After parting ways with a long-time contractor, the Lower Kuskokwim School District doesn’t have nearly enough school buses for the city’s students.
Transportation
Sturgeon case navigates its way back in front of Supreme Court
The State of Alaska will weigh in again on a lawsuit over management rights of navigable waterways, known as the Sturgeon case, which is back before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tazlina christened at Ketchikan shipyard
The ferry’s car deck was packed with people eager to see the new vessel, built in Ketchikan’s Vigor Alaska shipyard.
Airline employee who stole and crashed Horizon Air plane had Wasilla roots
Richard “Beebo” Russell, 29, had been a star athlete for the Wasilla Warriors, competing in football, track and field and wrestling.
Park Service will not attempt recovery of wreckage in Denali National Park
National Park Service says recovering the five deceased aboard a flightseeing plane that crashed Aug. 4 in Denali National Park and Preserve and removal of the aircraft exceed an acceptable level of risk and will not be attempted.
Sale of White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad finalized
Skagway’s White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad has new owners and a new president. The sale of the company was finalized July 31.
New shuttle service offered between Whitehorse, Haines
Finding a way to get to Whitehorse from Haines is challenging for anyone who doesn’t own a car. Regular transportation service between the two cities hasn’t existed for years. David Simmons hopes to change that with his new business Hinterland Express.
Whittier police arrest two men with 33-pound bag of meth
Charging documents say that police found a backpack filled with meth, as well as $8,000 cash in a briefcase.
German pilot rescued after landing plane in Glacier Bay
Thorsten Kampe of Germany reported an engine failure Friday and tried landing his small plane Grand Pacific Glacier at the head of Glacier Bay’s Tarr Inlet.
Southeast invests in tourism hoping for big return
Bigger and bigger cruise ships bring more and more passengers to the Inside Passage. Southeast Alaska communities are investing more into the tourism industry hoping for a return of that investment.