Transportation

The partnership is the third of its kind in the state and the first in Western Alaska. It aims to reduce costs and increase community input from rural villages by coordinating projects between the borough and state Department of Transportation.

It’s the first step in a process to potentially relocate the entire Northwest Alaska village from the threat of an eroding coast and rising sea levels.

In a statement made June 30 the air carrier says that passengers who repeatedly refuse to wear a mask on a flight will be issued a warning in the form of a yellow card.

The pilot of a charter plane is dead after crashing near Teshekpuk Lake southeast of Utqiagvik Thursday night.

The Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that airports in Alaska will receive more than $124 million in federal aid.

The federally-compliant REAL IDs were set to be required by October of this year for anyone traveling by plane throughout the United States.

State lawmakers heard testimony last week from rural Alaska leaders who are concerned about getting REAL IDs for their communities.