[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his week marks 30 years since I turned my pickup left onto a North Pole road and noticed the clutch pedal did not return to my foot. In a panic, I reached down with my mittened hand and pulled. The frozen plunger oozed back into position. Driving at minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit is not a […]
The University of Alaska Police and Fire Department, Fairbanks police, and Alaska State Troopers responded to a 23-vehicle crash after troopers received several calls reporting the pile-up, AST reported today. Multiple 911 calls received by AST dispatch in Fairbanks reported the expansive crash on the Johansen Expressway approximately1/4 mile from the University Avenue intersection at 2:43 […]
North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple has ordered thousands of Native Americans and environmental activists to evacuate federal property near an oil pipeline project they are trying to stop, Citing hazards caused by a blizzard, Dalrymple order the mandatory “emergency evacuation.” The order, issued Monday, comes after the federal government managers of the property, the U.S. […]
Two accidents occurred within minutes of each other in Kodiak on Monday, and troopers pointed to rapidly freezing snow as the cause of both accidents. Troopers were contacted at 6:15 pm by 27-year-old Aaron Owen, who reported that he had rolled his vehicle at mile 12.5 of the Chiniak Highway as he was traveling northbound, […]