SAVOONGA, Alaska — During their current Arctic patrol, crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) met with key leaders in Savoogna, Sept. 22. The meeting took place in the Savoonga town hall with Benjamin Pungowiyi, the village council president, Elvin Noongwook, Mayor of Savoonga, and Bryan Rookok Jr., President of Savoonga’s Native Corporation. Discussion […]
Wildlife troopers were alerted to a boy in need of immediate assistance a mile and a half below the Glenn Highway bridge near the Matanuska River early on Saturday afternoon and troopers as well as the Mat-Su Emergency Services Dive Rescue Team rushed to the scene. The call into dispatch reported a boy stuck in […]
Alaska State Troopers reported on Friday that K9 Kenny apprehended a hit-and-run suspect after a collision incident in Fairbanks on Wednesday morning. Troopers were notified of a crash on Phillips Field and Peger Road at 7:23 am on Wednesday. The caller also supplied troopers with a vehicle description and license number. The vehicle, a gold […]
Alaska State Troopers in Soldotna responded to Browns Lake near Sterling on Tuesday afternoon after being notified that there was a body floating in the lake, troopers reported on Wednesday. Troopers arrived at the lake with the assistance of Alaska State Park Rangers and retrieved the remains from the lake. Troopers were able to identify […]