The plane was chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fly from Anchorage to Cape Newenham, located roughly 25 miles south of Platinum.
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No survivors in Southwest Alaska plane crash with 8 on board
The civilian-contracted aircraft crashed at the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, roughly 450 miles west of Anchorage.
Nunapitchuk voters only had about 3 hours to vote in-person on primary election day
State polling locations are supposed to be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on primary election day. But in Nunapitchuk on Aug. 18, voters were left without a polling place for most of the day. It’s not clear exactly why.
Kuskokwim Bay commercial salmon fishery opens after 5-year hiatus
Commercial salmon fishing is a distant memory on the Kuskokwim River. But down the Bering Sea coast, local fishermen with the Independent Fishermen of Quinhagak Cooperative have been fighting to keep a small commercial fishery alive and bring much-needed cash into communities.
How a change to mail-in voting could impact Alaska’s most rural voters
Alaska is one of 29 states that allow at least some late-arriving ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked on or before election day. But a U.S. Supreme Court ruling could complicate that, especially for voters in the Bush.
FEMA denies request to cover 90 percent of initial Halong disaster relief costs
The increase would have been limited to disaster relief during the first 90 days after the storms. It would have covered the bulk of costs related to debris removal and emergency protective measures, costs that the state says reached $20 million in the first weeks after ex-typhoon Halong.