In Alaska, the FAA and the National Weather Service manage about 140 automated weather stations that provide crucial information to pilots. Experts say that’s not nearly enough.
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Longtime Alaska writer reflects on Alaska’s history of aviation fatalities
A 2021 investigation found that since 2016, 42% of U.S. deaths from small aircraft crashes occurred in Alaska.
UAA to house Ted Stevens papers
UAA Chancellor Sean Parnell says the plan is to create an Alaska Leaders Archive at the university’s Consortium Library.
Former Veco boss who served prison time in corruption scandal has died
Bill Allen, who was at the pinnacle of wealth and power in Alaska until he was exposed as a central figure in a political corruption scandal, has died.
Citizens hide from active shooters as Alaska fails to deliver on 2019 promise of village troopers
It took Alaska State Troopers 110 days to catch one of three people accused of an ambush in Russian Mission on July 28. Neighbors said they slept with rifles under their beds and shotgun shells on the windowsill, ready for anything.
Earmarks are back, and Murkowski is using them to steer money home
Sen. Lisa Murkowski has issued a $230 million wish list of dozens of Alaska projects she’s hoping Congress will pass with the next batch of appropriations bills.





