Tag: pilot

Michael Grimes, whose plane crashed near Kanak Island on June 18, leaves behind a wife of nearly 30 years and two daughters.

Cordova celebrated its first tanner crab fishery in 30 years, struggled with bear issues, came together during tsunami warnings, and mourned the loss of...

Terry Kennedy made his last commercial flight on Oct. 31, 2018, ending a remarkable 50-year career flying small planes in Alaska’s challenging conditions. Kennedy plans...

New education legislation signed into law on July 30 establishes and funds a three-year pilot program to identify and test curriculum for each grade...

What better way for a passionate fisherman to celebrate his 100th birthday than to catch 100 pounds of fish, and that’s just what centenarian...

ANCHORAGE — A federal grand jury has indicted a Fairbanks pilot on charges of misleading crash investigators and flying without a valid airman's certificate. Forest...

“High integrity, absolutely honest. She had a sense of empathy and compassion. I observed her, helping others often, even when she was in difficult...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal officials have asked anyone who was near the remote Alaska area where a small plane crashed into woods last...

Cordova’s Gayle Ranney has written a book titled “T-Craft Tales”.  It’s about flying small planes in Alaska, and much more. After a 40-year career...

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew came to rescue on Jan. 16 for two people aboard a Piper Cherokee airplane that went down at...