Western Alaska

New Alakanuk airport opens

Alaska state transportation officials say the relocated Alakanuk airport has a longer runway that can accommodate larger planes carrying freight and fuel deliveries.

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WESTERN ALASKA

Body of missing Norton Sound boater recovered

Troopers recovered the body of a missing Koyuk woman Friday and suspended the search for the man she had been boating across Norton Sound with when the two went missing Sept. 24.
WESTERN ALASKA

9-year-old shoots another boy to death, troopers say

A 9-year-old boy in the village of Pilot Station was shot and killed Friday during an argument with another 9-year-old, troopers said. One boy fired a "high-powered" air rifle and hit the other boy in the chest.
WESTERN ALASKA

Officials end search for boaters who disappeared in Norton Sound

The Coast Guard has ended its search in Norton Sound for two people missing on a trip from Koyuk to Unalakleet.
WESTERN ALASKA

Man's body found in Lake Iliamna; cause of death uncertain

Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of a 25-year-old Kokhanok man whose body was found in Lake Iliamna.
WESTERN ALASKA

Troopers identify woman killed in Alakanuk fire

State troopers say Angela Smith has died from injuries suffered in a fire Sept. 12 in a home in the Southwest Alaska village of Alakanuk.
WESTERN ALASKA

Teen hunter accidentally shoots her sister

Alaska State Troopers say an 18-year-old Savoonga woman accidentally shot her sister in both legs near Unalakleet.
AVIATION INDUSTRY

Era resumes limited flights following weekend shutdown

Era Aviation resumed some flights Monday after grounding its entire fleet for the first time over the weekend when a federal investigation showed cockpit voice recorders were out of compliance with Federal Aviation Administration rules.
CRIME

Holy Cross City Council member faces assault charge

A member of the Holy Cross City Council who was among a group of officials targeted in a failed spring recall effort has been charged with another person in the beating of a village woman.
MILITARY

Panetta hints at punishment for author of bin Laden raid memoir

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is suggesting that a retired Navy SEAL be punished for writing a book giving an insider's account of the U.S. raid that killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.
CRIME

Troopers initiate manhunt for missing Kiana suspect

Troopers have been searching for the son of a woman found dead in her home in the Western Alaska village of Kiana and say he should be considered armed and dangerous.