February 13th, 1947
Arizona Man Arrested and Charged for Sexual Abuse of a Minor During a Flight to Alaska
ANCHORAGE – A Mesa, Arizona, man was indicted in Alaska today for abusive sexual contact with a minor female passenger on a flight from Phoenix to Anchorage on April 26. The indictment alleges that Kepueli Talaiasi, 58, intentionally engaged in sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl who was seated next to him during the evening […]
Passenger, Wasilla Police Department Officer Injured in Gunfire Exchange with Driver Near Wasilla’s Valley Store
The Alaska State Troopers reported that on late Thursday afternoon a Wasilla Police Department officer exchanged gunfire with a driver after a pursuit and as a result, was injured, as was a female passenger in the suspect vehicle. According to the report, the WPD officer attempted a traffic stop on Bogard Road near the intersection […]
AMHS Passenger Tests Positive for COVID-19
Last night, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) alerted the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) that a recent passenger tested positive for COVID-19. DHSS conducted extensive contact tracing and determined that the only other person considered to be a close contact was a traveling companion. No one else aboard the vessel […]
Army Aviators Assist Plane Crash Survivors
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – An Arctic Dustoff crew from C Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment closed out 2019 and began the new year with a mission to assist survivors from a small plane crash. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson forwarded the request for assistance just […]
Alaska Air Guardsmen Rescue Pilot, Passenger near the Talachulitna River
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Good Samaritans, LifeMed, and Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons worked together to rescue a pilot and passenger of a Super Cub aircraft July 20. According to Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Andrew Williams, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center deputy director, the mission was opened […]
Anchorage Woman Takes Troopers on 52-Mile Parks Highway Chase
An Anchorage woman took Alaska State Troopers on a chase along the Parks Highway in the Nenana vicinity on Saturday evening until finally being brought to a halt 52-miles later. Troopers on patrol attempted to pull over a 2017 Chevy Impala at mile marker 273 at 7 pm on Saturday evening after observing moving violations, but, instead […]
Pilot and Passenger Perish in Katlian Bay Piper Crash
A Piper PA-18 Supercub on floats on a flightseeing trip to the Katlian Bay and Olga Strait area crashed on Saturday night with one dead and one missing it was reported on Sunday. The flight that departed the Sitka seaplane docks at 7:15 pm on Saturday was scheduled for a 20-minute trip to the area […]
FAI Assists in October Airport Drug Seizure
The Fairbanks International Airport reported on Wednesday, that they assisted in eliminating illegal drug transportation during an incident on October 1st of 2017 when they investigated a passenger at the airport. According to their report, on October 1, personnel at the airport responded to a request for assistance at a screening checkpoint at the airport for […]