The year was 1966. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, which carries passengers from Palm Springs up to the San Jacinto Mountains nearly 6,000 feet above, had opened a few years prior to great fanfare.

Two devastating wildfires in Los Angeles were declared fully contained by firefighters on Friday after burning for more than three weeks, killing about 30 people and displacing thousands more.

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Though many Los Angeles-area parks and museums closed because of air quality or other concerns, several have reopened, including Griffith Park, the L.A. Zoo and Autry Museum of the American West.

The McCormick Bird House would be closed "until further notice," the zoo said. Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu ...

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On Saturday the Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation marked the official reopening of Emile Griffith Ball Park with the exciting start of the 2025 Al McHen Little League season. The scoreboard ...

Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

CASTAIC, California: A rapidly growing wildfire broke out some 80 km north of Los Angeles on Wednesday (Jan 22), burning 20 sq km, while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more ...