Alaska State Troopers report that they received several calls from the community of Venetie, a community situated on the north side of the Chandalar River 45 miles northwest of Fort Yukon, on Tuesday, concerning burglaries and other events that had occurred in the community. As a result of the call-ins, Rural Unit troopers and Alaska Wildlife […]
A Tuluksak man was arrested on arson charges on Tuesday after troopers received a report of a residential fire in the village of Kwethluk, according to the trooper dispatch. 21-year-old Ferdinand Andrew was questioned and arrested by troopers after they conducted an investigation at the scene. The trooper investigation revealed that Andrew had splashed gasoline […]
Troopers and Fire Marshals are investigating a fire after troopers received a report of an assault on a resident on Burton Road in the community of Ester. Troopers received a call at 9:40 pm on Saturday from an Ester resident informing them that a neighbor had pointed a weapon at him during a confrontation at […]
Although the cause of the fire in Ketchikan is still under investigation, Alaska State Troopers have located remains within the wreckage that they believe to be 49-year-old Ralph Smith. Smith was reported to have exited his home late on Wednesday afternoon only to tell a family member that the house was on fire. He then […]