Officials from a dozen coastal communities traveled to Juneau to voice support for Alaska’s beleaguered ferries earlier this week.
Transportation
Coast Guard notes VHF emergency radio dead zones in coastal Alaska
The Coast Guard is recommending other communications systems as a backup, like satellite phones or texting devices, emergency beacons or even cellphones where there’s service.
Medevac plane removed from Unalaska Bay following crash
A LifeMed medevac flight went into the water after taking off from Unalaska Airport on Jan. 16. The National Transportation Safety Board is still investigating the cause of the crash.
Medevac crew rescued after plane crashes near Unalaska
A LifeMed medevac flight crashed into the water Thursday morning near Unalaska shortly after taking off from the island’s airport. No one was seriously hurt.
How one Anchorage business delivers 150 pizzas a week to the Alaska bush
From the Bering Sea to the North Slope, a take-and-bake pizza shop in Anchorage is flying pizzas hundreds of miles to the farthest corners of Alaska.
Cold weather freezes freight orders for small towns in Southeast Alaska
Below-average temperatures in Southeast Alaska have put a freeze on an important transportation link in the region.
Consultants hired by Dunleavy administration say privatizing Alaska ferries ‘not feasible’
The Dunleavy administration commissioned the report last spring and received it in the fall. But the state wouldn’t release it until Wednesday’s Marine Transportation Advisory Board meeting.
Reduced winter ferry schedule puts a squeeze on Southeast Alaska basketball programs
Budget cuts to Alaska’s state ferry system have made it harder for high school basketball teams to travel this season, school officials say.
Should you get an engine heater? Anchorage auto shops and air quality experts say yes.
With temperatures sinking below zero degrees in Anchorage last week, demand for engine block heaters skyrocketed.
M/V Tustumena makes its last run before winter ferry service gap
Kodiak Island’s last ferry of the season pulled away from the dock on Saturday, Jan. 11, and there won’t be one returning until April.