NTSB: Pilot saw ‘flash from his left side’ before midair collision near Ketchikan that killed 6
The Taquan Air pilot was descending to show his 10 passengers a waterfall, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.
One dead in Prince William Sound plane crash
Two other people in the Cessna 185 that crashed into the water Tuesday were flown to Providence Alaska Medical Center.
Anchorage company and owner fined $35K for spreading chemicals at site used by homeless people
Ronald Alleva, co-founder of Grubstake Auction, also must do community service and pay about $6,500 in restitution.
NTSB: Floatplane 'cartwheeled' as it crashed in Metlakatla
The airline has suspended all operations after the second fatal crash a week
Alaska worked to bring kids home from Outside psychiatric institutions. Now, more are being sent away again.
For decades there have been questions about whether expensive state-funded care out of state helps or hurts children.
They were 10 and 14 when Alaska sent them out of state for psychiatric treatment. Now they’re telling their stories.
Children in the foster care system have emerged as some of the most vocal critics of placements in Outside psychiatric care.
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Lawless: Alaska's two-tiered criminal justice system leaves entire communities, and victims, vulnerable
Special report: A first-of-its-kind investigation by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica found more than 70 Alaska communities — places with some of the highest rates of sexual assault in the U.S. — have no local police protection.
Village jails, where 3 people died in 2 weeks, are part of a system unregulated by the state
Incidents in Napakiak and Akiachak have focused a spotlight on the life-or-death decisions tribal police officers and jail guards must make daily.
Coast Guard officer temporarily relieved of duty after death of crew member
The commander who investigated a fatal crane accident in Homer called it “the last link in an error chain of consistent and long-standing leadership deficiencies.”
Felon convicted of illegally carrying gun detected by airport screeners
Ryan Neely told officers he had no knowledge of the gun and that he had grabbed the duffel from someone else.
Another gray whale found dead in Alaska, this time near Cordova
NOAA is monitoring significant numbers of gray whale deaths this spring along the Pacific coast.
Federal judge finds ‘flagrant government misconduct’ in tax-evasion prosecution of Big Lake doctor
Dr. Larry Lawson, also a well-known Mat-Su fossil collector, faces no jail time in a proposed plea agreement.
A South Addition resident managed to save a historic house — by moving it a block over
The Shonbeck house was in danger of being demolished to make way for new townhomes.
Alaska Permanent Fund dividend division plans change in public office hours
An official says the intent is to give staff more time to focus on determining applicant eligibility.
