(Fairbanks) — Alaska’s fledgling wood bison herd lost an important member Friday when Bison No. 124 was illegally shot and killed near the village of Quinhagak. Alaska Wildlife Troopers are investigating the incident. The bison was salvaged and donated to a Bethel charity. Bison 124 was among 130 wood bison released along the lower Innoko […]
A 20-year-old man was arrested on Murder II charges after an investigation in the death of a Chenega Bay man on Saturday. Troopers in Soldotna received a call from Chenega Bay reporting that 42-year-old George Eleshansky had been found deceased at his residence on Saturday morning. Following the report, Alaska State Troopers based in Seward […]
Angoon EMS reported a fatality in a vehicle accident on Killisnoo Road on Sunday evening. According to the report, EMS responded to a Vehicle in Distress call to find one occupant of the vehicle dead at the scene. The driver, and one other occupant suffered injuries. The Trooper Dispatch reported that a 72-year-old Juneau resident […]
Alaska State Troopers arrested a Washington man on an extraditable warrant from that state in a Ketchikan traffic stop, it was reported by the trooper dispatch. At 9:01 pm on Saturday night, troopers pulled over a silver Dodge Durango at mile 1 of Revilla Raod for a moving violation. When stopped, the driver bailed from […]