Drone pilot agrees to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft fighting Palisades fire
The drone, which authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9, put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper — a massive fixed-wing plane that can drop large amounts of water onto a fast-moving fire.
Culver City man to plead guilty to crashing drone into Super Scooper fighting the Palisades Fire
A Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to flying a drone that crashed into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft, grounding it in the midst of the devastating Palisades Fire​, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
Man agrees to plead guilty to crashing drone into 'Super Scooper' during Palisades Fire in CA
Federal charges were announced Friday in connection to a civilian drone that hit and damaged a water-dropping super scooper aircraft during the destructive Palisades Fire.
Culver City man to plead guilty to flying drone into Super Scooper plane during Palisades fire
A Culver City man will pleaded guilty to operating the drone that damaged and temporarily grounded a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft while crews battled the deadly Palisades Fire earlier this month, federal prosecutors announced on Friday, Jan. 31.
Man agrees to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire
Federal authorities say a man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles.
Man pleads guilty in drone strike of Quebec water bomber fighting L.A. fires
A 56-year-old Californian man has pleaded guilty to operating the drone that crashed into a Quebec water bomber plane fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles earlier this month.
Scholars grapple with loss of Chicano studies giant Juan Gómez-Quiñones’ archives in Palisades fire
The late Chicano historian Juan Gómez-Quiñones stored decades of Mexican American history in the garage and shed of his ...
Update: Palisades Fire at 98% containment, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 23 days. A crew of 800 firefighters has been working on site and they ...
FireAid benefit concert: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ star breaks silence after losing home in Palisades Fire
The two-venue FireAid Benefit Concert was held in Los Angeles on Thursday night to help raise money for the Southern ...
What — or who — started the Palisades fire? 2 leading theories emerge
For the last few weeks, a team of investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has worked ...
My Own Private Palisades: A Writer Remembers His Vanished Neighborhood
A writer who grew up in the devastated community tried — and failed — to save his family home. But he didn’t lose just a house. He lost his childhood.
Weeks after fire ravaged LA’s Pacific Palisades, residents return to dig for mementos
Evacuated residents are waiting in their cars for hours to get permission to return to Los Angeles neighborhoods devastated ...
Meryl Streep cut a 'car-size hole' in her neighbor's fence to escape Palisades Fire
Meryl Streep experienced a close call while trying to evacuate during the LA Fires earlier this month. Meryl's nephew, Abe ...
California Wildfire Updates: Palisades, Eaton Fires More Than 96% Contained
Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, ...
What — or who— started the Palisades fire? Inside the intense search to find out
For the last few weeks, a team of investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has worked ...