Alaska State Troopers have confirmed the identity of the pilot and sole occupant involved in a fatal crash northeast of St. Mary’s as Bethel resident Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr, The husband of Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, and former regional director of the Alaska Bureau of Indian Affairs. Peltola’s Piper Super Cub went down shortly after […]
Getting information about where wildfire smoke is headed in Alaska has become easy for the public, thanks to collaboration between the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Alaska Fire Service. UAF researchers and data experts have worked with the Alaska Fire Service to add air quality information to the agency’s popular map and data website. […]
Troopers are asking the public for information on a suspect with warrants who fled officers during a traffic stop at 6:52 PM on Friday. Alaska State troopers report that a trooper patrolling in the Knik Goose Bay area on Friday evening spotted a vehicle without license plates. As they were making the stop the trooper recognized […]
The Illiamna VPSO was alerted of a capsized vessel on the Newhalen River on Friday afternoon and responded to the scene according to Alaska State Troopers. When they arrived at the location they found that Dwight Anelon, age 36 of Illiamna was the subject of life-saving measures. He was quickly transported to the local clinic in Illiamna but […]