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Alaska News Nightly: May 11, 2012
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BLM Meeting With Kuskokwim Communities About Red Devil Mine Contamination
The Bureau of Land Management is meeting with communities along the Kuskowkim River to talk about contamination leftover from the Red Devil mercury mine.
Pilot of fatal plane crash not certified
A man flying a Piper Super Cub that crashed Friday evening south of the Western Alaska village of Red Devil killing himself and a passenger wasn't a certified pilot and went out in his father's plane without his permission, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator said Sunday.
Red Devil Plane Crash Kills Rural Leader
Alaska State Troopers say two men died Friday evening after their plane crashed while attempting to land near the Holitna River.A It happened about 5:30,A when troopers say the Super Cub's pilot, 42-year-old Richard Wilmarth of Red Devil, attempted to land on a private airstrip.