JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a 60-year old man Sunday after his Piper J-3 crashed, 40 miles east of Ft. Yukon Thursday. According to the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the pilot had not filed a flight plan, nor did they receive […]
Alaska State Troopers pursued a fleeing pickup truck down Trunk and Bogard Roads on Monday, until the chase ended in a crash near Green Forest Drive during the early morning hours. Troopers observed a maroon 1998 Chevy pickup speeding while traveling eastbound on Trunk Road at 3:15 am Monday morning. As troopers watched, the truck proceeded […]
Caguyaq – Hunting Hat Caguyaq qupuramek canamauq. – The hunting hat is made of wood. In the cool, wet Kodiak environment, hats are an essential item of clothing. Among Alutiiqs, headgear was once fashioned from many different materials. Warm, water-resistant hats were sewn from animal pelts and loon skins, woven from spruce root, and carved […]
Alaska gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker welcomed a court ruling today confirming the validity of the Walker/Byron Mallott unity ticket. Anchorage Superior Court Judge John Suddock’s decision upholds the actions of the lieutenant governor, who issued emergency regulations approving the merger of the two campaigns. “Elections should be decided at the ballot boxes, not the courtrooms,” […]