JUNEAU – The U.S. Coast Guard and the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing conducted a complex, long-range medevac of a 58-year-old man from a container ship approximately 58 miles south of Adak, Wednesday. Coast Guard Arctic District watchstanders received a medevac request at approximately 6 a.m. Tuesday from the crew of the 991-foot Japanese-flagged container […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – After traveling hundreds of miles Aug. 8, 2025, on an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II to the Pacific Ocean south of the Aleutian Islands, five Guardian Angel rescue Airmen jumped out of the perfectly serviceable aircraft. Then the day got tricky. Their mission was to provide life-saving care to […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Dillingham man and former employee of Curyung Tribal Council, a federally recognized Tribe, was sentenced on April 17, 2026, to two years and a day in prison for stealing his co-workers’ identities and embezzling over $98,000 from the Tribe. According to court documents, William Corbett, 37, was hired by Curyung Tribal […]
A 6.5 earthquake struck 22 miles to the west of Nikolski just after 6 am on Thursday morning. No tsunami watches or warning were issued for the event that took place at a depth of almost 71 miles. No injuries or damage was reported.