Alaska is the largest state in the U.S. Our state is also one of the least populated. The state is home to 741,000 people. Among them are Native Alaskans, immigrants, adventure-seekers and oil industry workers from other parts of the country. The state is also home to a community known as the Russian Old Believers. […]
Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Fairbanks say they pulled over a vehicle on Friday for a hazardous situation only to find that it was a stolen vehicle. Wildlife Troopers pulled over 32-year-old Christopher Gillaspy, of North Pole, at 9:42 pm on Friday during a hazardous situation traffic stop. A run of the plates found that the […]
The U.S. Navy says divers have recovered the remains of all 10 sailors from the USS John S. McCain, the naval ship that collided with a merchant vessel last week. Last Monday, the USS McCain became the second U.S. guided-missile destroyer to collide with a commercial vessel in as many months. U.S. investigators are trying […]
An Aniak man is in jail on Murder and Attempted Murder charges after an extended shooting incident in that village early Sunday morning. Aniak-based Troopers were notified of a shooting in the community at 2:19 am on Sunday morning. Troopers took 29-year-old Joseph Patrick Yaska into custody. The Alaska Bureau of Investigation and the Bethel […]