Searchers downstream from Tuluksak continue to search for one snowmachiner on the Kuskokwim River after an incident there on Friday evening. Troopers were notified of the incident by Bethel Search and Rescue on Saturday morning of the search for two snowmachiners that were observed driving into a hole in the ice on the river at […]
Alaska State Troopers revealed on Monday that the remains of a man who disappeared while out rafting over the weekend was located and recovered by the United States Coast Guard on Sunday 3.4 miles outside of Whittier. The search for the rafter, identified as 61-year-old Eric Opland, was initiated after the Alaska Rescue Coordination […]
Public health, economic leaders testify to joint legislative hearing ANCHORAGE – Economists at a joint hearing of the Health and Social Services and House State Affairs committees urged the state to implement public health measures that will contain the COVID-19 virus and enable economic recovery. “By successfully fighting the virus, we’re more likely for […]
In an unfortunate incident on Kala Slough, off of the Yukon River, a 25-year-old Galena man lost his life attempting to retrieve his watercraft on Sunday morning. AST was informed at 9:40 am on Sunday morning, that Kevin Evans of Galena had drowned in the slough across the river from Galena as he was […]
The search initiated for a Ketchikan mother and her five-year-old child on Thursday reached an unfortunate conclusion when the child was located deceased at 2:45 pm on Friday afternoon troopers revealed. 36-year-old Jennifer Treat, and her son, Jaxson Brown set out on a hiking trip on the Lunch Creek Trail on Wednesday afternoon and […]
Yute Air revealed the name of the pilot of the scheduled commuter air crash that occurred on Thursday 12 miles southwest of Tuntutuliak as that of Tony Matthews. The aircraft, a Piper PA-32R Cherokee, had been traveling from Bethel to Kipnuk when it went down. Troopers in Bethel were notified of the overdue aircraft at […]
Leaves are shifting from vibrant greens to the yellows, reds and browns of fall. Crisp autumn air and vivid sunrises greet us in the mornings. Long days filled with endless activity are fading. Fall has a different cadence. The end of summer is when we begin to slow down, reflect and settle in with our […]
The remains of the teen that jumped into the slough in front of Alakanuk on last Wednesday evening have been recovered by searchers on Sunday evening, troopers revealed. 19-year-old Clyde Edmund Jr of that community had jumped into the slough and then failed to surface early Wednesday morning. Search and Rescue immediately initiated a […]
Alaska State Troopers revealed on Tuesday morning that the partially submerged body retrieved from the Susitna River on last Tuesday was that of a Kentucky man, who had disappeared while fly-fishing in the Willow Creek area in late June. William “Bill” Hartlage, age 76, of Louisville, Kentucky was reported missing by a family member […]