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Updated at the bottom: The victim has been identified. A marijuana grow was found in the search for the dogs. First posted at 1:45 p.m.

A woman attacked by four pit bulls in the High Desert community of Littlerock died today, authorities said.

The L.A. County Department of Animal Care and Control said the woman died en route to a hospital after the mauling. She had been jogging ...

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Updated at the bottom: It's over. First posted at 1:25 p.m.

Another day, another bomb scare.

After the terrorist bombings in Boston last week, police in the L.A. area have had their hands full with fake threats and unattended bags. Today, it's Santa Monica's turn:

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Screen-grab of Boston Globe video (see the clip at the bottom).

Many updates at the bottom: Three are now reported dead; L.A. authorities are on heightened alert. First posted at 12:23 p.m.

See also: L.A. Witness In Boston: 'We Were Caught Between 2 Explosions.'

About a half-dozen people were injured in two mid-race explosions at the Boston Marathon today, according to reports.

The blasts shut down the race, although it was about half way over.

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Here's a list of Los Angeles area runners, along with their ages and towns, entered to race in today's tragic Boston Marathon.

The list does not suggest any of them were injured -- it's just a list of who was at least planning to be there. At least half the field had finished before today's blasts. Here it is:

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Police outside the Hughes' Promenade.

Latest info is at the bottom: Police confirm a sexual assault and stabbing. 14 victims were led to safety. Headline has changed. First posted at 11:55 p.m. Thursday

A hostage situation was underway at The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center near Westchester, police told LA Weekly.

Details were sketchy, and the officer we spoke to said most of the authorities in-the-know were at a command post at the mall. But the Twitter user @LAScanner has been tracking police radio broadcasts and has published these possibilities:

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A man apparently walked into the lake at MacArthur Park and drowned this morning, authorities said.

His body was pulled from the water by L.A. Fire Department divers, LAFD spokesman Shawn Lenske reported at 11:11 a.m.

The man ...

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The man in question is to the left.

Updated at the bottom: The man was apprehended and the freeway is reopening.

A "possible jumper" over the 110 freeway downtown has prompted police to call out a SWAT team, the LAPD tells the Weekly.

The situation on the 7th Street bridge was reported by the L.A. Fire Department at 2:13 p.m. Police told us it was ongoing. KNX 1070 Newsradio said the scene has inspired a Sigalert for the freeway.

At least one photo of the area depicts all southbound lanes shutdown.

The man in question ...

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Updated at the bottom with a theory from the air quality folks. First posted at 12:02 p.m.

We all know the Valley stinks (says the Westsider).

But this is ridiculous. Residents this morning began reporting a foul odor, something like rotten eggs, in the northern San Fernando Valley, the Valley's foothills, parts of Simi Valley and even the Inland Empire.

In fact immediate speculation was that the smell was coming from the Salton Sea in Riverside and Imperial counties, a constant source of rotten-egg stench. Maybe not, says the National Weather Service:

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