KUCB - Unalaska

On Oct. 17 of last year, the Saab 2000 plane went off the end of Tom Madsen Airport’s runway. Forty-two people were on board, more than 10 were injured and one passenger died.

Ravn Alaska says it could resume scheduled flights between Anchorage and Unalaska in two weeks.

In some places surrounding the central and western Aleutian Islands, reefs are crumbling from urchins burrowing through the weakened calcium carbonate structures. 

Mariza Tovar is putting together a tarot deck filled with humpback whales, grizzly bears, red-faced cormorants and sea kelp.

The ventilator splitters make it possible to fill two sets of lungs from each machine, which typically could only support one person.

Coast Guard investigators would appreciate anyone with information about the vessel or conditions around the time the ship was lost to come forward.

The Department of Energy says that if the project succeeds, Unalaska would be the first community in the nation completely powered by geothermal energy.

“It appears this was the strongest storm to affect Alaska during the month of August on record,” said Rick Thoman, who works for the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy.

The state pathologist says they will process samples from the two dead whales to confirm things like species and sex, but they likely won’t be able to determine cause of death.

The vision is a $10 per month service offering $600 seats on charter flights and protection against delays.