While pushing another vehicle with her 1993 red Chevy pickup, 70-year-old Sharon Wiertsema was struck by a 2006 red Freightliner Tractor as it was attempting to pass her and the vehicle she was pushing at mile 87 of the Parks Highway on Wednesday night.
Two men were arrested and jailed on felony charges after a pistol was fired in the men’s restroom of the Pioneer Bar Sunday afternoon.
It was announced on Friday by Alaska's Governor, Sean Parnell that he had declared an economic disaster for the residents of Saint Lawrence Island for the Walrus harvest that came in a mere 36 percent of the prior ten-year average.
A large 7.0 earthquake struck the Aleutian Islands at 8:25 am on Friday morning. The shaker caused residents of Atka and Adak to scramble as the quake grew larger and larger before subsiding.