‘Everything needs to be flown in’
In a remote Alaskan community where polar bears roam, a loaf of bread costs more than $9, a carton of orange juice costs nearly $10 and a box of cereal….
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Woman climbed out of Alaska Airlines plane onto wing due to ‘anxiety’
A female passenger took an alternative route off an Alaska Airlines plane after landing in Seattle on Sunday evening. Just after 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, Port of Seattle….
California inmate recruited ‘wives’ to spread fentanyl across Alaska, feds say
As Sunday Powers drove along a remote highway in Alaska, her boss tracked her every move from 3,000 miles away. A former Girl Scout raised in a town called North….
Alaska Airlines will fly nonstop from Seattle to Tokyo, Seoul next year
Alaska Airlines will offer two new international flights from Seattle next year, as it begins the process of combining its operations with Hawaiian Airlines.
Descendant of last native leader of Alaska island demands Japanese reparations for 1942 invasion
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Helena Pagano’s great-grandfather was the last Alaska Native chief of a remote island in the Bering Sea, closer to Russia than North America. He died starving….
Alaska coast guard suspends search for five missing after fishing boat capsized | Alaska
The search for five people believed to be onboard a fishing vessel that capsized in rough seas in the Gulf of Alaska has been suspended, the coast guard said on….
Coast Guard searching for 5 after fishing boat reportedly capsized off Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard says it’s searching for five people after a fishing boat reportedly capsized in rough weather and cold seas southwest of Alaska’s capital city of Juneau.
5 missing after boat capsizes in seas off Alaska coast; Coast Guard search underway
The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday it’s searching for five people after a fishing boat capsized in cold seas off Point Couverden, southwest of Alaska’s capital of Juneau. The Coast….
Alaska pilot tosses frozen turkeys to rural homes without roads
ANCHORAGE — In the remotest reaches of Alaska, there’s no relying on DoorDash to have Thanksgiving dinner — or any dinner — delivered. But some residents living well off the grid….
Bird strike halts takeoff of Alaska Airlines jet at LAX, airline says
An Alaska Airlines plane headed to Everett, Wash., aborted its takeoff from the Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday morning after it struck a bird, the airline said. The Horizon Air….