The Bend Police Department’s drone program is continuing to grow as program officials say it is a critical public safety tool. Yet, critics remain skeptical of the potential for unchecked surveillance ...

The quickest and safest way for Bend police to respond first to an emergency could be a drone. Bend police have drones staged in containers atop two buildings near downtown. A drone operator could get ...

(TNS) — A bill that would allow police across Oregon to use drones to respond to 911 calls of crimes in progress, scope out crash scenes before officers can arrive, chase fleeing suspects and search ...

SOUTH BEND — “The lights are like sprinkles,” an exuberant 4-year-old Sylas Rader said after watching dozens of lighted drones make pictures in the night sky over the St. Joseph River. And so, 2025 ...

People on the East Coast expressed concerns this month after unidentified, mysterious drones were seen flying over New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, but Oregon residents are also wondering what ...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A last-minute amendment to Oregon's Senate Bill 1125 ignited controversy, drawing significant opposition from voters, community members, and elected leaders across the state. The ...

RAYMOND REES NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING CENTER, Ore. – The Oregon Army National Guard is transforming its unmanned aircraft systems training at the 249th Regional Training Institute, introducing advanced ...

OREGON CITY, Ore. -- Drones are now a part of our everyday lives. The U.S. Government uses them. So do tech companies, law enforcement, real estate, news organizations and many more. But, for some, ...