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P-22, the celebrated mountain lion that took up residence in the middle of Los Angeles and became a symbol of urban pressures on wildlife, is euthanased because of severe health problems.

P-22, the celebrated mountain lion that took up residence in the middle of Los Angeles and became a symbol of urban pressures on wildlife, has been euthanized

Wildlife experts say the famous Hollywood-roaming mountain lion known as P-22 is drastically underweight and probably was struck and hurt by a car

LOS ANGELES — Sarah Picchi was on a work call at her Los Feliz home on Monday morning when wildlife officials buzzed her front gate with a startling message: You have a lion in your backyard.

P-22 has lived in Griffith Park for a decade, earning nicknames like the "Hollywood Cat" and the "Brad Pitt of mountain lions." He is undergoing health evaluations after exhibiting signs of distress.

Wildlife officials say Southern California’s most famous mountain lion, P-22, has been captured in a Los Angeles neighborhood

LOS ANGELES — P-22, celebrity mountain lion and Griffith Park’s most wanted big cat, was captured Monday morning in a Los Feliz backyard, the homeowner told The Times.

Los Angeles’ resident big cat will have his health assessed after recent attacks on two chihuahuas and roaming too close to homes

LA JUNTA, Colo. — Three historical sites clustered on the bone-dry plains of southeastern Colorado have drawn new attention to hard truths around century-old massacres and a wartime prison, an opportunity local leaders are seizing to expand tourism that explores the lessons of the past.

BOULDER CITY, Nevada — Max Convis never imagined a day when park officials would even be considering the option of restricting boating access to Lake Mead, a reservoir he has been boating on for half a century.

Lou Conter was serving on the battleship USS Arizona at the time of Japan’s attack. The Arizona was among the ships sunk, and 1,177 of his shipmates died — nearly half of the U.S. tally of 2,403 killed.