Alaska regulators reject permit application for controversial gold project
The proposed dredging operation in Safety Sound near Nome is ‘contrary to responsible land management’ and the public ...
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Nome-Beltz boys pull away from Sitka late to claim back-to-back 3A state basketball championship
The Nanooks turned a back-and-forth battle into a blowout using an explosive fourth quarter surge to win the program’s third ...
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NTSB’s Bering Air crash inquiry focuses on take-off weight and possible ice build up
The Bering Air Textron Aviation Cessna 208B that crashed in February, killing 10 people, had exceeded the maximum take-off ...
US investigators say Alaska plane was overweight for icy conditions in crash that killed 10
The National Transportation Safety Board says a commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska and killed all 10 people on ...
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NTSB says plane to Nome that crashed, killing 10, was overweight
It isn’t yet clear what specific role the weight might have played in the Bering Air Cessna Caravan’s crash, and whether ...
Alaskans to pay heavy price as Social Security moves to in-person checks
Rural Alaskans "will have no choice but to fly from their villages" to reach Social Security field offices, under a new ...
Plane that crashed and killed 10 in Alaska was more than 1K pounds overweight, NTSB says
The estimated gross takeoff weight was about 1,058 pounds over the limit for icy conditions, according to a preliminary NTSB ...
NTSB: Bering Air plane was overloaded prior to crash near Nome that killed 10
The Bering Air flight that crashed near Nome last month, killing the pilot and all nine passengers, was more than 1,000 pounds too heavy for the icy weather it was flying into, according to a National ...
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The Rewind: 3A/4A state basketball champions crowned and UAA’s Joshua Caleb named GNAC Athlete of the Year
On Monday, Caleb was also named the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association DII Men’s West Regional ...
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Sitka falls to Nome in 3A state championship
The Sitka High School Wolves boys basketball team fell to the defending state champion Nome Nanooks 62-43 Saturday in the 3A ...
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Record gold prices could mean a banner year for Alaska mines
A year ago, Alaska’s miners were selling gold at what seemed like a great price: around $2,200 per ounce. Today, that number ...
Alaska plane that crashed and left 10 dead was more than 1,000 pounds over the weight limit, NTSB finds
The Bering Air flight that crashed in sea ice off Alaska, killing 10, was over the weight limit for a "flight into known or ...