Alaska State Trooper reported on Monday that the human remains discovered by a caller on Saturday evening have been tentatively identified as those of a Soldotna fugitive wanted in an Arson/Shots-Fired incident on October 15th, 2022. Troopers responded to the location near the Funny River after receiving the call and located partial remains, firearms, and […]
While on patrol in the Funny River area on Monday, troopers recognized two individuals that they had contact with in a prior service call. AST made contact with the two and confirmed their identities as 21-year-old Cerena Patrice Richards of Happy Valley and 31-year-old Daniel Leigh Gentry of Soldotna, despite Gentry attempting to mis-identify himself […]
A 62-year-old Funny River man was attacked and mauled by a Brown Bear on Sunday afternoon, the trooper dispatch reported. 62-year-old Danny High “was walking in the woods when he was attacked by a brown bear,” troopers reported. Alaska Wildlife troopers and Alaska State Troopers responded to the scene of the attack at mile 11 […]
(Anchorage) — Five wolf pups removed from the massive Funny River Wildfire have found a new home. The Minnesota Zoo, located south of Minneapolis-St. Paul in Apple Valley, Minn., has offered to accommodate the entire litter and will receive a permit to house them permanently. The pups—two females and three males—are currently receiving care at […]