November 14, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker today ordered all Alaska State flags be lowered in honor of former Alaska State Representative Joe Ryan, who passed away in Fairbanks on November 7th at the age of 80. Representative Ryan served in the 20th Alaska State Legislature, from 1997-1998. “Representative Ryan was a passionate advocate […]
The body of a 72-year-old Homer man and long-time commercial fisherman, Ken Jones, was discovered floating in the waters of Cook Inlet near the Anchor Point Bluffs early Monday morning. Jones had gone out kayaking in Kachemak Bay on Sunday afternoon, as he had done many times before. Jones would often kayak through the Beluga Slough […]
A late-night collision at 11:05 pm, on the Glenn Highway took the life of a Sutton man, the trooper dispatch reported on Friday. According to the trooper investigation, 50-year-old Keven Johnson of Sutton was traveling southbound near mile 52 of the Glenn Highway when he crossed over the centerline and collided head-on with a pickup […]
Alaska State Troopers say that the death of Copper River resident, 48-year-old Chris Rietveld showed no signs of foul play. On October 20th, troopers resoponded to a Copper River residence after a report of a death. When they conducted their investigation into Rietveld’s death, they found “evidence of illegal drug use including drug paraphernalia and substances […]