Emma G. Gallegos

One girl was killed and another hiker was injured today on their hike in Eaton Canyon Park above Altadena. Emergency responders got a call around 11:30 am this morning reporting that four people had fallen to some rocks below.

A middle school student in Northridge died this week after huffing a can of computer duster. Aria Doherty, 13, was a straight-A student at Nobel Charter Middle School in Northridge.

Mo' money, mo' problems: the county is investigating whether Octomom made too much money last year to be on welfare. Someone (perhaps one of her many anonymous haters) filed a complaint that Nadya Suleman was receiving welfare, including food stamps, despite the fact that she raked in $200,000 last year.

Harry Reems, the male star of the 1972 porn phenom "Deep Throat," died yesterday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Reems, who was born Herbert Streicher, made his name starring opposite Linda Lovelace in the legendary porn flick "Deep Throat" in 1972.

Last month an Occidental College student reported being sexually assaulted by another student just off-campus, and many students and professors were dismayed to learn about the report not from the administration but from TV news reporters who visited the campus for interviews.

Tom Sizemore was an action star with a respectable career playing the tough guy in big-budget action films including Saving Private Ryan, Heat, Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down, but he never really broke through and became a household name. Instead, his addiction to drugs plunged him into a downward spiral that ended with him living on the streets, then jail and finally as a cast member on "Celebrity Rehab."

In tonight's Extra, Extra, we learn about a "Wilde" date, Brits laugh at our quasi-Irish traditions and what Elizabeth Moss hopes "Mad Men's" Peggy never does. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

Every year as the L.A. marathon approaches, we hear all sorts of heart-warming stories of people who have overcome the odds whether that's multiple sclerosis or jerk ex-fiancés. But when the day arrives, it's a chance for the rest of us mere mortals (who are more into marathon mimosas than marathons) to complain about just how hard it is to deal with the music, the street closures and even just the idea that people are voluntarily subjecting themselves to this.

Get out so you can celebrate Nowruz, watch some film shorts or celebrate St. Paddy's.

A 4-year-old boy and two men were wounded in a shooting last night in Northwest Pasadena. The gunshots were fired around 8:50 pm from outside a building and hit the men and child inside.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, a snake was found in an unusual place, an IMDb actress has a posse of actors backing her up with testimony and the pope is not quite as charming as Jennifer Lawrence. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

We have a simple recipe if you feel like making a concoction on St. Paddy's Day that doesn't involve green food coloring. This 3-ingredient recipe for a smooth Black Velvet Beer Cocktail comes courtesy of The Tripel, a gastropub owned by "Top Chef" runner-up Brooke Williamson and her husband Nick Roberts.