Alaska State Troopers say that the investigation into the September 11th death of a Wasilla hunter near the Taylor Highway from a gunshot wound is ongoing. AST was alerted to an SOS activation from a “satellite communication device” at 9:19 pm on Saturday reporting a hunter approximately 8.5 miles off of the Taylor Highway near […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Air National Guard’s Rescue Coordination Center, and the 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons, rescued two all-terrain vehicle riders in Glennallen through a combined effort early morning Sept. 11. The individuals, a male and a female, were riding an ATV in the Glennallen area when the female sustained […]
Copper Center, AK – September 8th, 2021, 39-year-old Jason Long from Eagle River, AK was mauled by a grizzly bear in an unnamed drainage adjacent to the Chisana River in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The hunter was alone when a sow with two cubs mauled him, causing lacerations and puncture wounds. He activated […]
Fairbanks-based troopers were notified of a crash on the Old Nenana Highway and they, as well as local fire, and EMS responded to the scene just before noon on Tuesday. When they arrived at the scene, the driver, identified as 29-year-old Kyle Lawson, was discovered to have died in the crash, and was declared deceased […]