ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The small, striped plane rolled to a stop on a snow-covered airstrip in a remote western Alaska ...
The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere and under siege from a contagious disease known as the ...
That includes scheduled service to both Nome and Unalakleet ... As with numerous Alaska villages and cities, there are no roads connecting the two. Over 80% of Alaska’s villages rely on air ...
area it went missing The aircraft was operating between parts of the state that aren't accessible by land vehicles and roads. It was traveling from Unalakleet, Alaska, to Nome, Alaska, a flight ...
Crews rush to recover remains of 10 killed before snow makes conditions dangerous - Nine passengers and a pilot are missing ...
It still had to get to Nome. Airplanes with open-air cockpits were ruled out as unsuited for the weather. There were no roads or trains that reached Nome. Instead, officials shipped the serum by ...