Movie stars, warm weather, palm trees and...lasers pointed at aircraft by trouble-making teens and adults: L.A. has a global reputation, and when it comes to those laser pointers, the Federal Aviation Administration is putting their foot down, in the form of a just-announced new fine. more ›

Step 1) Get a laser pointer. Step 2) Point it at an aircraft. Voila! In addition to last month's North Hollywood laser showdown four more people around the southland have been arrested on suspicion of pointing lasers at L.A. County sheriff's helicopters, "imperiling the aircraft and their crews," in similar incidents, said the Sheriff's Department on Sunday. more ›

In the aftermath of the massive Station Fire, the issue of the timeliness of firefighting aircraft deployment has come under much scrutiny. "Newly released records contradict a finding by the U.S. Forest Service that steep terrain prevented the agency from using aircraft to attack -- and potentially contain -- the Station fire just before it began raging out of control," reports the LA Times. more ›

Paranoia was rife in Los Angeles County during the Second World War. Military Aircraft were constantly on the defense from the German's as well as the Japanese after the Pearl Harbor assaults, so rumor that another foreign invasion was on the horizon caused mass hysteria. more ›

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LAistory is a series that takes us on a journey to what came before to help us understand where we are today. So far we've been to Val Verde (the "Black Palm Springs"), Thelma Todd's Roadside Cafe, a house in Beverly Hills, Echo Park's Bonnie Brae House, and the long-gone Marineland of the Pacific. Now we're taking to the skies and flying back to the Golden Era of air travel right here in Glendale... more ›