Tens of Thousands Evacuate as Lightning-Sparked Fires Rage Across California
Tens of thousands of displaced Californians huddled under mass evacuation orders Thursday in the midst…
Lemon Grove Man Charged With Pointing Laser at SDPD Helicopter During Protest
A Lemon Grove man was charged Wednesday with aiming a laser pointer beam at a…
Authorities Call in Helicopter to Rescue Man Who Fell from Sunset Cliffs
A man was rescued by helicopter after he fell from Sunset Cliffs, authorities reported Sunday.…
Suspected Gunman Arrested After Rifle Fired at Police Helicopter in Bird Rock
A gunman was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he was accused of shooting…
Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant, 8 Others Killed in Helicopter Crash Near Malibu
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and eight other people, including one of Bryant’s daughters,…
San Diego Adds High-Tech S-70i Firehawk Helicopter to Firefighting Fleet
San Diego’s third firefighting helicopter, a civilian variant of the military’s UH-60 Black Hawk, is…
Helicopter Makes Hard Landing at Carlsbad Airport: Tips Over, But No One Hurt
A hard landing at McClellan-Palomar Airport left a light helicopter toppled onto its side Wednesday…
In-Flight Fire Forces Marine Helicopter from Miramar to Land in Imperial County
A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter was forced to land Thursday at the…
Lifeguards Call in Helicopter to Rescue Injured Paraglider Pilot
Lifeguards called in a San Diego Fire-Rescue helicopter Monday afternoon to rescue a paraglider pilot…
Man Arrested in Spring Valley After Pointing Laser at Airliners and Police Helicopter
A man was behind bars Thursday on suspicion of pointing a laser at multiple commercial…
Crop Helicopter Crashes in Valley Center, Injures Man Refilling Pesticides
A 35-year-old man suffered minor injuries when a helicopter piloted by a 51-year-old man crashed…
Injured Hiker Rescued by Helicopter from Penasquitos Creek
Rescue crews airlifted a hiker Saturday who had fallen along a rain-swelled creek in one…
Sheriff’s Helicopter Called to Make Remote Rescue in Cuyamaca Mountains
A sheriff’s helicopter was requested to hoist a person–who apparently suffered a medical emergency–from the…
Man Jailed After Firing 19 Rounds into Hillcrest Restaurant, But Injuring No One
A 29-year-old man who allegedly opened fire on a Hillcrest restaurant with an assault rifle…