Becky Bohrer, Author at Greenfield Recorder

Emergency responders assist a passenger injured in a crash of a Taquan Air plane in mountainous terrain on Prince of Wales Island on Tuesday in Ketchikan, Alaska. All nearly a dozen passengers on board survived the incident, and were flown to Ketchikan aboard Temsco helicopters and transferred for medical care.

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Coast Guard: All 11 rescued from crashed plane in Alaska

by Becky Bohrer Associated PressJuly 10, 2018

JUNEAU, Alaska — All 11 people aboard a plane that crashed Tuesday have been rescued in mountainous terrain on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska, officials said.A Coast Guard helicopter located the crash site and hoisted the pilot and passengers to…

FILE - In this April 5, 2017, file photo, Alaska Marijuana Control Board Chairman Peter Mlynarik listens to testimony from attorney Jana Weltzin during the board's meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. Some states that have legalized marijuana are considering providing so-called sanctuary status for licensed marijuana businesses, hoping to protect them from a shift in federal enforcement policy. Alaska, California and Massachusetts lawmakers are among those mulling similar bills at the state level. Mlynarik, a police chief in Soldotna, Alaska, called the Alaska bill a terrible idea. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

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States mull ‘sanctuary’ status for marijuana businesses

by Becky Bohrer Associated PressMarch 5, 2018

People line the hallway at Sitka High School Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in Sitka, Alaska after tsunami sirens and cell phone messages told residents to find higher ground after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the Gulf of Alaska. (James Poulson/Daily Sitka Sentinel via AP)

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Undersea quake sends Alaskans fleeing from feared tsunami

by Mark Thiessen Associated Press, and Becky Bohrer Associated PressJanuary 23, 2018

This screenshot shows alerts for a tsunami watch early Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, after an earthquake struck off Alaska's Kodiak Island prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of the state's coast. Officials at the National Tsunami Center canceled the warning after a few tense hours after waves failed to show up in coastal Alaska communities. (AP Photo)

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Alaska hit by 7.9 earthquake; tsunami warning canceled

by Mark Thiessen Associated Press, and Becky Bohrer Associated PressJanuary 23, 2018