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.

Griffith Jenkins Griffith desired to make science more accessible to the public and he gifted $100,000 to the city of Los Angeles to build an Observatory on top of Mount Hollywood. The Griffith ...

Griffith Observatory will celebrate its 91st anniversary Thursday with the launch of a new digital guide designed to help ...

Los Angeles landmark the Griffith Observatory has been recreated in Minecraft for visitors to explore at home in a "whole new light." Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The free ...

The Griffith Observatory invited the public to join them on Thursday to welcome the start of spring, also known as the vernal equinox. A popular event, it drew a crowd to this annual moment when ...

Griffith Observatory is not a well-kept secret. Even in the blustery cold, cars snaked down the side of the dusty hills of Griffith Park as my friends and I raced to the top of the hill to catch a ...

The Griffith Observatory celebrates 90 years on Wednesday, and as one of L.A.'s most recognizable landmarks, the Art Deco structure deserves its own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. With over 170 ...

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GRIFFITH PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- All eyes were on the sky for the Great American Eclipse on Monday, and crowds of thousands in Southern California gathered at the Griffith Observatory for the ...