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 […]
The investigation into the death of a Chefornak priest, 72-year-old Theodore Kestler, who was found deceased in the rectory fire in that community has been concluded. It was determined that Kestler died prior to the fire and that the fire was caused by candles that were lit in the residence. It was determined that Kestler […]