June 19, 2017 | Daniel Potter
California lawmakers are once again considering rules on where and when it’s okay to fly drones. In years past the governor has vetoed several drone bills.
April 11, 2017 | Amy Quinton
The Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District has two new weapons in its fight against disease-carrying mosquitoes. The district plans to use drones to help spot places where mosquitoes could breed.
September 21, 2016 | Daniel Potter
Governor Jerry Brown is weighing several bills to restrict where drones are allowed to fly – including over state-managed parks and waters.
July 15, 2016
A man accused of interfering with firefighting by flying a drone over the Trailhead Fire has been arrested. This is the first time Cal Fire has arrested a drone operator for allegedly interfering with firefighting.
July 7, 2016 | Ben Bradford
Unmanned drones could eventually assist in fighting wild fires in California, but probably not anytime soon.
June 17, 2016
(AP) — The FAA is investigating a near-miss between a hobby drone and a sheriff's helicopter in Reno during an aerial attack on a wind-whipped brush fire that was threatening dozens of suburban homes on the edge of the Sierra.
April 7, 2016
(AP) - Nevada has teamed up with NASA to conduct more research and testing on drones, which will take place at a new laboratory at Reno-Stead Airport.
March 24, 2016
(AP) - Concern is rising on the Central Coast about photo and video drones getting too close to marine mammals.
February 15, 2016
(AP) - Skiers at a resort west of Lake Tahoe can have their experience recorded via drone as part of a unique exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration.
December 28, 2015 | Ben Bradford
As more drones fill the sky, the industry and elected officials are urging hobbyists flying them to get insurance.
