The man who crashed a drone into and damaged a water-dropping aircraft as it fought the devastating Palisades Fire earlier this ... for the Central District of California. The drone flight ...

According to the plea agreement, on Jan. 9, Akemann drove to the top of the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California, and flew a drone toward the Palisades Fire to see the damage.

The drone, which authorities say was flying ... according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Temporary flight restrictions were put in place across portions of Southern ...

Akemann launched the drone Jan. 9, two days after the start of the fire in Pacific Palisades ... service in support of the 2025 Southern California wildfire relief effort. The FBI opened a ...

A drone collided with a firefighting aircraft flying over the Palisades fire on Thursday, causing the plane to be grounded for several days of repairs and leading to an investigation into who flew ...

A California man has agreed to pay ... A damaged firefighting aircraft is seen after a drone strike while responding to the Palisades Fire on Jan. 9, 2025. Investigators recovered parts of the ...

A Super Scooper firefighting plane was grounded after it was struck by a drone over the Palisades Fire. Fire officials in Southern California informed the FAA that a firefighting aircraft struck a ...

California firefighters were forced to ground their aircraft because of unauthorized drones flying in the Line Fire area. Toa55/Getty "There have been multiple drone incursions over the Line Fire ...

Drone video shows a neighborhood turned ... By Thursday, it had grown to more than 17,000 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire.