UPDATE: On Tuesday, APD reported that US Coast Guard aircraft located wreckage in the Cape Yakataga search area at 8 pm the prior evening. Because of the remote location, a positive identification of the craft could not be made. APD said in their dispatch, “The RCC, US Coast Guard, and Wrangell St. Elias National Park […]
Anchorage, Alaska – The FBI Anchorage Field Office is seeking information regarding a bank robbery that took place on Monday, August 28, 2023, at approximately 2:46 p.m. at the Credit Union 1 branch located at 4020 Debarr Road in Anchorage. An unknown suspect entered the bank and presented a demand note, which threatened harm to […]
KODIAK, Alaska — U.S. Coast Guard crews across the state of Alaska responded to five rescue cases over three days this weekend, conducting six medevacs, assisting seven people, and saving two lives. Aug. 25: Coast Guard District 17 command center personnel received a medevac request from the fishing vessel Northern Eagle at 6:20 a.m. for […]
This spring, Western Fisheries Research Center sent a team of scientists to Alaska to conduct Pacific herring surveys. By plane and by boat, they conducted research and witnessed some of the great natural phenomena that this northern state is known for, including the northern lights and massive Pacific herring spawning events. Western Fisheries Research Center took flight […]