South Carolina Family Killed In Soldotna Plane Crash
A family of five from South Carolina are among the victims in the Soldotna plane crash that left 10 dead.
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UPDATE: Stuart Creek 2 Wildfire Grows, Residents Evacuate Two Rivers
Warm, dry and windy weather in the Fairbanks area over the weekend stoked the Stuart Creek 2 Wildfire burning east of Eielson Air Force Base.
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Coast Guard Investigating ‘Naknek Spirit’ Grounding
The Coast Guard is investigating a grounding the led to a fuel spill in the western Prince William Sound over the weekend. The Naknek Spirit’s starboard fuel tank ruptured when it ran aground Saturday evening in Passage Canal six miles east of Whittier.
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Redistricting Board Offers New Plan
the Alaska Redistricting Board is now one step closer to finalizing the state's political boundaries. The "concept plan" released on Monday addresses a variety of legal complaints against the interim map that was used for the 2012 election.
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Igushik Fishery Remains Closed
In another, earlier tender grounding in Southwest Alaska, Magone Marine divers contracted by the US Coast Guard have been working to seal off fuel vents on the tender Lone Star, which sank near the mouth of the Igushik River in Bristol Bay a week ago Sunday.
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Traini Targets Executive Pay and Benefits
The Anchorage Assembly will hear public testimony Tuesday on an ordinance that would cap pay for the city's executive workers.
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Program Helping Anchorage’s Childhood Obesity Rate Drop
Anchorage is one of fewer than a dozen communities in the U.S. where the number of kids who are obese is declining. Between the 2002 and 2010 school years, the obesity rate among students in grades K-8 fell 3 percent. Cindy Norquest is program director for Healthy Futures, a statewide initiative to get kids exercising every day. She’s in Washington D.C. this week to share Anchorage’s success story in a panel discussion sponsored by the American Cancer Society and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Elodea Spreading In Southcentral Alaska
Pilots of floatplanes could unwittingly be spreading a dangerous invasive weed throughout Southcentral Alaska. Elodea, an aquatic plant that chokes lakes and slow running rivers, has been found in several lakes in the Anchorage area, and at least one water body near Fairbanks, and authorities are warning that the plant’s spread threatens irreversible harm to fish habitat.
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Centennial Denali Climb Members Return To Talkeetna
A group of climbers that successfully retraced the hundred year old footsteps of their ancestors by reaching the summit of Denali last month have completed their long walk out to civilization. KTNA’s Phillip Manning spoke to some members of the climb in Talkeetna and has this story.
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Evacuation Notice Lifted For Two Rivers, Pleasant Valley
The Evacuation Notice for residents of Two Rivers and Pleasant Valley has been lifted by the Interagency Management Team, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Fairbanks North Star Borough and the Alaska State Troopers.
Air Taxi Crashes At Soldotna Airport, 10 Killed
An air taxi has crashed at the Soldotna Airport killing all 10 people on board. Alaska State Troopers Spokesperson Megan Peters says Soldotna Police, Central Emergency Services and troopers responded to a call just after 11 a.m. on Sunday and found the fixed-wing aircraft fully engulfed in flames.
Plants Vs. Zombies
Today we’re talking zombies and gardens. Shannon Kuhn is co-founder of the group Anchorage Food Mosaic, a collection of writers, food enthusiasts, and gardeners. One of the Mosaic’s goals is to encourage people to grow their own food.
Kuhn thinks she’s discovered a way to get more young people thinking about farming: Gardening is a mandatory skill for the zombie apocalypse.
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‘Naknek Spirit’ Goes Aground East Of Whittier
The Coast Guard reports yet a third tender went aground and spilled an estimated 500 gallons of fuel in Passage Canal east of Whittier.
I am a Commercial Fisherman
Toby Sullivan has been setnet fishing the shores of Uganik Bay on Kodiak Island since 1983. His fish camp, known as East Point, is only accessible by boat or seaplane.
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Hundreds Being Evacuated Near Stuart Creek 2 Wildfire
Fire officials have issued an evacuation order for people who live near the 63-square-mile Stuart Creek 2 wildfire in central Alaska.
Oil Sheen From Sunken Tender Closes Igushik River Fishery Again
Bristol Bay fishermen at the mouth of the Igushik River were shut down again this afternoon, following reports of oil in their nets. An aerial survey flown earlier today observed a mile and a half long sheen of oil coming from the sunken tender Lone Star.
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Grounded Fishing Tender Under Watch In Prince William Sound
A fishing tender is under the Coast Guard’s close watch after it intentionally grounded on a western Prince William Sound island on Thursday.
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F/V Bangun Perkasa Finished Long Journey To Scrapyard
The “pirate ratship” is no more. The Coast Guard seized the F/V Bangun Perkasa almost two years ago while it was illegally driftnetting in the North Pacific, a practice that’s banned by United Nations moratorium because of its indiscriminate harvest. Now, the ship is on its way to the scrapyard.
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With Federal Funding Drying Up, Fate of Trails Program Uncertain
Whether it's with bicycles, ATVs, or hiking boots, summer is a prime time for Alaskans to go and play outside. There are hundreds of miles of trails available for use across the state, and much of that system is developed and maintained with federal funding. But now, some of that money is at risk of drying up, and outdoor enthusiasts are worried about what that could mean for recreation in the state.
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Flightseeing Tour Returns To Talkeetna After 3 Nights On Ruth Glacier
Six passengers and their pilot are safely in Talkeetna today after three nights weathered in at the foot of Denali. John Nealon was flying a DeHavilland Beaver belonging to Talkeetna Air Taxi on a flightseeing tour Tuesday afternoon, when the weather forced him to make an unscheduled landing on the Ruth Glacier.
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