Although the nation’s largest active fire has continued to grow and is now at an estimated 192,831 acres, the fire’s growth has slowed considerably with the moderate rain in the area and is now 46% contained. The source of the blaze is still undetermined but investigators have ruled out the possibility of an abandoned camp […]
Retired USAF sergeant John Jaramillo has added his name to the list of contenders for Senator Begich’s seat in the U.S. Senate. With Jaramillo filing to run in the upcoming election, there are now four Republicans vying for the primary win. The other Republican candidates are Lt Governor Mead Treadwell, the former Commissioner of the […]
A pilot was killed and a man on the ground suffered burn injuries when a Robinson R44 crashed at the Birchwood Airport 24 miles north of Anchorage on Wednesday. The pilot of the helicopter was identified as 62-year-old Thomas Moore. According to witnesses at the scene, the helicopter was practicing sling load maneuvers at the […]
Twelve Ukrainian troops were killed when separatists shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter, only one person survived the crash. Among those killed was General Serhiy Kulchytskiy of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry. Kulchytskiy is a former member of the Russian military and in charge of training for the Ukrainian National Guard. The helicopter was taken down […]