Alaska State troopers received a call at just before 9 PM Saturday night reporting “a vehicle in the ditch with the unresponsive mail under the vehicle.” AST responded to the scene near mile 39 of Willow Fisher Road. When they arrived they found 58-year-old Willow resident, Keith Preston Stephens, under his 2006 Ford F250. The […]
A Wasilla business owner reported to Alaska State troopers that early in the morning on Sunday, he observed a suspicious vehicle on his business property on reliance Road and Wasilla. When the caller contacted AST at 12:14 AM on Sunday morning, he reported that he followed a suspicious vehicle after it left his property. He […]
Editor’s note: November is Native American Heritage Month. First proclaimed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990, it is an opportunity to acknowledge the histories and cultures of Native people across the U.S., highlighting the challenges they have faced, their sacrifices and their contributions. “Native Americans have influenced every stage of America’s development,” noted […]
Alaska State Troopers were alerted of an avalanche in the Hatcher Pass area, that occurred on the backcountry ski run burying one skier at 2:32 pm on Wednesday, the trooper dispatch reports. Patrol with AST, State Parks personnel and the Alaska Wildlife Trooper helicopter immediately dispatched, and EMS Rescue was also called in. As troopers […]