A person of interest has been taken into custody in Los Angeles after fire crews contained a massive blaze initially categorized as a major emergency burning near the historic Griffith Observatory.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The landmark Griffith Observatory overlooking Los Angeles is temporarily closed in the aftermath of a nearby brush fire that forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 tourists. The ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ROQUE DE LOS MUCHACHOS ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY ADMINISTRATOR, JUAN CARLOS PEREZ ARENCIBIA, SAYING:“The first measure is to close the telescopes when there is a risk of ash at ...

Your best view of outer space in Los Angeles is from a satellite. The Griffith Observatory Satellite, that is. For the record: 12:00 a.m. Feb. 15, 2003 For The Record Los Angeles Times Saturday ...

When the most hummable song in your Los Angeles-set movie musical is “City of Stars,” there’s no way you can avoid making a pilgrimage to the world-famous Griffith Observatory. Perched on Mount ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The landmark Griffith Observatory, a popular tourist attraction in the hills overlooking Los Angeles, was evacuated on Tuesday due to a brush fire that scorched a nearby swath ...

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A brush fire broke out in Los Angeles on Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of the iconic Griffith Observatory before scores of firefighters contained the blaze. A suspected arsonist was detained by ...

Authorities evacuated at least a dozen people from Mt. Wilson on Tuesday morning as a 30-acre wildfire burning in the San Gabriel Mountains threatened to damage the historic mountaintop observatory ...

Los Angeles' Mount Wilson Observatory, the site of major 20th century scientific discoveries, has so far survived a terrifyingly close brush with a wildfire in the hills northeast of the city. But the ...