By Mary-Justine Lanyon Scott Boyer – who lays out the Alpine Mountaineer – recently got his FAA pilot’s license so he can fly his drone. An FAA pilot’s license? “Yes,” Boyer said, “the FAA is particularly fussy about where pilots are allowed to fly and how to...
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No-fly zone for drones
Flying a drone can be fun and even informative BUT flying them in a zone where an active fire is burning is not only a bad idea – it’s illegal and is a federal offense. A drone flying over the recent fires in the Los Angeles area hit a plane dropping fire retardant,...
Caltrans at work on 330 and 189
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is continuing Phase 2 of the emergency project on State Route 330 (SR-330) to culvert drainage caused by the Line Fire. Contractor crews will continue to conduct those repairs through Jan. 16. The repair project...
Cal Fire intercepts illegal fireworks
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Cal Fire officials recently seized 75 tons of illegal fireworks that were found in a Gardena warehouse. A Cal Fire spokesman on Wednesday, June 28 said the illegal explosives, valued at $10 million, had come across the border...






