Nineteen people died in Alaska recreationally boating in 2016, according to a Coast Guard report released last month. That’s up from just 7 in 2015.
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Not a random attack: New details emerge from investigation of slain NPR journalists
Journalists David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna were killed in Afghanistan last year on a reporting trip. Our investigation found that the story of their deaths is not what we originally reported.
Coast Guard rescues four off yacht run aground near Sitka
The Coast Guard says the yacht’s passengers were retrieved and taken back to Sitka.
Kodiak to host test for Israeli interceptor missile
Israel is working on a better missile to counter the threat of an Iranian launch. But Israel lives in a crowded neighborhood, so the plan is to test the interceptor in Kodiak.
65 years after crash, recovery resumes on Colony Glacier
The military resumed an annual mission Monday to the Colony Glacier, where an Air Force plane crashed 65 years ago, killing the dozens of service members on board.
What we know about Reality Winner, government contractor accused of NSA leak
Winner, a 25-year-old Air Force veteran, is accused of mailing classified material to an online news outlet. A report Monday in The Intercept details a Russian cyberattack on U.S. election systems.