A motorist near mile 1401 of the Alaska Highway called in to troopers to report that he had struck and killed a female pedestrian at 7:38 am on Monday morning. Fairbanks-based troopers traveled to the scene to assist Delta Junction troopers with the scene investigation. The pedestrian identified as 43-year-old Jennifer L. Weeks, of Delta […]
The State Medical Examiner’s office released their report as to the cause of death of 30-year-old Keith Ben Aumavae, who was missing for three weeks before his vehicle was discovered at the bottom of a 100-foot cliff. According to their report, “The SMEO determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma consistent with […]
JUNEAU — Governor Bill Walker Sunday ordered all Alaska state flags be flown at half-staff beginning Monday in honor of former Alaska State Representative Dr. Joshua Wright, who passed away on November 2 at the age of 88. Dr. Wright served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1970-1972. “Dr. Wright led a life of […]
November 7, 2017 (Anchorage, AK) — In the midst of a nationwide opioid epidemic, Alaska is one of several states seeing a surge in methamphetamine use and methamphetamine-related deaths. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services’ Section of Epidemiology released a report today on the health impacts of methamphetamine use in Alaska. Alaska experienced a fourfold increase […]