A small child was discovered drowned in a fishwheel following a report of him gone missing on Tuesday afternoon, troopers say in the trooper dispatch. Troopers in Fairbanks were notified at 12:21 pm that a four-year-old child, identified as Owen Yoakum, had wandered away from his family home without anyone noticing. After an unsuccessful search, […]
A Wasilla woman died in a single vehicle accident near mile 12 of the Knik-Goose Bay Road on Wednesday afternoon the trooper dispatch revealed. According to the report, troopers responded to an accident on Knik-Goose Bay Road at 3:13 pm on Wednesday. Upon their arrival, they discovered that the driver, 40-year-old Lora Mahoney, a former […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker signed SB 165 today, which makes several statutory updates to improve public health and safety in Alaska. Sponsored by Senator Peter Micciche of Soldotna, the bill addresses multiple health and safety issues currently facing Alaska, including consumption of alcohol by minors, changes to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, and background […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued an injured hiker after he fell approximately 65 feet on Flat Top Mountain early Tuesday morning. According to Tech. Sgt. Matt Carse, a controller with the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the Alaska State Troopers requested support from […]