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Stewart hanged himself with bedsheet, authorities say

Christopher Weber

Flames and smoke rise from chemical storage tanks near a strawberry farm in Camarillo, Calif., Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Intense Calif. wildfires leaving destructive path

Christopher Weber, Shaya Tayefe Mohajer The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, May 3, 2013 - 11:49am

LOS ANGELES -- A Southern California wildfire carving a path to the sea grew to more than 15 square miles and crews prepared Friday for another bad day of gusting winds and searing weather.

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Firefighters from Glendale, Calif., and Pasadena, Calif., stand watch as bulldozers clear a firebreak near a wildfire burning along a hillside near homes in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Thursday, May 2, 2013. A Ventura County Fire Department spokeswoman said the blaze that broke out Thursday morning near Camarillo and Thousand Oaks, 50 miles west of Los Angeles, had spread to over 6,500 acres, forcing evacuations of nearby neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Wind-fanned wildfire forces evacuations

Christopher Weber The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 4:42pm

LOS ANGELES -- A wildfire fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds raged along the fringes of Southern California communities on Thursday, forcing evacuation of homes and a university while setting recreational vehicles ablaze.

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Director Tony Scott arrives at the premiere of "Unstoppable" in Los Angeles in Oct. 2010. Authorities say Scott died after jumping off a bridge in Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012.

'Top Gun' director left behind notes to loved ones

Christopher Weber The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, August 20, 2012 - 11:55am

LOS ANGELES — Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood hits as “Top Gun,” “Days of Thunder” and “Beverly Hills Cop II,” died Sunday after jumping from a towering suspension bridge spanning Los Angeles harbor and leaving behind several notes to loved ones, authorities said.

The 68-year-old Scott’s death was being investigated as a suicide, Los Angeles County Coroner’s Lt. Joe Bale said.

“I can confirm that Tony Scott has passed away. The family asks that their privacy is respected at this time,” Scott’s spokesman, Simon Halls, said in a statement.

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American Airlines defends booting Alec Baldwin from plane

Christopher Weber The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 3:54pm

LOS ANGELES -- Alec Baldwin's dustup with American Airlines continued for a second day Wednesday, with the airline taking to social media to maintain it was following federal regulations when it booted an "extremely vocal customer" from a flight for refusing to shut off his cellphone.

The airline, which earlier cited passenger privacy in declining to discuss the matter, said on its Facebook page it decided "to provide the actual facts of the matter" after Baldwin stated publicly he had gotten kicked off the flight.

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(JUAN CARLO/The Associated Press) In this Oct. 1, 2007 file photo, Roger Williams smiles at the crowd as they sing “Happy Birthday” to him in Simi Valley, Calif. Williams, the virtuoso pianist who topped Billboard charts with his hit recording of “Autumn Leaves” in the 1950s and played for nine presidents during a long career, has died. He was 87. His former publicist Rob Wilcox says Williams died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at his home in Los Angeles of complications from pancreatic cancer.

Famed pianist Roger Williams dies at 87

Christopher Weber The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, October 8, 2011 - 5:01pm

LOS ANGELES — Roger Williams, the virtuoso pianist who topped the Billboard pop chart in the 1950s and played for nine U.S. presidents during a long career, died Saturday. He was 87.

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Actress Brittany Murphy dies in LA at age 32

Christopher Weber The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 9:39pm

SLIDESHOW: Brittany Murphy

LOS ANGELES â€” Brittany Murphy, the actress who got her start in the sleeper hit â€œCluelessâ€ and rose to stardom in â€œ8 Mileâ€ before her movie roles declined in recent years, died Sunday in Los Angeles of what appeared to be natural causes, a Los Angeles County coronerâ€™s official said. She was 32.

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