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 interest, state regulators concluded ...
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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5.1 magnitude quake shakes Southwest Alaska
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake, Southwest Alaska's largest temblor in years, shook much of the region on Monday night. The quake, which struck at about 8 p.m. Monday, was centered about 37 miles east ...
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Alaska plane that crashed and left 10 dead was more than 1,000 pounds over the weight limit, NTSB finds
boarded the flight to Nome after traveling to Unalakleet to work on a heat recovery system servicing the community’s water plant, The Associated Press cited the Alaska Native Tribal Health ...
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NTSB: Bering Air plane was overloaded prior to crash near Nome, Alaska, that killed 10
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — 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 ...
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Former reality star wins longest-ever Iditarod race in Alaska
NOME, Alaska -- Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star on National Geographic’s “Life Below Zero,” won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race on Friday in Alaska. Holmes ...
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Plane that crashed and killed 10 in Alaska was more than 1K pounds overweight, NTSB says
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft operated by Bering Air was making a 150-mile trip from Unalakleet, Alaska, to Nome, Alaska, a regularly scheduled commuter flight that traverses the Norton ...
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NTSB: Bering Air plane was overloaded prior to crash near Nome that killed 10
Freezing rain was reported in Nome at the time of the crash. A large weather front over Western Alaska created the potential for ice buildup as the plane neared the airport, according to the NTSB ...
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Former reality TV star wins longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska
NOME, Alaska — Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, celebrating with fist pumps to a cheering crowd and posing for photos ...
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Port of Nome Modification Project Returns With Scaled Down Phasing
The USACE Alaska District says in a statement that it has a high level of confidence that the Port of Nome Modification design will be resilient to future climate conditions, even with the change ...
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NTSB says plane to Nome that crashed, killing 10, was overweight
at a location 34 miles southeast of Nome. The 10 people killed in the crash are: Clint Johnson, the NTSB’s Alaska chief, said Wednesday that investigators haven’t yet determined why the plane ...
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National high school mascot bracket, Round 1: Vote for Mellen Granite Diggers or Nome-Beltz Nanooks
Vote below for the No. 3-seeded Mellen Granite Diggers (Wisconsin) or the No. 14-seeded Nome-Beltz Nanooks (Alaska) to advance to the second round. The winner will face either the Sulphur Golden ...