2024 in Alaska

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The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in Alaska .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Mike Dunleavy (R)

Events

• February 22 – Murder of Kathleen Jo Henry: An Alaskan jury finds Brian Smith guilty of the murder of Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk. ^[1]
• March 5 – Super Tuesday:
  • The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Alaska amongst other states. ^[2]
  • The Republican Party holds presidential nominating contests in Alaska amongst other states. ^[3]
• April 23 – A Douglas DC-4 crashes into the Tanana River, shortly after takeoff from Fairbanks, killing two people on board. ^[4]
• July 24 – The North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepts two Russian and two Chinese bomber aircraft flying together near Alaska, marking the first record of Chinese H-6 aircraft entering Alaska's Air Defense Identification Zone, and marking the first time both countries were intercepted operating together. ^[5]
• August 26 – One person is killed and three others are injured in a landslide in Ketchikan. ^[6]

See also

• 2024 in the United States

References

1. "Brian Steven Smith found guilty on all counts for the murder of 2 Native Alaska women". ABC News. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
2. "What is Super Tuesday and why does it matter?". ABC News. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
3. "What is Super Tuesday and why does it matter?". ABC News . March 5, 2024.
4. Williams, Tess; April 24, Michelle Theriault Boots Updated; April 23, 2024 Published. "2 dead in crash of cargo plane near Fairbanks". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
5. Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Natasha (July 25, 2024). "NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese bombers operating together near Alaska in first such flight | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
6. "Latest fatal landslide in Alaska kills 1 and injures 3 in Ketchikan, a popular cruise ship stop". AP News. August 26, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.