A California man has agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into a "Super Scooper" firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, prosecutors announced Friday.

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.

The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.

Three weeks after the Palisades and Eaton Fires, many impacted families are starting to figure out their plans moving forward. Real estate broker Jason Oppenheim – from the Netflix Show ‘Selling Sunset’ – explains what he thinks the future looks like for these communities. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Jan. 29, 2025.

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.

Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning is in effect for much the region until Friday evening.

Topanga residents will hold a demonstration to voice their opposition over the location of a proposed site that will process ash from the Palisades Fire.

The whir of the helicopter blades fills the cabin as the aircraft circles the remains of several Los Angeles neighborhoods, rows of

The two-venue FireAid Benefit Concert was held in Los Angeles on Thursday night to help raise money for the Southern California communities affected by the devastating fires that ignited earlier this month.

A California couple, the Tregers, who lost their home in the Palisades Fire less than a month ago is calling Transylvania County home for the time being.

Numerous blazes erupted in Southern California this month, consuming thousands of acres and killing at least 29 people.

For the last few weeks, a team of investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has worked out of a command post near a popular hiking trail, where officials believe the Palisades fire began around 10:30 a.