JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued four individuals after their float-plane crashed during takeoff from a body of water near Mirror Lake, south of Iliamna, Aug. 8. According to Staff Sgt. Katie Magnuson, a controller with the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the […]
WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) today announced its endorsement of Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski and Representative Don Young in their reelection bids this fall for the United States Senate and House of Representatives. “Thanks to Sen. Murkowski and Rep. Young’s hard work on behalf of America’s civil servants, we at AFGE […]
13 people were injured and transported to medical facilities by air and ground ambulances in a two vehicle collision on the Richardson Highway on Sunday the trooper dispatch reported on Monday. The report went on to say that troopers opened an investigation into the Sunday morning crash and found that at 10:49 am, a 1994 […]
ATTU ISLAND, Alaska – Against the backdrop of a crisp, blue sky and snow-scattered mountains, a bright orange excavator sharply claws at the earth near Massacre Bay. With each dip of its bucket, contaminated soil, tar and old, rusted diesel drums are unearthed from their decades-long resting place. Once a bustling active military site, the […]