A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher has launched a study of cognitive decline in older Alaska dogs. Canine cognitive disorder, or CCD, presents similarly to Alzheimer’s disease in humans, with symptoms including disorientation, failure to recognize family members, inability to retain control over basic bodily functions, and changes in personality. Dr. Greg Pietsch, a veterinarian […]
The Old Glenn Highway was closed in the mile 15 area following a fatal head-on collision that occurred at 4:43 pm on Tuesday afternoon as troopers investigated the accident and re-opened at approximately 8:30 that evening. The investigation revealed that the driver of a 2001 Daewoo four-door, 18-year-old Devin Miller of Palmer, crossed over […]
Alaska State Troopers have divulged additional information on the fatal collision on the Johnson River on Sunday. According to AST, the collision took place on a blind turn in the river. David Berlin, in an 18-foot Alweld flatbottom skiff was negotiating the turn with 5-year-old Danielle Berlin-Walker aboard when traveling downriver and making the […]
Alaska State Troopers revealed that an evading Anchorage woman was taken into custody by Palmer police on Wednesday after crashing into a ditch near mile 5 of the Old Glenn Highway. The incident that resulted in the pursuit and eventual crash had its stat at the Sheep Mountain Lodge north of Palmer during the […]