SAN FRANCISCO: A sightseeing plane crashed Thursday in the US state of Alaska, killing all six people on board, including the pilot and five passengers. The wreckage was found in a steep mountainous area around 12 miles (about 19 km) northeast of the city of Ketchikan, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The US … Read more
The heatwave that is currently scorching the Pacific Northwest has made its way up to Alaska, where a 2.7 magnitude ice quake triggered by melting glaciers was just recorded 25 miles east of Juneau. Temperatures in parts of Alaska reached 92 degrees on Tuesday, the hottest day so far of an already record-breaking heatwave. According … Read more
WASHINGTON: Two small planes collided in the US state of Alaska, killing seven people, including a member of parliament, and authorities have launched an investigation into the crash. According to a report by a foreign news agency, the plane crashed near Aldersa’s Soldotna Airport. The wife of Alaska House correspondent Gary Knope confirmed the death of … Read more
Russian warplanes intercepted by United States Air Force near Alaska, said US commanders. According to details, four Russian reconnaissance aircraft near Alaska intercepted near Alaska. The Russian Tu-142’s came within 65 nautical miles south of Alaska’s Aleutian island chain and “loitered” in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) for eight hours. But they stayed … Read more
