US government allocates USD 104 million to improving Alaska ports and maritime infrastructure

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded USD 104 million (EUR 99 million) across six Alaska coastal communities to improve the state’s ports and maritime infrastructure. “Port improvements are necessary and vital if we are to improve and protect …

Trump nominates governor of North Dakota — not Alaska — to be Interior Secretary

This is a developing story. A governor from a sparsely populated and oil-rich state has been nominated to be the next U.S. Department of the Interior secretary, but it’s North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum getting the nod rather than Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy …

Debris believed to be Alaska Airlines plane tire found on Dulles Airport runway: Officials

DULLES, Va. (7News) — Airport authorities at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia discovered debris on a runway Wednesday evening that “may have once been the tire of a plane,” according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority ( …

Alaska’s Alissa Pili stars in Nike N7 campaign for Native American Heritage Month

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After reaching the WNBA Finals in her first year as a pro, Alaskan Alissa Pili is stepping up on another stage. The Minnesota Lynx forward is now the face of the Nike N7’s Native Heritage Month collection, the company announced …

Hot Shots grateful for Alaska Marine Lines support

The Haines Hot Shots Shooting Team would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Michael Ganey at Alaska Marine Lines/Lynden Transport for your generous donation of freight charges for the shipment of target clays. Your support plays a crucial role in …

Alaska Airlines jet lands safely at LAX after losing tire on takeoff from D.C.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles endured a bit of a scare Thursday night when the plane made a rough landing after losing a tire on takeoff. One flyer recorded the nerve-wracking arrival at …

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Alaska Airlines flight from Dulles makes emergency landing at LAX

Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing at LAX Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing at LAX 01:08 An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing at LAX after blowing out a tire during its takeoff at Dulles International Airport near …

Final rural Alaska precinct reports Election Day results, but counting isn’t done

Nine days after Election Day, all of Alaska’s 403 polling stations have reported results.  On Thursday, the Alaska Division of Elections reported that a tally sheet from the village of Atqasuk, a village of about 280 people in the North Slope Borough, had …

Rural Alaska mayor takes office, cancels elections, pleads guilty to felony election interference

Arthur Sammy Heckman Sr. has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of unlawful interference with an election after illegally canceling a local 2023 election and hiding the results of a 2022 election while serving as acting mayor of Pilot Station. The …