NOAA Drone Flying Experimentally Off Olympic Coast

Northwest News Network | June 20, 2013 5:09 p.m. Tom Banse Civilian use of aerial drones is still greatly restricted, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has won permission to test a small unmanned aircraft off the Olympic Coast of Washington....

Drones could be tested in Washington state

KOMO News 4/26/2013 SEATTLE (AP) – The airport at Moses Lake could be one of six places in the nation where the Federal Aviation Administration tests drones. A coalition of agencies and organizations in the state is bidding to create the Pacific Northwest...

Drone bill prevents spying on Idaho farmers and ranchers

By SEAN ELLIS Capital Press Posted 5/20/2013 BOISE — A new Idaho law that takes effect July 1 will prevent people from using drones to spy on farmers and ranchers. A bill that has been signed into law by Gov. Butch Otter restricts people from using drones to spy...

Drones: Coming to a Sky Near You?

By Lou Cannon Real Clear Politics – April 29, 2013 The heavens will soon be thick with drones. That, at least, is the confident expectation of the Federal Aviation Administration and a slew of states and companies competing for a coveted designation as one of...