On the morning of Jan. 7, as thick black smoke billowed over the Pacific Palisades, newsrooms across the city mobilized without a key piece of news-gathering equipment.

A California man has pleaded guilty to recklessly operating a drone that collided with a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper as it ...

Interviews with pilots paint a graphic picture of the struggle to maintain control of their ships amid one of the most ...

Locals share how to be a responsible and respectful traveler when visiting Los Angeles in the wake of the devastating fires.

USA TODAY on Monday reached out to the FBI Los Angeles Field Office and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department for comment ... to tackle the Palisades Fire. The FAA said it has enacted several ...

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. PST Los Angeles County public health officials issue closures of several miles of beach near the Palisades ...

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.

A drone that authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9 put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper ...

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

A firefighting aircraft was grounded on Thursday after it was struck by a drone while flying over the Palisades Fire ... "The FAA has not authorized anyone unaffiliated with the Los Angeles ...

Harrowing video shows two deputies rescue a 100-year-old woman as the Eaton Fire approached her senior living facility.