Sources: NBC
Wildfires rage out of control in at least 100 different locations throughout Israel and the West Bank, prompting the Israeli government to declare a state of emergency and forcing evacuations near Jerusalem. At least 40 people are reportedly injured due to the fires. 2025-04-30
A Powerball lottery player from California, United States, becomes the third to win a billion-dollar prize, with a ticket purchased in Los Angeles earning the $1 billion jackpot. 2023-07-19
While responding to multiple reports of a violent assault suspect at a Los Angeles clothing store, LAPD officers fired upon one male subject. Valentina Orellana-Peralta was sheltering with her mother and other patrons and was killed by an errant shot. Valentina and the suspect both succumbed to their injuries in the store. Several patrons were injured by the suspect prior to officers' arrival. [https:--www.cnn.com-2021-12-28-us-lapd-teen-killed-valentina-orellana-peralta-family-index.html]2021-12-23
A wildfire destroys 25 homes, displaces 100,000 people and burns over 7,500 acres of forest in and around Los Angeles. 2019-10-11
A seventeen-square mile fire continues to burn in Santa Clarita, California, near Los Angeles. 2016-07-23
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. 2016-02-15
Firefighters in Chile battle three large wildfires, which have reportedly resulted in the death of at least one person. 2012-01-2
Gloria Stuart, the oldest-ever nominee for an Academy Award, specifically the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the elder Rose in the 1997 film "Titanic", dies in Los Angeles, aged 100. 2010-09-27
A wildfire forces the evacuation of thousands of homes in Palmdale California, United States. 2010-07-30