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Multiple Agencies, CHP Helicopter Rescue Injured Hiker in Tuolumne County.

Patterson (NJ) Police Open Real-Time Crime Center, Expand Drone Program

FAA Explores Wireless Industry Subsidies for Radio Altimeter Upgrades Ahead of 5G Cellular Rollout

Blue Springs (MO) Police Begin Using Drones as First Responders

Frisco (TX) Police Look to Launch 6 Autonomous Drones in 2026

Killeen (TX) Police Seek to Buy Robot, Upgrade Drones

Goodyear (AZ) Police to Add DFR Program

Police in Gilbert (AZ) to Use Drones to Crack Down on Reckless E-Bike Riders

Helicopters Collide During Wyoming Game & Fish Operation

Longtime APSA Member and Instructor Ken Solosky Named 2026 Distinguished Flight Instructor For East Region by AOPA

Older iPads Obsolete in Next ForeFlight Update

Man Acquitted in Marine One Laser Case

New Drones for Ohio Nature Reserves to Provide Emergency Response and Law Enforcement Support

Knoxville (TN) Police Chief Hopeful for New DFR Program

Thermal Imaging from Oxford (AL) Police Helicopter Leads to Rapid Rescue of Lost Hikers

Las Vegas Police Drone Locates Missing Child

Akron (OH) Police Plan to Use DFR Program

Baton Rouge Police First in Country to Use New Type of Drone

Larimer County (CO) Sheriff’s Office Drone Helps Nab Car Thief

Texas DPS Aircraft Operations Division Conducting Scenario Training in Collin County

IACP Accepting Nominations for Leadership in Police Aviation Award

DHS Creates Drone Security Office

San Diego PD Unveils New High-Tech Crime Fighting Operation Center

FAA Proposes New Radio Altimeter Standards

FCC Rolls Back Foreign Drone Ban

Buffalo (NY) Teen Charged with Shining Laser at NYSP Helicopter

LVMPD Unveils Fusion Watch and Drone Operations Center, Drone Skyports

Travis County (TX) Looking to Replace STAR Flight Helicopter Fleet

Pennsylvania State Police Helicopter Crew Prepares for 2026 NFL Draft

LAPD Releases Bodycam Footage of Man Shooting at Police Helicopter