CIRCLE — As the pilot of a chartered Cessna 206 curved in for a landing above the Yukon River, his passengers squinted at white river ice that clung to the south bank near town. Chocolate brown open water filled river channels both upstream and downstream of the ice. In the seat behind the pilot, Ed […]
Officials at Alaska’s #1 Springtime guessing game, the Nenana Ice Classic, report that the watchman is now on duty, and keeping an eye on the tripod. They report that the ice is deteriorating at a rapid pace and it is expected that the tripod will trip in the next couple of days. They also report […]
The United States Coast Guard and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation are coordinating initial cleanup efforts with the city of Tuntutuliak in Southwest Alaska. USCG sent responders to the scene where a Caterpillar EL180 excavator fell through the ice on the Qinaq River near the small community to assess the site late last month. […]
Alaska State Troopers report that a Quinhagak man, who walked away from his residence at 7:30 am on Wednesday without adequate clothing, was located and rescued at 10:30 pm on that same day. As searchers combed the area around the small community in southwest Alaska at 10 pm, they observed a flare fired from the […]