The former mayor of a small town in Alaska, who was an experienced pilot, was among those killed when the small plane he was piloting crashed in shallow waters near a remote Alaskan town, officials said Thursday. Alaska Department of Public Safety identified the pilot in Wednesday’s crash as Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage. The
A small plane carrying four people crashed into shallow waters next to a remote coastal town in Alaska on Wednesday, killing everyone on board, according to officials. The Piper PA-24 was heading for the airport in the small town of Seldovia after taking off from Anchorage, according to a statement from the Alaska Department of
JUNEAU, Alaska — A man who is serving time in a federal prison in New York advanced on Wednesday from the primary for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat. Eric Hafner, a registered Democrat, also ran for the seat in 2024 and secured a spot on the general election ballot that November despite a challenge brought
JUNEAU, Alaska — A charter plane carrying eight people crashed Thursday near a remote radar site in western Alaska, a federal official said. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief, said two pilots and six passengers were on board. He did not immediately have details on their status. The plane took off
WASHINGTON– The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review an Alaska pilot’s claims that state authorities tried to illegally seize his $95,000 plane after a passenger brought a six-pack of beer on a flight bound for a dry town. The pilot, Kenneth Jouppi, sued to block the seizure of his plane after being convicted of
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