Alaska State Troopers revealed on Monday that recovery efforts are being attempted to get the Ketchikan volunteer rescue squad on the scene of an avalanche with a presumed fatality that occurred around noon on Sunday. The unfortunate incident occurred on Dude Mountain outside Ketchikan as two men were out snowboarding the slope. The large avalanche […]
A Chugiak man has been ordered to undergo a mental health assessment with the Federal Bureau of Prisons as part of his sentencing for Transmitting Threatening Communication in Interstate Commerce, U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder said on Friday. 33-year-old Brandon McElroy, who worked for the Smithsonian Institute at the Arctic Studies Center, pleaded guilty to the charge on […]
The search for a young Koliganek hunter ended tragically on Wednesday after a report of an overdue hunter on Wednesday night. Troopers in Dillingham were notified of an overdue hunter at 7:53 pm on Wednesday. The village reported that 24-year-old Jairus Nelson had departed the village to go hunting earlier in the day and had not […]
Noorvik man, 25-year-old Brian Jack, who was out on a court approved third party custodianship as a result of July 4th charges of DUI, felony assault, reckless endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident, was re-arrested on Saturday on charges of Assault III and IV and Violation of Conditions of Release, AST reported. According […]