Akemann, 56, entered his plea to a federal class-A misdemeanor count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sentencing was set for June 2. PREVIOUSLY on ...
A California man has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison for operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the early days of ...
A Culver City man will plead guilty to operating the drone that damaged and temporarily grounded a Canadian Super Scooper firefighting plane while crews battled the deadly Palisades fire, federal ...
An aerial firefighting plane drops retardant to curb the blaze. Park Fire in Butte County Credit: Image Courtesy of CAL FIRE. A Culver City man pleaded guilty to charges he grounded a fire fighting ...
VAN NUYS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- With two newly arrived Super Scoopers serving as a backdrop, Los Angeles County Fire Department officials on Friday touted their preparedness for the 2025 wildfire ...