Fairchild C-123 crash in Denali Park; 3 presumed dead
At 3 pm Sunday afternoon, a cargo aircraft crashed into the south-facing slope of Mount Healy inside Denali National Park. The crash occurred within a mile of Park headquarters and
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Morning news cast - July 30, 2010
KTNA’s morning news, weather, announcements and Denali Echoes, hosted by Trisha Costello. Local news headlines: Downed tree causes power outage in Talkeetna; Mat-Su borough manager search continues; NPS hands down
Search for Borough manager continues
The search for a new Mat-Su Borough manager has produced a list of 42 applicants. Long time borough manager John Duffy left the post last month and the borough is
C-17 plane crash impacts railroad traffic
The crash of a C-17 military cargo plane on Wednesday evening near the Elmendorf Air Force base killed four crewmembers and also damaged railroad tracks, forcing closure of the railroad
Borough reorganizes community development division
Budget cuts have forced Mat-Su Borough officials to cut positions and reorganize departments that are of importance to Upper Susitna Valley residents. Download audio
Morning Newscast - Thursday, July 29, 2010
KTNA’s morning news, weather, echos, announcements for July 29th. Headlines – Begich to sign on to Republican version of oil spill law; Wet weather hampers hay and other crop production;
Rainy summer hampers produce, hay harvests
This is the time of the year when owners of lifestock fill up their hay barns with the new crop. But Valley farmers agree that this is one of the
Power outage in Talkeetna due to tree limb
A number of businesses and residents in Talkeetna were without power on Tuesday afternoon and evening. MEA spokesperson, Cheryll Heinze, says the culprit was a downed tree that fell on
Decision handed down in Denali bear shooting
In May, for the first time in history, a bear was shot and killed by a visitor in Denali National Park. The result of that incident was a two month