A search for Seldovia man, 68-year-old Robert Purpura, ended sadly on Monday evening after his remains were found floating near where his skiff was found an hour earlier. At 6:05 pm, Seldovia pilot, Keith Gain, reported to the Alaska State Troopers that he had been searching for Purpura, who was several hours overdue, when he […]
Alaska State Troopers announced via trooper dispatch that after several days of searching, the search for 33-year-old Matt Asturi of Nevada, who recently moved to Alaska to work as a seasonal cook, has been suspended. Asturi went missing on April 20th while paddling a canoe on Upper Trail Lake, north of Seward in the Moose […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — To look at him, you wouldn’t know that he was a decorated combat veteran or that he had just retired after serving 25 years of his military career in the rescue community. For all cursory observations, he could be anybody. Senior Master Sgt. Doug Widener, a pararescueman (or PJ) who […]
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker extended his condolences to President Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Sushil Koirala of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal following the tragic earthquake and aftershocks that struck the country last week. “The thoughts and prayers of Alaskans are with the people of Nepal this week,” said Governor Walker. “We […]