ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker announced Monday that his office recently began an administrative review on the Alaska Department of Corrections to look for ways to improve department policies and ensure inmate safety. The review is being led by Dean Williams, former Superintendent of the McLaughlin Youth Center and Special Assistant to Governor Walker, and […]
Alaska State Troopers a seeking information from the public concerning a downed aircraft located in the mudflats northeast of the Birchwood airport that was discovered after search efforts on Thursday morning. At 12:08 am on Wednesday, Palmer-based troopers received a report of a downed aircraft west of the Birchwood Airport in the inlet. As a […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak rescued two men from a vessel taking on water near Dutch Harbor Tuesday. The helicopter crew hoisted the mariners from the fishing vessel Alaskan Catch and safely transported them to Dutch Harbor. Watchstanders at the 17th District command center in Juneau received […]
An Alaska Wildland Adventures employee was the victim of a bear attack near Cooper Landing on Tuesday late afternoon while out running with another on the Cottonwood Creek Trail, it was reported by troopers. 26-year-old California resident Kaitlin Haley called 911 at 4:26 pm to report the bear attack on the trail on the south […]