As firefighters struggled to contain the devastating Palisades Fire in Los Angeles in early January, someone wanted a bird's ...

On January 9, as wildfires raged across California, Akemann drove to the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California. He went to the top floor of a parking lot there and launched a DJI Mini 3 ...

O n January 9th, 56-year-old Peter Akemann flew his DJI Mini 3 Pro drone far beyond the legal limit of his ability to see — ...

New York State Electric & Gas says it has been updating its systems of record to detect possible risks, make necessary improvements, and take preventative actions to support reliability and safety of ...

The U.S. Attorney's Office said that as a result of the collision, the Government of Quebec and an aircraft repair company incurred costs of at least $65,169 to repair the plane.

Peter Akemann agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire earlier this month, officials said.

Federal authorities say a man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting ...

At the time of the collision, the FAA had issued temporary flight restrictions prohibiting drone operations near the Los Angeles County wildfires. Damage and repair cost to the firefighting plane ...

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 ...

Peter Akemann will plead guilty for his drone colliding with a Super Scooper, halting wildfire efforts. He faces penalties and community service.