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Two Alaska tribes and the University of Alaska Fairbanks will receive more than $350,000 in grants from the National Park Service to repatriate Alaska Native objects and relics under the

ANCHORAGE — Two Alaska electric utilities are taking steps that could lead to the construction of the state’s first community solar farms, while a consumer interest group is drafting legislation

 

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two Alaska state senators have tested positive for COVID-19 and a third was not feeling well and awaiting test results, Senate President Peter Micciche said Tuesday. He did not identify the lawmakers who had tested positive.

The World Health Organization says the number of global coronavirus cases fell in the last week, continuing a downward trend that began in late August.

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says the number of global coronavirus cases fell...

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says the number of global coronavirus cases fell in the last week, continuing a downward trend that began in late August.

Alaska Sightseeing Planes’ Crash Blamed on Blocked Views, Failed Alerts Systems By Becky Bohrer and Tom Krisher | April 22, 2021 Two Alaska sightseeing planes collided in 2019 because the views of the pilots were obscured and aircraft-tracking systems failed to warn them about nearby aircraft, federal investigators concluded on Tuesday. Six people died, and 10 people survived. The National Transportation Safety Board in its probable-cause finding determined...

Mountain Air Service pilot Randy Sullivan and his four passengers, and a passenger in a plane owned by Taquan Air were killed. Ten people were injured when the aircrafts converged at 3,350 feet (1,021 meters). The NTSB, citing information provided by the operators, said the Ketchikan-based floatplanes were on sightseeing tours and both “converging on a scenic waterfall” before returning to Ketchikan when the crash occurred. Mountain Air’s single-engine de Havilland DHC-2 MK 1 Beaver and T...