NTSB Team Begins Investigation Of Deadly Soldotna Plane Crash
Federal investigators arrived on the Kenai Peninsula Monday to examine the scene of a Sunday plane crash in Soldotna.
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Stuart Creek 2 Firefighters Race to Beat Warm, Dry Weather Coming Later This Week
Crews battling the Stuart Creek 2 Wildfire northeast of Fairbanks have made significant progress. But, an evacuation watch for residents of nearby Two Rivers and Pleasant Valley remains in effect.
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Seward Ceviche Whiz Dines at White House
Nine year old Rowan Bean wins trip to second Kids' State Dinner.
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Russian Fire Bomb Washes Up Near Chignik
Coast Guard helicopter dropped an elite team of explosives experts near Chignik last week. Their mission: to detonate a suspicious bomb that washed up on a remote beach. On paper, it was a standard assignment for the Army's explosive ordnance disposal team. But, the case still managed to turn up some surprises.
Anchorage Man Dies In Motorcycle Accident
A motorcyclist died in South Anchorage on Monday when he ran into a pickup truck making a turn off the Old Seward Highway.
9 Rescued After Boat Runs Aground Near Auke Bay
Nine passengers were rescued from a boat that ran aground near Juneau on Monday evening. The 36-foot motor vessel Islander ran aground at Shelter Island just outside Auke Bay.
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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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.
‘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.
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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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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Igushik Fishermen Told to Pull in Nets After Tender Goes Down
After the 78’ tender Lonestar went down Sunday morning, fishermen at the mouth of the Igushik River were told to pull in their nets. Igushik fishermen are predominantly from the village of Manokotak. The three-week season provides the sole income for many of them and the closure came just as the fishing was getting good.
Firefighters Still Battling Stuart Creek Wildfire
Infrared flights have shown that a fire south of Two Rivers is about half the size previously believed because the fire is burning in "fingers" instead of one solid block. The Stuart Creek fire on military land east of Eielson Air Force Base is burning on about 30,000 acres, or about 46 square miles. Firefighters were unable to get a flight above the fire until late Wednesday.
Forest Service Speeds Up Tongass Second Growth Plan
The U.S. Forest Service says it’s speeding up Tongass National Forest’s transition from an old-growth management plan to a second growth plan.
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