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Jun 12 2018

Authorities identify two men killed in Sitka plane crash

By Emily Kwong, KCAW-Sitka | Public Safety, Search & Rescue, Southeast, Transportation

The National Transportation Safety Board and Alaska State Troopers are investigating a plane crash this weekend north of Sitka. Pilot Stonie Huffman, 45, of Sitka and passenger James Ronge, 66, of California, were found dead.

By Emily Kwong, KCAW-Sitka | June 12, 2018 8:31 am

Jun 11 2018

Skagway Assembly requests Governor Walker divert funding from Juneau Access Road

By Henry Leasia, KHNS | Southeast, Transportation

They want to see money budgeted for the Juneau Access Road diverted to help fund ferry infrastructure. That’s one issue the group voted on at a meeting Thursday.

By Henry Leasia, KHNS | June 11, 2018 2:17 pm

Jun 11 2018

Updated: Authorities investigate plane crash near Sitka

By Matt Miller, KTOO and Emily Kwong, KCAW-Sitka | Search & Rescue, Southeast, Transportation

The Piper P-A 18 Super Cub went down near where the Katlian River meets Katlian Bay. The pilot is deceased. His family has been notified, but his identity has not been released yet. The search party has found the body of the missing passenger.

By Matt Miller, KTOO and Emily Kwong, KCAW-Sitka | June 11, 2018 7:41 am

Jun 06 2018

The Bering Strait separates Alaska's Seward Peninsula, right, from Siberia, left, in this June 3, 2002, satellite image.

US and Russia agree on shipping standards for Bering Strait

By Emily Russell, Alaska Public Media | Business, Northwest, Transportation

North and southbound lanes, speed limits, areas to be avoided — those are just some of the safety measures in place in the world’s busiest waterways. In the Bering Strait, though, there’s nothing regulating where ships can go and what…

By Emily Russell, Alaska Public Media | June 6, 2018 6:56 pm

Jun 01 2018

Emergency personnel help survivors of a floatplane crash at the Taquan dock in Ketchikan on June 1, 2018. A floatplane operated by Ketchikan-based RdM with seven people aboard had crashed on Prince of Wales Island.

Floatplane crashes on Prince of Wales Island with 7 aboard

By Maria Dudzak, KRBD | Southeast, Transportation

The six passengers and pilot all survived. Five did not need medical care, two were taken the Ketchikan hospital for more evaluation with minor injuries.

By Maria Dudzak, KRBD | June 1, 2018 6:57 pm

Jun 01 2018

Fast ferry’s future sailings uncertain

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, State Government, Transportation

The Alaska Marine Highway System appears to be phasing out its fast ferries. One is in long-term storage and the other will join it this fall.

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | June 1, 2018 6:49 am

May 30 2018

Tourists in Skagway take pictures with a White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad train car in 2017. (Photo by Emily Files/KHNS)

Rock strike suspends White Pass train service in Skagway

By Abbey Collins, KHNS-Haines | Public Safety, Southeast, Tourism, Transportation

White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad suspended service after a rock struck a bridge about 7 miles up the railroad track from town. White Pass official Tyler Rose said service should be restored in the next few days.

By Abbey Collins, KHNS-Haines | May 30, 2018 12:04 pm

May 27 2018

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Graphic by Pew Charitable Trusts)

Why this state thinks engineers can save pedestrians’ lives

By Scott Rodd, Stateline | Nation & World, Pew Charitable Trusts, Public Safety, Transportation

The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roadways is up — by a lot. Nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed in 2016, up from 4,100 in 2009 and the highest toll since 1990, according to the Governors Highway Safety Administration. The number of deaths held steady between 2016 and 2017 — but that was cold comfort.

By Scott Rodd, Stateline | May 27, 2018 8:05 am

May 22 2018

The ferry Taku waits to load passengers in Sitka Jan. 22, 2012, while it was still sailing. It’s been sold to a company based in Dubai after a Portland, Oregon, bidder withdrew its offer. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)

Efforts underway to reform Marine Highway System

By Maria Dudzak, KRBD-Ketchikan | Transportation

A regional nonprofit wants to transition the ferry system to a public corporation. Next up: developing a long-term operation and business strategy.

By Maria Dudzak, KRBD-Ketchikan | May 22, 2018 9:16 am

May 21 2018

Ferries fully funded in operating budget

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, State Government, Syndicated, Transportation

The Alaska Marine Highway System got what it asked for in the Legislature’s operating budget. Next budget year’s sailings and routes will be similar to this year’s schedule.

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | May 21, 2018 5:34 pm

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Authorities identify two men killed in Sitka plane crash

Skagway Assembly requests Governor Walker divert funding from Juneau Access Road

Updated: Authorities investigate plane crash near Sitka

US and Russia agree on shipping standards for Bering Strait

Floatplane crashes on Prince of Wales Island with 7 aboard

Fast ferry’s future sailings uncertain

Rock strike suspends White Pass train service in Skagway

Why this state thinks engineers can save pedestrians’ lives

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