Troopers report a fatal collision between an Ester Fire Volunteer Fire Department pickup and a water tanker truck near mile 354 of the Parks Highway that occurred on Tuesday morning. Fairbanks-based troopers, EMS, Fire, and DOT Commercial Motor Vehicle Officers responded to the scene after the accident was called in at approximately 8:35 am […]
Those looking for a silver lining in the “summer of COVID” might find one in a variation on the old “good news/bad news” story. The bad news is, the tourist industry shutdown has kept most visitors away during our peak outdoor recreation season. The good news is that Alaskans have had the whole place […]
On Thursday morning Alaska State Troopers released the names of the two victims who lost their lives in a fatal head-on collision that occurred on the Parks Highway on Tuesday evening as 65-year-old Michael Price and 50-year-old Ester Price, both of Wasilla. The name of the injured party was also released as 38-year-old Christopher […]
Drivers are encouraged to check road conditions at 511.alaska.gov before traveling. (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The Denali Highway is now open from Cantwell, on the Parks Highway, to Paxson, on the Richardson Highway. Beginning in mid-April, maintenance and operations crews with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) removed snow, thawed culverts and completed repairs […]
After a wild chase, Alaska State Troopers say they and the Wasilla police broke off pursuit in a Sunday morning vehicle chase and the suspect escaped apprehension. At approximately 10:58 am on Sunday a trooper on patrol observed a silver 2019 or 2020 Dodge Ram 1500 with a temporary license taped to the rear […]
Alaska State troopers report that they peppersprayed a non-compliant REDDI driver after stopping him at the intersection of the Parks and Palmer/Wasilla Highway on Monday evening. A report of a REDDI driver went in to AST at 7:45 pm on Monday evening alerting troopers of a green GMC pickup driving erratically on KGB Road. troopers […]
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A USARAK Soldier has died in from injuries he sustained in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident. Sgt. Timothy Scott Woods II was severely injured Saturday, Aug. 17, when the motorcycle he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a guardrail along the Glenn Highway near the […]
Fire crews around the state continue to fight wildfires from the interior to the Kenai Peninsula. McKinley Fire The McKinley Fire near mile 88 of the Parks Highway increased in intensity and has burned at least 50 structures and emergency responders work diligently to evacuate residents in the area from mile 82 to 91 […]
Photo: Alaska Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Bailey Milani, a loadmaster with 144th Airlift Squadron, supervises the boarding of Army and Navy Junior ROTC cadets from across the state aboard a 144th AS C-17 Globemaster III May 28, 2019, for an orientation flight with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing. The mission of […]