Alaska State troopers received a call at just before 9 PM Saturday night reporting “a vehicle in the ditch with the unresponsive mail under the vehicle.” AST responded to the scene near mile 39 of Willow Fisher Road. When they arrived they found 58-year-old Willow resident, Keith Preston Stephens, under his 2006 Ford F250. The […]
A motorist near mile 1401 of the Alaska Highway called in to troopers to report that he had struck and killed a female pedestrian at 7:38 am on Monday morning. Fairbanks-based troopers traveled to the scene to assist Delta Junction troopers with the scene investigation. The pedestrian identified as 43-year-old Jennifer L. Weeks, of Delta […]
A young man from the community of Shaktoolik, who was last seen riding an ATV on Monday night, was found deceased south of the community on Tuesday, the trooper dispatch divulged. According to the trooper report, 18-year-old Levi Sagoonik, who was seen riding in the community the night before, was found near his wrecked four-wheeler […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Contractor Mark Welty, d/b/a North Country Services, has withdrawn his contest of $280,000 in fines assessed by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The department cited him for hazards leading to the workplace death of his employee, Nicholson Tinker. Mr. Welty unlawfully claimed that Mr. Tinker as an “independent contractor” rather […]