Trump Turns to South Korea for $54 Billion Bet on Alaska’s Long-Delayed LNG Megaproject
President Donald Trump is preparing to unveil approximately $54 billion in proposed South Korean investment connected to Alaska’s massive liquefied natural gas project and other U.S. initiatives, potentially providing new momentum to an energy development that has been discussed for decades but repeatedly struggled with financing and commercial viability. The investment would draw from commitments […]
‘Pandemic of snow’: Alaska hit by record snowfall
A “pandemic of snow” has covered a city in Alaska, causing the roofs of commercial buildings to collapse – with officials urging residents to get out their shovels to avoid a similar fate at home. Home to just under 300,000 people, Anchorage is no stranger to cold winters. But this time, the city has already […]
Four killed after helicopter crashes into lake in Alaska
Four bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed into a shallow lake in Alaska last week, authorities have said. Search and rescue divers recovered the bodies of a helicopter pilot and three scientists from the water on the remote North Slope. The 1996 Bell 206 helicopter crashed last Thursday while […]
Three soldiers dead and one injured as two US army helicopters crash in Alaska
Two of the soldiers died at the scene, with the third dying while on the way to hospital. A fourth soldier is being treated in hospital for injuries following the crash on Thursday, which involved two AH-64 Apache helicopters returning from a training flight in the Healy region of the northwestern state. The soldiers’ identities […]
