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Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies and animal control officers were searching by air Thursday for four pit bulls believed to have mauled a woman to death earlier in the day in the Antelope Valley community of Littlerock. Hours after the attack, Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the dogs' capture. The 63-year-old woman was out for her morning walk about 9 o'clock when she was mauled by the dogs. Her name has not been released.

Two more dog teams were being brought in to search Tuesday for a missing 73-year-old hiker last seen at a waterfall in Yosemite National Park where three people died two years ago. Rangers are hoping the dog teams will catch a scent of Kenneth Stensby, a Minnesota man described in a park statement as an “avid hiker.” Stensby had been staying at Yosemite's Ahwahnee Hotel for several days and left a note with the staff Sunday morning saying...

About 40 San Bernardino County search and rescue personnel searched Tuesday for three hikers who went missing in the Big Bear area. Ryan Shankles and Miguel De La Torre from Oceanside and David Yoder from Carlsbad set out on a hike Saturday morning on Fish Creek Trail, according to Cindy Bachman, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino  County Sheriff's Department. On Sunday morning, deputies at the Big Bear sheriff's station received a report from a friend that the three were missing.

TUCSON - The harsh Sonoran Desert claims the lives of hundreds of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border each year. Many of the dead - about 1 in 3 - go unidentified. Now there may be an easier way to put a name to some of the suspected border crossers who died north of the international boundary. On Monday, the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner and the human rights organization Humane Borders Inc. started an online system that will allow the public to identify the deceased found in southern Arizona - more than 2,000 deaths over 13 years.

Austrian director Ulrich Seidl makes a habit of blurring boundaries: his documentaries include staged scenes, and his dramas feature nonprofessional actors who are sometimes playing versions of themselves. But there is little middle ground when it comes to the reception of his work. Writing in Artforum last year, John Waters declared: "Fassbinder died, so God gave us Ulrich Seidl. " Werner Herzog once said of Seidl's "Animal Love," a 1996 documentary about excessively devoted pet owners: "Never have I looked so directly into hell.

Police are searching for a mental health patient who has threatened to kill children at a Garden Grove elementary school, authorities said. Norris Phuoc Nguyen, 23, escaped Friday afternoon from Royale Health Care Center at Bristol Street and Warner Avenue, where he was being treated for various mental health issues, authorities said. Nguyen has stated his intent to take “total control” of an elementary school in Garden Grove, targeting children and a specific teacher. “He has written manifestos and other writings that are extremely extensive.

Investigators are interviewing witnesses and residents in Camarillo Springs to try to determine the cause of a wildfire that's scorched through more than 10,000 acres and threatened more than 4,000 homes, officials said Friday. Authorities have narrowed their search for the origin of the Springs fire to an area south of the 101 Freeway near Camarillo Springs Road. “There are a number of things that can start it there,” said Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Bill Nash.

A lockdown was lifted at Canoga Park High School on Thursday as police continued to search for a man with a gun seen on campus. The school was placed on lockdown at about 9:25 a.m. as officers from the LAPD and Los Angeles Unified School District police searched in and around the campus for the gunman, said LAPD Officer Christopher No. According to reports from the scene, No said, a young man or juvenile was walking down the street with...

While the fans at Staples Center ended the season chanting "We want Phil," it appears the Lakers and Phil Jackson are nowhere near a reunion. Jackson has agreed to "serve in an advisory capacity" with the Detroit Pistons as owner Tom Gores searches for a new head coach, according to Keith Langlois of NBA.com . “Phil Jackson is a friend and one of the best minds in the business,” Gores said. “We are thrilled to have him as an advisor as we make some very important decisions for this franchise.

Los Angeles County sheriff's officials were searching for a man Wednesday night who they said fired on deputies near a Santa Clarita Valley apartment complex. No deputies were wounded in the shooting, which was reported near the intersection of Sarabande Lane and Dolan Way in Canyon Country. It was not known if the suspect was hit, and deputies set up a wide containment area to try to ensnare the armed man, 28, who was last seen wearing gray shorts and a black shirt, according to officials with the Santa Clarita station.