The Funny River Fire on the Kenai Peninsula continued to grow on Sunday, now covering over 240 square miles on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. In response to the fire’s rapid growth near populated areas, the order went out during the late afternoon to begin evacuating areas threatened by the massive blaze. The campground at Lower Skilak […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued four men, ages 18 to 26, after their plane went down at the toe of Skilak Glacier last night. The pilot of the downed Cessna 172 aircraft texted family to request help and they notified the Alaska […]
United States Coast Guard received a request for assistance from the Alaska State troopers on Tuesday evening. Troopers had contacted the Coast Guard is reporting that there was a man in distress in a deflating raft in Cook Inlet near Anchorage. According to Alaska State troopers, they had received a 911 call from a 44-year-old Anchorage […]