Friends and neighbors say Arthur Simoneau represented the best parts of Topanga, a tight-knit bohemian mountain community with a reputation for welcoming the free-spirited. Hang-gliding friends say he ...

Artists, residents and friends are adding a new image to the historical “Great Wall of Topanga” in Topanga Canyon, to honor resident Arthur Simoneau, a pioneering hang-glider who lost his life in his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Topanga Canyon resident Derek Mabra, part of a group of citizens called the Heat Hawks, hoses down hot spots behind a friend's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A helicopter drops water on a fire near Topanga Village along Topanga Canyon Road on Wednesday. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times ...

A hang-glider pilot for four decades, 69-year-old Arthur Simoneau was a calculated risk-taker. And so, as residents fled the Palisades fire Tuesday, Simoneau headed closer to the inferno. He was ...