Troopers were alerted of a crash and responded to the scene at 12:30 on Thursday afternoon and opened an investigation. During the investigation at the Luke Street scene troopers found that as Homer resident, 81-year-old Helena Buchman was driving, her passenger, 40-year-old Rosemarie Buchman, “grabbed her by the hair and pulled Helena’s head down,” AST […]
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 […]
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued a plane crash survivor approximately 35 miles northwest of Juneau, Sunday. Sector Southeast Alaska command center personnel launched an MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew from Air Station Sitka at 5:38 p.m. to respond to the last known position of an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) alert near Excursion Inlet. At 7:05 […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Army National Guard conducted a rescue of two hunters 15 miles north of Chakachamna Lake near Merrill Pass, August 16, 2023, after receiving the mission request from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. The first call for assistance came to the AKRCC from a good Samaritan aviator who spotted […]