With the passage of the Organic Act of 1916, hunting on the Kenai Peninsula was brought to a halt and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, C. F. Martin, announced in a letter published in Alaska newspapers on August 12th, 1916 that hunting would cease until August 1st, 1918. The ruling prohibited the hunting of Mountain […]
On June 23, it was reported to the Alaska State Troopers that an adult male had suffered severe burns at a cabin in Kasilof. A preliminary investigation determined that the man and three teenage boys were in Alaska on a fishing trip with a residential treatment program for troubled youth. During the incident, one of […]
Troopers responded to a reported disturbance on Sunday in Wasilla and spoke with multiple witnesses who said James Fuller had been involved in a heated situation with a woman. During the altercation, according to the witnesses, Fuller allegedly headbutted the woman, also threatened to stab her, then threw an object believed to be a knife […]
On Aug. 3, at approximately 3:45 a.m., Alaska State Troopers received a missing person report from the Cordova Harbor. Witnesses identified the person as 24-year-old Kaden Westcott of Arizona, they reported hearing a splash in an area where several of Westcott’s personal belongings were later found floating in the water. Troopers, along with officers from the […]