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.
Transportation
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.
Feds join governor in ending Juneau road extension
Walker announced in 2016 that he wasn’t going ahead with the project. But the new Federal Highway Administration decision finalizes that choice.
Pilot rescued after his plane crashes in Glacier Bay National Park
A 34-year-old male pilot was rescued after his plane went down Wednesday afternoon in a lake in Glacier Bay National Park.
Anchorage pilot dies, two suffer injuries in Willow plane crash
Anchorage-based Regal Air pilot Colt Richter, 24, died and two passengers were injured after a plane crashed Wednesday night in Willow.
Weather conditions blamed in plane crash, preliminary report says
A preliminary report by National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot in a non-fatal plane crash likely become disoriented after weather conditions worsened during a trip to Ketchikan.