Helo-3 responded to a remote location 20 miles outside of Skwentna after receiving a welfare check request on Thursday. When helo arrived at the location as per request by family members, who hadn’t heard from 30-year-old Tyson Steele in several weeks, they observed a man waving his arms to catch the chopper’s attention. Tyson […]
‘No survivors’ after Ukrainian Boeing 737 passenger plane crashes in Iran. France 24/Youtube video Iran has invited the National Transportation Safety Board, the U.S. accident investigation agency, to participate in the probe of the Ukrainian Boeing commercial jetliner that crashed near Tehran earlier this week. The NTSB said in a statement Thursday it […]
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Station Juneau boat crew rescued a stranded hunter from Coghlan Island, in the vicinity of Auke Bay Thursday. The man was transported safely to Statter Harbor in Auke Bay aboard the station’s 45-foot Response Boat-Medium. Sector Juneau watchstanders received notification via telephone from the hunter’s wife who reported […]
An Anchorage teen was arrested on Extortion and Theft II charges after Anchorage police responded to a stolen phone report at Polar Bear Park on Pine Street on Wednesday night, APD reports. Police responded to the Pine Street address at 9:50 pm on Wednesday after a male victim reported that he had been threatened […]