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 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 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.
Authorities: Man 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. The U.S. Department of Justice says Peter Tripp Akemann faces one misdemeanor count that carries a sentence of up to a year in prison.
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.
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 ...
Scholars grapple with loss of Chicano studies giant Juan Gómez-Quiñones’ archives in Palisades fire
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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 ...
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.
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 ...
After a long wait, the last of Palisades residents to return reclaim what’s left
A line of vehicles stretching two or three miles snaked along PCH Tuesday as motorists inched into a parking lot for permits ...
Palisades Fire has ‘human origins,’ Los Angeles Times reports
As the investigation into the devastating Palisades Fire continues, early indications show the blaze was probably not natural ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...