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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A large cargo-type plane crashed in Alaska on Sunday and burst into a deadly fireball that sparked a forest fire at Denali National Park, officials said.
Park spokeswoman Kris Fister said there are fatalities, but it's unclear how many because "the plane pretty much disintegrated." The aircraft crashed into the south-facing slope of Mount Healy about 200 yards north of the only major road in the park and within a mile of the park headquarters, Fister said.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Two women missing in Denali National Park were found Wednesday and reunited with worried family members, six days after heading off on what they thought would be an overnight hike.
A helicopter picked them up just outside the park about an hour after one of the hikers made a second cell phone call to her mother, park spokeswoman Kris Fister said.
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By Mark Thiessen
The Associated Press
... of the Alaska Range, said park spokeswoman Kris Fister. "The range itself bisects the state, and i...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A 19-year-old resort worker died while hiking at night in Denali National Park when she slipped on loose terrain and fell 45 feet onto rocks.
Bethany Pate of Cleveland, Tenn., was trying to retreat along a narrow ridge leading to the summit of 4,500-foot Mount Healy when she lost her footing and fell Monday night, said park spokeswoman Kris Fister.
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Police say veteran
hit crowd with car
... and charged the woman, park spokeswoman Kris Fister said in a statement. The man fired nine rou...
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Knoxville is planning a big July 4 bash to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the World's Fair expo that brought 11 million people to the city in 1982.
The city holds an annual event called "Festival on the Fourth," but this year there will also be an international festival with food and entertainment, and an exhibit of fair memorabilia. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, which performs at the July 4 festival, will play songs from the 1980s and the fair.
... personnel May 18, said park spokeswoman Kris Fister. Callari and Postlethwait were attempting a...
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Marine aircraft mishap injures 10
NEW YORK - A U.S. Marine Corps aircraft's powerful propellers whipped up a wind that sent branches hurling off a tree and into a crowd of about 150 people watching a Memorial Day demonstration in a park, leaving 10 people with cuts and other minor injuries, officials and a witness said.
... and charged the woman, park spokeswoman Kris Fister said in a statement. The man fired nine rou...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two-for-one deals and other discounts are being offered at two of Alaska's most popular national parks in a pitch to get visitors to consider the land of the midnight sun in springtime.
During the busiest summer months last year, the state received 1.63 million out-of-state visitors who collectively spent $1.5 billion, with 1.3 million of those guests in Alaska on vacation, according to the Alaska Office of Tourism Development.
... that is open in May, said park spokeswoman Kris Fister. The animals tend to move away from the roa...
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Alaska This Month
..."The mountain is the icing on the cake," said Kris Fister, public information officer for Denali Nati...
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - When Erica Nelson and Abby Flantz lost their way during an overnight hike into Denali National Park, they decided to keep hiking.
... we thought they were," park spokeswoman Kris Fister said. Hours later, the women called again. ...