Late Monday afternoon, troopers, Palmer Fire & Rescue, Mat-Su EMS, Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center, Alaska Avalanche School, MATSAR, and Alaska Mountain Rescue Group responded to Palmer Fishhook Road in reference to a snowboarder caught in an avalanche. The incident ultimately claimed the victim’s life. Troopers report that the various agencies responded to mile 16 […]
Alaska State Troopers on Thursday announced that they successfully retrieved the remains of a deceased hiker from the Penny Royal Glacier in Hatcher Pass on Wednesday. According to AST, they received a report at 10:35 pm on Sunday night from a hiking group on the glacier that 57-year-old Leslie Lahndt had died in a […]
A search for a missing hiker in Hatcher Pass turned in to a body retrieval AST revealed on Saturday. Troopers received a missing person report late on Friday afternoon reporting that Wasilla teen Zachary Campbell was missing after going on a hike in Hatcher Pass. It was reported that he was in the Skyscraper Ridge area […]
Anchorage man, 36-year-old Matthew James Scharber was sentenced to life in prison plus ten years for kidnapping and other charges before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Timothy M Burgess in court today, U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder of the Department of Justice revealed today. Today’s sentencing is the result of an investigation conducted by the Anchorage […]