An early morning crash in Anchorage on July 28, 2026, claimed the life of 23-year-old Kylie Hoogendorn. According to the Anchorage Police Department, officers responded at approximately 12:02 a.m. to the intersection of East Northern Lights Boulevard and UAA Drive after receiving reports of a collision with injuries. Investigators determined that a GMC Sierra traveling […]
On July 27, 2026, at approximately 9:36 p.m., the Alaska State Troopers received a report of a plane crash at the Dan Creek Airstrip near McCarthy. Due to the remote location and nighttime conditions, troopers responded by state aircraft at approximately 6:00 a.m. on July 28. Upon arrival, responders located the wreckage and confirmed that […]
(Anchorage, AK) — The State of Alaska welcomed Friday’s order from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, which dismissed the Northern Alaska Environmental Center and its co-plaintiffs’ claims as to approximately 1.38 million acres of Dalton Highway corridor lands already tentatively approved for conveyance to the State, and denied their request […]
A 45-year-old world record was finally broken on July 16 at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (WEIO) as Leif Richards — a UAA sophomore majoring in aviation technology — walked 15 feet, 4.5 inches in the greased pole walk. The previous record of 13 feet, 6 inches — set by Gene Andrew in 1981 — was one of […]