Oregon’s Court of Appeals chided the state’s police force on Wednesday for using warrantless “technologically-enhanced surveillance” to bust an illegal marijuana operation, sending the court’s clearest message yet about how law enforcement may use the increasingly popular, but controversial technology. The case, captured in an eight-page ruling from a three-judge panel, centers on a June […]
Cascade Locks City Council held a public hearing on the Downtown Revitalization Plan at the May 12 meeting, with a discussion following regard…
Drones are now forbidden from liftoffs and landings in Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area parks, according to a new order placed on Nov. 4 di…
Insitu landed another U.S. military contract recently, this time a more than $390 million Navy contract for 179 unmanned aircraft that will be…
A partnership between local libraries, the Gorge Tech Alliance, Wasco County 4-H, and the Columbia Gorge STEM Hub is hosting three “Introduce a Girl to Engineering” events in the Gorge on Thursday, Feb. 22. The events are part of a national movement led by DiscoverE to provide more girls with exposure to engineering fields.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is working with University of Montana wild-life researchers to test the use of a drone this month to document the presence of moose calves in northeast Washington.
Monday marked the beginning of a new trimester at Columbia High School and the beginning of a new adventure for robotics class students to embark on.
As if having the Dry Creek Fire camp next door wasn’t enough excitement for the kids attending summer school at Henkle Middle School, how about watching hand-made drones zip around the gym and the Columbia High School football field?
A pile of eight gutted Ironman toys sat on the gym floor last week at Insitu’s RoboFlight Academy, held at Henkle Middle School in White Salmon. The remote-controlled flying toys had been stripped of their circuit boards and motors, which were put to better use in a variety of made-from-scratch drones by the 25 mostly Gorge area teens enrolled in the weeklong program, which just finished its sixth year.
Tiny aircraft swooped through hoops and raced through the sky at Barrett Park Saturday.
