Federal investigators say they’re baffled over what caused an air ambulance over Southeast Alaska to rapidly plunge into the water in January of last year — killing all three aboard.
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‘Southeast has just been hammered’: Economists try to see what’s ahead for Alaska’s pandemic recession
The COVID-19 pandemic came at a rough time for Alaska. The state was just beginning to climb out of its recession and was projected to see economic growth. Instead, as the pandemic unfolded and shut down the tourism season, businesses closed and a record number of Alaskans found themselves out of work.
‘Worked better than I expected’: Tok’s electric school bus passes cold weather test
The eastern Interior town of Tok has Alaska’s first and only electric-powered school bus.
New cargo project is latest proposal for booming Anchorage airport
The C Change Group, the firm proposing the project at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, could also end up building a hangar or cargo warehouse in a future construction phase.
Alaska Airlines jet hits bear on Yakutat Airport runway
The Boeing 737 was slowing down when the flight crew noticed a sow and a cub crossing the runway, according to a statement from Alaska Airlines.
Ravn Alaska will resume flights to 6 communities Friday
Ravn CEO Rob McKinney says tickets are now available for scheduled flights between Anchorage and Unalaska, Sand Point, Homer, Kenai and Valdez
‘How the heck he got to Alaska, we have no clue’: Furry stowaway sails from Washington to Kenai
A cat that somehow shipped itself to Alaska has been ‘a little grumpy’ since returning to Washington.
Cruise ban ends, but the coast isn’t clear for the 2021 season in Alaska
The federal government released a plan for cruise ships to resume sailings in U.S. waters Friday, but the 2021 cruise ship season in Alaska is far from a sure thing.
Plan approved to sink the Lumberman, Juneau’s troublesome tug
Juneau Port Director Carl Uchytil says permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gives the city permission to flood the 192-ton steel hulled boat and sink it in 8,400 feet of water.
Juneau hopes to reduce wait time for COVID-19 test results for travelers coming through its airport
Results have been taking four to five days on average to get back from the state lab. Results from the new lab are expected to take two to four days.