(Palmer, AK) – Two Anchorage residents are facing multiple charges in relation to the start of the Sockeye Fire north of Willow last month that destroyed 55 homes and damaged 44 other structures. Following an investigation by the Alaska Division of Forestry and Alaska State Fire Marshal’s Office, charges were filed in Palmer District Court […]
Troopers say via the trooper dispatch, that after an investigation of a structure fire by a Deputy State Fire Marshal in Nenana, the fire was ultimately deemed arson and a Nenana man was arrested on Sunday morning. At 5:36 pm on Friday, Alaska State Troopers responded to a structure fire near mile 315 of the Parks […]
Fairbanks-based troopers responded to a disturbance call reporting an altercation in a gray GMC Yukon that was parked at a Farmer’s Loop Road residence. When troopers responded, they found that the female involved in the incident had already fled the scene. Their investigation at the scene revealed that an unnamed 26-year-old Fairbanks woman had gotten into […]
Thunderstorms have moved through the Willow area where the 7,500 acre Sockeye Fire continues to burn, and lightning strikes have complicated firefighting efforts, igniting at least two more fires within 20 miles of the original fire fire officials say. By 8 pm on Tuesday evening, the Alaska Division of Forestry had already received reports of two […]