Patrol officers responded to conduct a welfare check on the occupants of a home on the 1800-block of Atkinson Drive in Nunaka Valley at 2:46 am after receiving a call of a neighbor hearing a domestic disturbance, APD reported on Thursday morning. When they arrived at the scene, the officers could also hear the disturbance, […]
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A USARAK Soldier has died in from injuries he sustained in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident. Sgt. Timothy Scott Woods II was severely injured Saturday, Aug. 17, when the motorcycle he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a guardrail along the Glenn Highway near the […]
(WILLOW) – Alaska’s unusually volatile and prolonged wildfire season this year has extended into hunting season, creating challenges for firefighting crews and hunters alike. Of particular concern are popular game management units along the highway system between Homer and Talkeetna where several wildfires are currently burning even as moose hunting seasons open. “With general-hunt […]
The Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, supports the McKinley Fire suppression mission Aug. 19, 2019, with two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The helicopters dropped more than 100,000 gallons of water during a total of 9.5 flight hours in support of this mission. (U.S. Army National Guard video courtesy of First […]