This Day in Alaskan History-August 4th, 2018
This Day in Alaskan History-July 18th, 1922
Boeing Jet Crashes Weeks After ‘Sweetheart Deal’ With Trump DOJ to Avoid Criminal Prosecution
“If Trump’s DOJ hadn’t worked out a deal to help Boeing avoid going to trial for its crimes, that trial would be starting on Monday.” A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner jet carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed in a residential area in western India shortly after takeoff on Thursday afternoon local time, a catastrophic incident […]
Pilot and Two Juveniles Rescued from Piper Crash at Tustumena Lake after Overnight Search
On Sunday night, the Alaska State Troopers received a report of an overdue Piper PA-12 Supercruiser aircraft that had not returned as scheduled. Initial information led troopers to believe that the location of the downed aircraft was either Tustumena Lake or the Kenai Mountains east of Homer. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center and the Coast […]