Troopers reported a fatality in an avalanche near the Matanuska Glacier that was called in at 2:11 pm on Saturday afternoon. AST report that the avalanche occurred near the glacier between Palmer and Glennallen. The victim, 40-year-old Erin Lee of Fairbanks, was skiing in the area at the time of the avalanche. She was picked […]
Fairbanks, Alaska – Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Wilson announced that Melissa M. Lascurain, 40, of North Pole has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of Mail Theft and Delay or Destruction of Mail by a Postal Employee. According to the indictment, between November and December 2019, Lascurain was employed as a contract […]
Alaska State Troopers say that the investigation into a headon collision that took place late Friday night on the Parks Highway injuring three is continuing. AST reports that they were notified of the collision at 11:46 pm on Friday night and responded to the location at mile 118 of the Parks Highway near Trapper Creek […]
The teams are all back in Deshka Landing! The last two finished just after midnight today and were trying to tie for the Red Lantern. Thank you all for your hard work on covering Iditarod 49. It’s our pleasure to work with you! Red Lantern By the snout of a lead dog nose, Victoria Hardwick […]
AST is investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident where a teen suffered burns at a bonfire on the Dyke near North Pole that occurred early Sunday morning, they report on the dispatch. Troopers in Fairbanks were alerted by hospital staff at Fairbanks Memorial’s emergency room at just after midnight on Sunday morning that they were […]
Anchorage, Alaska – Veteran Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey (bib #23) of Talkeetna, Alaska, crossed the finish line of the Iditarod Gold Trail Loop in Deshka Landing at 5:08 a.m. today, claiming his fifth Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race championship. Seavey is now tied with mushing legend Rick Swenson with five total championships. Seavey had 10 […]
“Hello, Central!” If you’ve been to Nome for the Iditarod finish, you’ve definitely heard the resounding voice of longtime resident and beloved Mayor Richard Beneville. We will miss his enthusiasm when the race returns to Nome for the 50th anniversary running, but we know that his spirit will be there welcoming each and every team as they cross […]
While two Alaska Wildlife troopers were at the Swentna River Iditarod checkpoint on Tuesday they saw a young child fall through the ice and with assistance from an Iditarod volunteer the child was saved from certain death in the icy waters of the river. Trooper Knier and Trooper Gunderson observed the eight-year-old child fall into […]
Anchorage, Alaska – Veteran musher Dallas Seavey (bib #23) of Talkeetna, Alaska, was the first musher to reach the McGrath checkpoint at 4 p.m. Tuesday with 14 dogs in harness, winning the Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award. Seavey was presented with the handmade prizes created by McGrath residents. Seavey received a pair of […]