Two-hundred and thirty-six years ago, when Gen. George Washington marched back into New York City as British troops were walking out, a volcano erupted in Iceland. For eight months of 1783, Laki volcano spewed lava and belched noxious fumes into the atmosphere. One-quarter of the residents of Iceland died, and the sulfur-rich gases that spread […]
Troopers report that they responded to a traffic fatality at 10:18 pm on Thursday night near mile 68 of the Glenn Highway. According to the trooper dispatch, the driver of a vehicle, who’s name has yet to be revealed, left the roadway and collided with a tree. After the crash, the\vehicle ignited and caught fire. […]
On Tuesday, Alaska State Troopers reported the death of a 66-year-old Healy man who had gone out on a wood cutting expedition on Friday afternoon and never returned. AST received a report at approximately 1 AM on Saturday morning reporting that Beryl James Palmer of Healy, ” was overdue from retrieving firewood near his residence.” […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is targeting problematic conditions along Southcentral’s high-speed rural highways in the Anchorage, Matanuska-Susitna Valley and Kenai Peninsula areas to increase safety for Alaskans. A region-wide effort to remove selected trees in higher crash areas is underway. Each year, DOT&PF highway safety engineers evaluate […]