Landslide of news: Rarity of this disaster produces more terror, interest

TheNewsTribune.comLandslide of news: Rarity of this disaster produces more terror, interestTheNewsTribune.comLandslides produce more terror than other disasters whose death counts go much higher — plane crashes, earthquakes, fires, freak weather, et al. — because they are so rare. Thanks to television news, our minds have become socialized to ... When you ...

AK Beat: With lava in crater, alert level for volcano in Aleutian Islands ...

Alaska DispatchAK Beat: With lava in crater, alert level for volcano in Aleutian Islands ...Alaska DispatchAlaska Airlines adds two new routes: No more frantic underground digging and missing left turns -- Bugs Bunny can now take a plane. Alaska Airlines ... Troopers said they believe alcohol may have been a factor in the crash. The roads conditions at the ...

Search area is about size of Alaska

TempoSearch area is about size of AlaskaTempoDavid Ferreira, an oceanographer at the University of Reading in Britain, said little is known about the detailed topography of the seabed where the plane is believed to have crashed. “We know much more about the surface of the moon than we do about ...

Search for downed Malaysian plane shifts to smaller area

Canada.comSearch for downed Malaysian plane shifts to smaller areaCanada.comKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia said Tuesday that it has narrowed the search for a downed jetliner to an area the size of Alaska in the southern Indian Ocean, while Australia said improved weather would allow the hunt for possible debris from the ...

Malaysia says search for missing plane to shift to smaller area

Dallas Morning NewsMalaysia says search for missing plane to shift to smaller areaDallas Morning News... Malaysia — Malaysia said Tuesday that it has narrowed the search for a downed jetliner to an area the size of Alaska in the southern Indian Ocean, while Australia said improved weather would allow the hunt for possible debris from the plane to ...

Another Review

Times LIVEAnother ReviewTimes LIVE... he believes is connected to the part of the war being fought in Alaska. Easley's plane is shot down and, while he and a colleague survive the crash, they must negotiate their existence in harsh conditions in territory held by the enemy. The chances ...

New Details Emerge on Tatitna Plane Crash

KTUU.comNew Details Emerge on Tatitna Plane CrashKTUU.comHe reported that just after takeoff, Mueller turned the plane to the left, but then swore and said "I should have taken off the other way", at which point Anderson realized that a crash was imminent and covered his face for the impact. The ...

NTSB Releases Factual Report on Fatal Plane Crash near Eureka

KTUU.comNTSB Releases Factual Report on Fatal Plane Crash near EurekaKTUU.comThe National Transportation Safety Board says both the airframe and engine of an aircraft which crashed near Eureka last fall, killing a former Alaska State Trooper, had recently been inspected before the fatal flight. In a factual report released this ...

Dispelling misconceptions about aircraft and the Iditarod

Alaska DispatchDispelling misconceptions about aircraft and the IditarodAlaska DispatchIt was there that he encountered the unique relationship between Alaska's Bush aircraft and the Iditarod and wrote about its history, noting a series of five accidents in the 2008 race -- there were actually four -- Iditarod photographer Jeff Schultz's ...

Official Iditarod photographer has many memories of the trail, including a ...

Alaska DispatchOfficial Iditarod photographer has many memories of the trail, including a ...Alaska DispatchAs he follows the trail again this year and prepares for the May release of his first book, "Chasing Dogs," Schultz exchanged emails about aerial photos, sitting in wait for the perfect shot, and the plane crash that almost killed him. For the past ...