Troopers reported a fatality in an avalanche near the Matanuska Glacier that was called in at 2:11 pm on Saturday afternoon. AST report that the avalanche occurred near the glacier between Palmer and Glennallen. The victim, 40-year-old Erin Lee of Fairbanks, was skiing in the area at the time of the avalanche. She was picked […]
Alaska State Troopers have released the identities of the Saturday night helicopter crash victims and also report that the sole survivor of the crash, 48-year-old Czech Republic resident David Horvath, remains in serious but stable condition at an Anchorage hospital. AST was notified of an overdue helicopter and the location of possible crash debris near […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has proclaimed today, March 27, 2021, as “Great Alaska Good Friday Earthquake Remembrance Day” in Alaska. WHEREAS, emergency preparedness is extremely vital for survival in times of crisis; and WHEREAS, as one of the world’s most seismically active regions, Alaska is highly vulnerable to earthquakes. Of the 20 […]
DHSS Friday announced 183 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 179 were residents in: Wasilla (61), Anchorage (49), Palmer (27), Eagle River (6), Delta Junction (5), Big Lake (4), Healy (4), North Pole (4), Yukon-Kuskokwim Census Area (3), Fairbanks (2), Kenai (2), Matanuska-Susitna Borough (2), Sitka (2), Valdez (2) and one each in Bethel, Copper […]