Plans are now in place with an Alaska-based contractor to replace the 203 power generators at Coast Guard VHF sites across Alaska by 2023. Until then mariners will need backup support for VHF Channel 16. Even when those sites appear to be working “we always recommend carrying multiple means of communication,” said Coast Guard […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] Houston victim reported that thieves made off with a multitude of items from a property on Wilhelm Street this past weekend. Alaska State Troopers were contacted at 7:35 pm on Sunday that two connexes were pillaged and two vehicles were stolen from the Houston property. A green 1970 Ford F-250 two wheel drive truck with a missing tailgate […]
The National Transportation Safety Board released the first of three reports on the December 7th Fort Wainwright crash that took the life of former State Representative Mike Kelly on Tuesday. According to the preliminary report, Kelly took off from the Chena Marina Airport at 10:26 am, in his ski-equipped Bellanca Citabria, with his intended destination […]