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Officials with the airport feel confident that United's departure won’t have much of an impact given that they averaged one to two flights from Killeen a day and the fact that most of their traffic comes from Fort Hood.
Around $7 million will be distributed statewide for projects like safety initiatives and airport development, to infrastructure and maintenance improvements
EDITORâS NOTE: This story is part of a publishing partnership between the Richmond Register and Eastern Progress It was deja vu for Governor Andy Beshear when he arrived at the Central Kentucky Regional Airport on Friday afternoon for another special announcement. In April, Beshear sat in a hangar alongside Madison County, Berea, Richmond, and EKU officials as he signed new legislation which would allow EKU to become a fourth and equal partner on the airport board. On Friday, he was there to announce his recommendation that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) approve an infrastruct...
The Alaska Type 1 Incident Management Team, two Alaska hotshot crews and more than a dozen Alaska Smokejumpers have been mobilized to the Lower 48 to assist with wildland fire management in the western United States. The Alaska IMT, which consists of approximately 70 highly trained wildland firefighting personnel from multiple Alaska state and federal agencies, flew out on a chartered jet from the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) on Tuesday. The Team will be prepositioned in Boise, Idaho, home to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), to await an assignment. Members of th...
Fireworks prohibited, burn ban in place for Fairbanks and much of Interior Alaska Ryan Osborne © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF Summertime fireworks are barely visible in Alaska, and are an unnecessary fire hazard in the dry season according to officials. FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The 4th of July holiday weekend has begun and here in Fairbanks there are several restrictions and regulations surrounding fireworks and burning, due to a very dangerous dry spell. Beth Ipsen, Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service Spokesperson, says that every year during fire season, firewor...