(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — Transportation officials are concerned about a recent case of vandalism at the Kasigluk Airport that prevented a medivac flight from landing on Sept. 19. Vandals smashed 43 runway lights sometime in the evening hours of Wednesday, Sept. 19, leaving the runway dark. Several hours later, at approximate midnight on Thursday, Sept. 20, a medivac flight en route […]
The small dam in the hills above Larsen Bay is in “dire straits” according to State Representative Louise Stutes. The dam above the village is eroding to the point of full collapse if not repaired in the near future. The concrete intake structure incorporated into the dam that was constructed three decades ago is eroding […]
After a failed attempt to list a vehicle as stolen on May 17th, the vehicle in question was located on Monday. This led to a more serious incident that resulted in the damage of four vehicles including three patrol vehicles and two arrests, APD reported. The vehicle, a 2005 green Chevy Suburban was stolen from […]
Alaska State Troopers, on Saturday, received a call from Russian Mission reporting that approximately 80% of their airport’s runway lights had been damaged by vandalism. The report stated that over 50 of the runway’s had been damaged, and the airport lighting is currently not operational making any night flights, such as medivacs, unable to land at the strip. Damages […]