Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 21, 2026
A charter plane crash in a remote area of Southwest Alaska kills all eight on board.
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Author: APRN News
Anchorage police officer sped through red light in collision that killed 2, police chief says
Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case declined to say whether officer Kaden Pohl violated a new department policy that requires officers to be “stopped or close to it” before proceeding through a red light.
Read MoreNTSB says Security Aviation plane was on its 2nd landing attempt when it crashed, killing 8
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers chartered the plane to fly from Anchorage to the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in a remote area of Southwest Alaska.
Read MoreBillions in military spending expected to boost Anchorage economy, strain housing supply
Over the next few years, thousands of military families will arrive in Anchorage, and they’ll need homes in an already tight housing market.
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Low Alaska wildfire season punctuated by serious Interior blaze
An abnormally cold spring limited the spread of fires, even as summer lightning strikes were about...
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