As troopers were investigating a vehicle that left the roadway near the Parks Highway and Cherl Lakesm they contacted 31-year-old Wasilla resident, Robert Crawley, who proceeded to give the troopers a false identity, then fled the scene on foot, leaving a four-year-old child behind at the location. The trooper dispatch reported that additional troopers, along with […]
(ANCHORAGE) – Alaska drivers are urged to use extra caution right now when traveling roadways in Southcentral, Interior and other regions where moose are common. Long nights and short, often dimly lit winter days make the animals especially difficult to spot, increasing the danger of moose-vehicle collisions. “The majority of our road kills occur during […]
One vehicle was a total loss in a three-car accident on the Parks Highway on Monday morning. That vehicle’s owner was issued citations for “driving left of center in a no passing zone and for failure to exercise due care to avoid a collision,” troopers say. At 11:12 am, troopers responded to a report they received […]
ISLAMABAD—Taliban insurgents have stormed a prison in central Afghanistan, allowing hundreds of inmates to escape. Afghan officials say the well-organized pre-dawn assault began with a suicide car bombing at the entrance that allowed other insurgents to get into the prison in the province of Ghazni. An Interior Ministry spokesman, Najib Danish, told VOA the facility […]