JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing medically evacuated two injured occupants of an overturned Cessna 206 aircraft July 31 from King Salmon to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The aircraft turned over on Kukaklek Lake and triggered the onboard 406 Emergency Locator Transmitter. Good Samaritans on scene transported the injured […]
“Capitalism never fails to not surprise,” wrote one observer With some of the world’s wealthiest countries continuing to oppose temporary patent waivers for Covid-19 vaccines in order to more rapidly deploy life-saving shots worldwide, pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Moderna have raised the price for European Union orders. In its new supply contract with the E.U., […]
Due to the statewide alert level being at high for two weeks, DHSS will resume updating all dashboards on the data hub on a daily Monday-Friday basis (except for holidays) beginning today, Aug. 2. The data summary that is emailed to subscribers and posted to social media will also follow the M-F daily reporting. OVERVIEW […]
On Thursday night at 11 pm, while Alaska Wildlife Trooper Laura Reid was patrolling the North Beach of the Kenai River Dipnet Fishery, informing fishermen there of the impending closure for the evening, when she spotted a 12-year-old boy being swept toward the inlet in the strong current of the river. She ran into the […]