Four People Perish in Fiery Birchwood Plane Crash

Four People Perish in Fiery Birchwood Plane Crash

The bodies of four victims of a fiery plane crash that took place in the Birchwood/Chugiak area on Wednesday morning have been recovered and their identities released following next of kin notifications. Killed in the Cessna 172 crash that was reported just after 9 am this morning were the pilot, 64-year-old George Kobelnyk, his co-pilot, […]

North Pole Woman Dies in Summit Lake Avalanche

North Pole Woman Dies in Summit Lake Avalanche

At 2:54 pm on Sunday, Alaska State Troopers received a report  of an avalanche in the mountains near Summit Lake. It was reported that by-standers at the scene dug her out of the snow, and performed CPR, but, efforts were unsuccessful. The victim, identified as 25-year-old Claire Sundgren, of North Pole, was declared deceased at the […]

Bodies of Two Boaters Found on Admiralty and Horse Islands in Southeast

Bodies of Two Boaters Found on Admiralty and Horse Islands in Southeast

Juneau-based Alaska State Troopers have opened an investigation into the deaths of two boaters found dead in the vicinity of Horse Island in Southeast Alaska on Saturday. Saturday morning, at 11:45 am, troopers received notification of a dead body found on an Admiralty Island beach near Horse Island. When State and Wildlife Troopers responded to […]

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