A Palmer man was arrested and remanded with his bail set at $10,000 following a Butte Airstrip gas theft investigation that took place on Saturday. Troopers responded to the scene at the Butte Airstrip, but found that the suspect had already fled the scene. The caller had taken photos of the suspect and vehicle as […]
A third day of searching for a missing pilot, identified as 55-year-old David McRae, who was en route from Lake Hood to the Lake Clark Lodge on Friday, ended without success on Sunday. McRae, the nephew of former Alaska First Lady Bella Hammond and her husband, late Governor Jay Hammond, was on his way to […]
[cycloneslider id=”fuel-cleanup”] (Hover over image to pause slideshow) Although the secondary tank carrying #11 Ultra-Low Sulfer diesel that rolled over in a ditch at mile 306 of the Richardson Highway on Labor Day has been pumped out and the tanker pulled out and removed from the scene, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation did not […]
Alaska State Troopers reported that an aircraft on the way to Port Alsworth on Tuesday evening ran out of fuel while enroute, causing the aircraft to crash and overturn. At 7:47 pm on Tuesday, troopers received a report of the activation of a Personal Locator Beacon approximately 20 miles northwest of Port Alsworth. Troopers from […]