JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew located three hunters overdue since Friday, on the south side of Chenega Island in Prince William Sound, Monday afternoon. After spotting their 20-foot vessel and a flag on the beach, the Jayhawk crew was able to land, embark the men, and safely transport them […]
The Trump administration has fired the remaining members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, also known as PACHA. Council members received a letter last week saying that their appointments to the panel were terminated, “effective immediately,” according to a report in The Washington Post. PACHA was established in 1995, during the Clinton administration, to advise […]
Troopers are investigating a fatal snowmachine accident that occurred near Volkmar Lake near Delta Junction late Sunday night. According to the short report, 30-year-old Wasilla resident, Breanna Klann was operating a snowmachine near a cabin by the lake when she lost control of her machine and collided with a tree at 11:30 pm. Troopers say […]
A Bethel man’s remains were recovered after an incident involving six family members that went through the ice near the confluence of the Kuskokwim and Gweek Rivers between Bethel and Akiachak on Sunday night. Troopers received a report of the emergency on the river from the Bethel Police Department at 9:57 pm on Sunday night. […]