In an unfortunate incident on Kala Slough, off of the Yukon River, a 25-year-old Galena man lost his life attempting to retrieve his watercraft on Sunday morning. AST was informed at 9:40 am on Sunday morning, that Kevin Evans of Galena had drowned in the slough across the river from Galena as he was […]
A 40-year-old Kenny Lakes man perished in a fatal rollover on the Old Edgerton Highway south of Copper Center on Sunday morning troopers report. Troopers were informed and responded to mile 5 of the Old Edgerton Highway at 8:50 am on Sunday morning to find a Kenny Lakes man, Peter Young, dead at the […]
(ANCHORAGE) – The Alaska State Troopers have been working hard to keep impaired drivers off Alaska’s roadways during the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over national campaign. This year the high visibility enforcement effort runs from Aug. 14 through Sept. 8 and is designed to discourage impaired drivers from hitting the highways. Troopers implore […]
Once again this summer North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22 fighter aircraft, supported by KC-135 air refuelers intercepted Tu-142 Russian maritime patrol aircraft within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone late this week. In a first for the year, Russia sent in three groups of the aircraft who stayed in the zone for over […]