, 2009 when Alfredo Fraga grabbed her, dragged her into the bushes and sexually assaulted her. more ›

The L.A. Sheriff's Department rescued a hiker who was trapped on the face of a Topanga cliff last night, according to a statement. The 24-year-old woman was stuck directly above a 300-foot drop. At about 6:30 p.m., a helicopter pilot and a paramedic lifted her up from the cliff. more ›

Emergency crews responded Saturday morning to another hiker who fell near a popular waterfall in Eaton Canyon, according to KTLA. This is the second second fatality this week in Eaton Canyon. more ›

Erwin Molina, a twenty-something hiker, fell 35 feet to his death on Sunday while hiking a popular waterfall trail in Eaton Canyon Park in the Pasadena foothills, according to the LA Times. more ›

The family of 20-year-old Joe Le of Anaheim, the hiker who died after being swept away in the San Gabriel River, now says they believe the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is partly to blame for the young man's death, according to the LA Times. Le's older sister, Victoria, said in an interview "hat she believes her brother could have been saved if sheriff's officials had put more effort into the search-and-rescue operation immediately after the accident." more ›

Three men and one woman were located early this morning in the San Gabriel Mountains after being stranded while waiting out the recent massive rainstorms. The hikers, all "Orange County residents ranging in age from 23 to 34," were found by search teams and helicopters deployed by Los Angeles County, according to LA Now. more ›

Two men in their early 20s were rescued by helicopter from the edge of a cliff in the Angeles National Forest in Altadena yesterday evening. Having set off for a day hike, the two young men from Temple City were not carrying supplies for spending more than a couple of hours on the trail, explains the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. more ›

A coroner’s investigator said Saturday that Michele Yu, the 49-year-old Venice woman who disappeared hiking last weekend, fell to her death while climbing Mt. Baldy, L.A. County's highest mountain. On Thursday a helicopter crew recovered Yu's body from "a steep, ice-covered slope more than 2,100 feet below the summit of Mount Baldy" reports CBS Local. more ›

Michelle Yu, a 49-year-old experienced hiker, disappeared Sunday near Mt. Baldy in the Angeles National Forest as a winter storm hit the region. Yu had food and water for a one-day hike and was not dressed for the rain, wind and snow that hit the mountain Sunday night, reports KTLA. more ›

Sally Menke, known for her work as Quentin Tarantino's film editor, has been found dead near Griffith Park, reports LA Now. Sally Menke, known for her work as Quentin Tarantino's film editor, has been found dead near Griffith Park, reports LA Now. Menke, in her fifties, was the missing hiker for whom the LAPD searched diligently yesterday evening after friends reported her missing. Her body was found at the bottom of a ravine early this morning in Beachwood Canyon. more ›

A skull found by a hiker in Griffth Park last night has prompted an investigation by police and coroners, according to various news sources. A hiker found it on a steep trail around 5:25 p.m. Not knowing it was animal or human, the hiker alerted authorities, who later determined it was the latter. It could be up to two years old, KABC-TV reported. The coroner's office will remain the lead investigator in the case to determine if the cause of death was natural, accidental or homicide. more ›

On Christmas Eve hikers making their way through the Angeles National Forest near mile marker 19.36 of the Angeles Forest Highway found a human skull, and alerted authorities, who then launched an investigation of the area. Searching through terrain recently ravaged by the Station Fire, deputies from the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station found a second skull just two days later. more ›

• The feds are cracking down on undocumented immigrants who reenter the country after being deported, the LA Times found. Attempts to nab the offenders makes up more than one-third of all prosecutions in Los Angeles and surrounding counties. The logic behind the push, feds say, is to keep the more dangerous elements off the street but some public defenders who represent the undocumenteds are calling BS on them.
• Attention 11th and 12th graders: the University of California is considering dropping the SATs from admission requirements. Smart move, UC. The test has proven to be racially and economically biased and does not test intelligence but test taking skills. Oh wait, college is sort of like that too.
• Police in Hermosa Beach arrested a man who allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend's apartment and stabbed her current boyfriend multiple times. Current boyfriend is alive but in serious condition while ex-boyfriend and current madman surrendered to cops after a stand off in the apartment.
• The Kodak Theater could be the site of this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Kodak might be an unusual choice due to its relatively small number of seats, compared to past venues. Especially because each musician needs two seats: one for himself and for his ego.
• A man in Palm Springs is counting his lucky stars today, having been rescued after falling about 200 feet from Mount San Gorgonio Saturday afternoon. That'll teach him for falling.
• The Washington state Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $2.25 million to five children who were wounded or traumatized when a parolee from Washington fired 70 rounds into the Granada Hills Jewish community center, wounding five before killing a mail carrier in August 1999. The families of the boys argued the state should have done more to check up on the parolee which, had they done so, would have revealed the dude was stashing weapons in his house. The families originally sued for $15 million. Therapy ain't cheap, people.
• Two people were shot in Sun Valley this morning during an apparent case of road rage. Five people in one car fought with two people in another, each eventually pulling guns. What happened to the good ol days when rivals would just have dance offs in alleys and have names like Jets and Sharks? more ›

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