The remote community relies on air carrier services for everything from milk to medication.
Transportation
Coast Guard visits Nome, prepares for increase in Arctic traffic
The Coast Guard contingent heard comments from Nome’s Mayor Richard Beneville, City Manager Tom Moran, along with business and nonprofit representatives.
Legislature focuses on oil and gas tax credits in session overtime
It became clear that the largest stumbling block is how much and how quickly to scale back tax credits for the oil and gas industry.
Weather played a role in Admiralty plane crash
Weather was a factor in the April 8 plane crash on Admiralty Island, which killed the pilot and two passengers and badly injured another person on board.
How a drill rig ended up in no-drill rig zone in Homer’s port
Lawmakers designated Kachemak Bay a critical habitat area in 1974, which was incompatible with Homer Port and Harbor activity. The port director says normal operations technically violated the area’s environmental protections.
Spring breakup begins weeks early in Elim
Robert Keith of the Elim tribal office said breakup in the Seward Peninsula community usually comes in May.