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An island smaller than Alaska's largest airport has frustrated thousands of people trying to get into or out of Alaska.

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Hundreds of passengers trying to get to Alaska finally got some good news Monday as Alaska Airlines announced they are resuming service to the state.

A moderate earthquake occurred Saturday near the Kasatochi Volcano in the Aleutian Islands.

UNALASKA, AK The Ring of Fire is active again. Kasatochi volcano, near Adak, erupted Thursday afternoon after a series of earthquakes.

Two U.S. Fish & Wildlife biologists were rescued from volcanic Kasatochi Island in the Aleutians today shortly before an eruption sent an ash plume 35,000 feet in the air.

Two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees requested to be evacuated from Kasatochi Island in the Aleutian Chain after seismic activity in the area, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Nelson, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, served as the State of Alaska's missile defense coordinator from 2000 to 2003, then as missile defense consultant to the Aleut Corp.

Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others.

Bob Bird, who earned 34,000 votes in the 1990 Republican primary against Ted Stevens, will announce his campaign for the U.S. Senate this week. via Third Party Watch

“I do whatever they ask me to do”

When Scarlett Morgan's husband, Jack, died in February 1996, she wanted to fill the hours with useful activity. via Myrtle Beach Online

Published: May 4th, 2008 12:27 AM Last Modified: May 4th, 2008 12:55 AM There's a lot of shaking going on out near the end of the Aleutian Chain. via Anchorage Daily News

“Most of the earthquakes are associated with the contact between two plates, and shallow earthquakes don't occur too often.”

UNALASKA, AK Adak Island was rocked by a strong earthquake at about 4:30 p.m. local time Thursday. via KIAL FM / Channel 8 TV

“We can differentiate between very tightly spaced objects, small and large objects, and the like”

At 282 feet in height, two football fields in area, and 50,000 cubic tons in volume, the Sea-Based X-Band Radar inspires description in the mold of "Your mama" jokes: SBX is so fat it couldn't fit through the ... via Air & Space

“But if it happens again, you might try going over there. I mean, they may not have realized they were disturbing you.”

While the spirit of neighborliness was important on the frontier because neighbors were so few, it is even more important now because our neighbors are so many. via San Diego Reader

The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. via USGS Earthquakes

A strong 6.5 earthquake hit the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska, the US Geological Survey reported on Wednesday. via Independent Online

A strong earthquake was felt in Adak, but there were no immediate reports of damage. via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

The Prince George Oral History Group has written a booklet on a veteran aviator, who had early connections to Prince George. via Prince George Citizen

Location Information: Adak is an island midway along the Aleutian Island chain southwest of mainland Alaska at 177 degrees west. via American Chronicle