Skagway residents are facing a two-and-a-half month disruption in Alaska Marine Highway ferry service sometime in the next year and a half. The municipality held a meeting last week to hear from residents about what they think the best timing would be for the looming closure of the ferry dock.
Transportation
Friday mudslide blocked Glacier Highway near mile 21
A mudslide blocked the road near mile 21 of the Glacier highway Friday. A DOT spokesman said there could be more slides as the rainy season progresses.
Some towns treat bikes as trendy, but in Reading, Pa., they’re tools
The city of nearly 90,000 is making an effort to become bike-friendly as a way to cater to existing residents — many of whom bike because they have to.
State reverses governor’s $6.35 million school funding veto
Governor Bill Walker’s attempt to veto $6.35 million in state education funding failed because of a technicality. The state has decided to fund schools as if the line item veto didn’t happen.
Float plane crashes on Kodiak Island
There was a float plane crash in the vicinity of Uganik Lake this afternoon.
A De Havilland DHC-2 float plane carrying three people crashed shortly after 12:30 p.m., according to Petty Officer Bill Colclough in the Anchorage Coast Guard Public Affairs Office.
Search underway for missing cruise passenger
25-year-old woman identified only as a Columbian national disappeared Thursday morning from the Norwegian Pearl.
Homer port employees help save sinking vessel
Homer Port and Harbor officials say employees helped saved a vessel from sinking on Tuesday. Early that morning, a harbor officer found the vessel Klahowya sinking and semi-submerged at its moorings and called for help, Deputy Harbormaster Matt Clarke said.
Trails cleared, bodies recovered from midair collision crash sites, rescuers say
The five bodies of the victims in last week’s deadly midair plane collision were recovered over the weekend, Bethel Search and Rescue said.
Fishing boat smashes into Aurora Harbor slip, driver charged with DUI
Juneau police arrested the boat’s driver. He was charged with misdemeanors for driving under the influence and refusing a breath test.
Federal Government Invests in Oregon’s ‘Pay-By-The-Mile’ Experiment
Statistics show that in Oregon and across the country, the gasoline tax has not kept up with inflation, even as demands for transportation infrastructure repair and construction have skyrocketed.