Dillingham-based Alaska State Troopers report that a Grant Aviation pilot died in a plane crash on a mountainside between Perryville and Chignik Lake on Monday. Troopers say that they were notified at 3:40 pm of the crash of Grant Aviation’s Cessna 208B Caravan aircraft, two and a half hours after the aircraft’s Emergency Locator Beacon was […]
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, the House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Alaska Congressman Don Young to authorize and streamline the expansion of the Terror Lake hydroelectric project on Kodiak Island, Alaska. “There’s no reason why a hydro-rich community like Kodiak should ever have to rely on diesel fuel for power generation,” […]
HOMER, Alaska – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) is scheduled to make a port visit to Homer, Alaska, April 29 to May 2, prior to their participation in Exercise Northern Edge 2017. While in port, the crew of Hopper will have opportunities to participate in community service projects, experience local cuisine, and […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard’s 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction- Civil Support Team will be testing its ability to respond to a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threat in the municipality of Anchorage, May 1-3, alongside a multitude of other state Civil Support Teams and local, state and federal agencies. The […]