JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew with the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, rescued four individuals and a dog this morning after they became stuck in a boat on the Kuskokwim River near Bethel, Alaska. At approximately 1:00 a.m., the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center on JBER contacted […]
JUNEAU-Senate Bill 27, a bill allowing for more business opportunities for industrial hemp, was unanimously passed by the Alaska Senate today. SB 27 would allow for the state to maintain a permanent industrial hemp program and allow for more broad interstate commerce of Alaska-grown and manufactured hemp products. In 2018, the Legislature passed a bill […]
Alaska State Troopers in Soldotna were alerted that a silver 2006 Ford Expedition had ran into a house on Fanny Mae Road in Sterling at 9:32 pm on Sunday night and responded to the area. AST located the vehicle and made contact with the driver who was identified as 30-year-old Robert Bruce Eddie Gum. During […]
Palmer-based troopers reported that they had received a call reporting a rollover collision where the vehicle was on fire. At the time of the call, troopers were unaware if the occupants had escaped or were trapped inside of the burning vehicle. When troopers arrived at the scene shortly after 9 am, they found the vehicle […]