This Day in Alaska History-January 22nd, 1902
Pilot Station Search Turns Up One Dead and Another Suffering from Hypothermia Wednesday
At 7:43 pm on Wednesday evening, Alaska State Troopers in St Marys were notified by the Pilot station Village Police Officer that two brothers, David Francis, 35, and Curtis Francis, 43, had departed from the village the night before and never returned. Shortly after troopers were notified, they received another call reporting that the brothers […]
Troopers Arrest One in Tanacross on Attempted Murder Charges Sunday Morning
Alaska State troopers revealed that they received a call that a person was chasing another through the village of Tanacross shooting at him at approximately 4:03 am on Sunday morning. Several witnesses reported that they heard gunshots and saw Lawrence Joe chasing David “Alex” Joe through the community. When troopers made contact with Lawrence, he […]
Three Men Jailed and Fined for Illegally Wading into the Brooks River
ANCHORAGE – Three men have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment and ordered to pay a total of $9,000 for illegally leaving the Brooks Falls viewing platform and entering a closed area of the Brooks River at Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park by U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew M. Scoble. David Engelman, 56, of Sandia […]