Pilot in Saturday Whittier Area Crash Identified

Pilot in Saturday Whittier Area Crash Identified

On Thursday morning, Alaska State Troopers released the identity of the pilot killed in the fatal Whittier crash that occurred on Saturday. AST reports that the State Medical Examiner’s office identified that person as 31-year-old Brett Andrews of Anchorage. According to reports, Andrews was en route to Valdez from Merrill Field on Saturday when he went down […]

Bear Hunting Trio Plucked from Southeast of Nikolai in Inclement Weather

Bear Hunting Trio Plucked from Southeast of Nikolai in Inclement Weather

Alaska State Troopers received an SOS notification from a Garmin InReach Device requesting emergency assistance for 2 hunters and their guide to the Alaska Range southeast of Nikolai on Tuesday morning citing extreme weather. According to the report, the trio had been weathered in above the tree line for three days in inclement weather, with winds in excess […]