Sources: ABC
The La Tuna Fire continues to burn in Los Angeles, California, becoming the largest fire in the city's history at around 5,800 acres. Mayor Eric Garcetti declares a state of emergency. 2017-09-3
The Netflix "documentary" "The White Helmets", a film about the Syrian Civil War, wins the Best Documentary Short.The cinematographer Khaled Khatib who is himself a member of the rebel-aligned group couldn't attend the ceremony because officials from the Department of Homeland Security discovered "derogatory information" about him. 2017-02-26
"The Salesman" directed by Asghar Farhadi won Best Foreign Language Film. Farhadi and other film crew did not attend the ceremony in protest of Donald Trump's visa ban. First Iranian in space Anousheh Ansari and scienist Firouz Naderi attended in place of Farhadi. 2017-02-26
Ex National Football League player Darren Sharper is sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping two women in the American city of Los Angeles, California. Sharper has been accused of attacking a dozen women across the United States. 2016-11-29
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences members present the Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. 2015-02-8
American songwriter Hal David, who was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach, dies in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 91. 2012-09-1
The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for television programs broadcast in the United States are held in Los Angeles with "Mad Men" winning the outstanding drama series and "Modern Family" winning the Outstanding Comedy. 2011-09-18
English-American actress Elizabeth Taylor dies at the age of 79 in Los Angeles. 2011-03-23
Italian film producer Dino De Laurentiis ("Serpico", "Death Wish") dies in Los Angeles, California ending a movie career that spanned seven decades in both the United States and Italy. 2010-11-10
United States rapper T.I. and his wife singer Tameka Cottle are arrested on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles for illegal drug possession. 2010-09-1