The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center was notified at 11:41 that a Cessna 185 crashed 13 miles northeast of Chitna when the aircraft’s Emergency Locator Transmitter was set of, troopers report. The RCC immediately responded to the remote location and located the crash site along a wooded slope but would find no survivors. Alaska State Troopers […]
Reminder: The DHSS COVID-19 Data Hub will no longer be updated on the weekends or state holidays and case count summaries will not be emailed or posted on social media. The Monday summary will include aggregated numbers for the previous three days. DHSS today announced 250 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 163 were residents […]
COLD BAY, Alaska — The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing man from a fishing boat Wednesday near Cold Bay. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew launched from Forward Operating Location (FOL) Cold Bay and hoisted the man, who was experiencing symptoms of appendicitis, and brought him to Cold Bay where he was placed in the care of […]
After observing a vehicle with no plates affixed to it, a trooper on patrol in Wasilla attempted a traffic stop that turned into a car chase on Thursday evening. The driver, later identified as 39-year-old Joseph Franks of Wasilla, attempted to flee the Pittman Road area, but spike strips were deployed disabling the suspect vehicle. […]