Rapper Snoop Dogg was arrested last night for investigation of illegally possessing a handgun and drugs as he left NBC Studios after performing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, police said.

A 16,200-acre wildfire burned out of control early today in the hills and canyons along Los Angeles’ northwestern edge, despite the efforts of thousands of firefighters who held out hope that the weather was on their side.

Wind-driven brush fires scorched nearly 2,500 acres north of Los Angeles, killing thousands of chickens at a farm while destroying at least one home and threatening others.