The National Transportation Safety Board Alaska region chief Clint Johnson joins Alaska's News Source to explain the process investigators will take in the deadly Washington D.C. crash that involved a commercial jet and an Army helicopter.

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14 people who were part of the U.S. Skating program died in that devastating collision on Wednesday night. Reporter Olivia Nordyke sat down with 2-time Olympic skater Keegan Messing from Girdwood to hear how this will impact the skating community.

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On Tuesday, January 28th, a F-35 crashed on the flightline at Eielson Air Force Base. Though there is limited information about the crash or the pilot, we wanted to speak with someone with experience in fighter jets. Major Anthony "AB" Bourke is an experienced F-16 fighter pilot who flew tactical missions in service to our country all over the world.

John Thompson sat down with Bourke to talk about training and how a pilot might prepare for an emergency. 

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January is National Blood Donor month. We spoke with Wes Dahlgren with the Blood Bank of Alaska about the need for blood donations, who can donate and who can't. 

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Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 is the Lunar New Year. It's a holiday celebrated around the world, particularly in Asian communities. Mei Zhao with the Alaska Chinese Association shares the importance of the holiday and some of the traditions surrounding it. 

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On Thursday, we sat down with Gov. Mike Dunleavy to talk about the future of oil and gas, his opinion on the name change of Denali to Mt. McKinley, education funding and more. Here is that conversation. 

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On Tuesday, the southern United States got hit hard with a winter bring several inches of snow in places where they typically don't see snow. To get some insight into forecasting a storm like that in Texas, Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey sat down with KPRC Meteorologist Justin Stapleton.

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On Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump made several statements about opening Alaska to more resource development. We asked senator Dan Sullivan about that and several of the other executive orders signed by the president.  We also spoke with Oil and Gas Analyst Larry Persily. Here are the extended versions of those conversations. 

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Prosecutors say Zachariah Hobbs was shot and killed by a 21-year-old former patron of the Midnite Mine in Fairbanks on January 15th.

As the community now mourns the loss of a father of five and beloved friend, Aram Hobbs, Zachariah's brother, sat down with our Adrian Peterson. Here is an extended version of that conversation. 

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On Thursday, we got word the Kuskokwim 300 was being postponed. John Thompson sat down with Race Director Paul Basile to find out why the race was put off for a few weeks and what needed to change for this race to go through. He also spoke with musher Cody Strathe about snow conditions and how the warmth impacts the dogs. 

Here are the extended versions of those conversations. 

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