(File Photo: Source for Photo: A serviceman controls an FPV drone of “General Cherry” company at the polygon in Ukraine, on Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The FBI’s Pittsburgh field office confirmed on Tuesday it is working with local, state, and federal partners to ensure that the 2026 NFL draft experience in the Steel City tonight through Saturday is both safe and enjoyable. Therefore, the FBI stated that drones will be banned within miles of the city’s North Shore and Point State Park events. According to the Federal Aviation Administration’s TFR website, the drone restrictions will be in place today from 11 a.m. through the entirety of the draft. The FBI also expressed that anyone found operating a drone near NFL draft-related events will face severe civil and criminal penalties and if anyone sees something suspicious, they can report it to law enforcement by calling 911. The FBI noted that there are no credible or known or threats surrounding the draft during a joint press briefing on Tuesday alongside NFL officials and state and local law enforcement partners.