Navigating dense forest and deploying 164 feet of hoist cable, the crew skillfully maneuvered between towering trees to reach the injured hiker.

He was struck by a car as he stood in the freeway lanes, the CHP said. The car driver was hospitalized with major injuries.

Police responded to a Sherman Oaks smoke shop burlgary around 4:08 a.m., and then to a Granada Hills smoke shop burglary ...