A Soldotna man called into Alaska State troopers and 5 AM on Tuesday morning, and reported “that his vehicle, a tan 1999 Lexus RX300 SUV, had been stolen from the Soldotna Safeway parking lot earlier that morning,” troopers revealed. Minutes after the stolen vehicle report was filed by the owner, identified as 36-year-old Soldotna resident, […]
Alaska State troopers reported on Tuesday that during a Monday night encounter with a 2000 maroon Ford pickup truck, stopped for a traffic violation on the Parks Highway, the driver attempted to pepper spray to trooper, before racing off and taking the trooper on a chase for over 72 miles. A trooper on patrol conducted […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —The state of Alaska held an emergency response exercise in communities throughout the state March 31 – April 2. Nearly 150 Airmen and Soldiers from the Alaska National Guard and members of the Alaska State Defense Force teamed up with other members of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs during […]
Alaska’s fisheries biologists are anticipating a total commercial salmon catch of 161 million fish in 2016, down from 268 million salmon a year ago, with a projected pink salmon harvest of 100 million fewer humpies than last year’s catch of 190.5 million. The forecast for a smaller humpy harvest, although significant, is not unusual, nor […]