Aircraft Makes Forced Landing onto Frozen Lake
After its engine died while in flight, a Cessna 172 operated by Yute Air was forced to put down on a frozen lake 5.7 miles west of Bethel Monday evening.
Vandals Break in to Togiak School Causing $5,000 Damage and Steal Cashbox
A report was made to the Dillingham-based Alaska State Troopers on Monday morning at approximately 8 am reporting a break-in at the Togiak School.
Murkowski Applauds Loans for Disaster-Struck Fishery Businesses
WASHINGTON, DC –Senator Lisa Murkowski welcomed news from the Small Business Administration that low-interest federal disaster loans are being made available to some Alaskan businesses hit hard by the 2012 Chinook Salmon Fishery disaster during this summer’s fishing season.
After 201 Countries, Man Ends World Tour in South Sudan
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN — A British man, Graham Hughes, says he has broken a world record by traveling to every sovereign state in the world without flying. VOA’s Hannah McNeish caught up with him as he entered South Sudan; the world’s newest country and the last on the list for Hughes.