Canadian driver dies when truck crashes into river near Hyder
The Tuesday crash left the victim’s truck “partially submerged in the Salmon River,” troopers said.
Officials ID worker who died in construction accident near North Pole
The victim, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee, was fatally injured shortly before 4 p.m. Monday.
Charges: Suspect in Anchorage collisions involving 8 vehicles was driving drunk
The driver police say caused a crash that injured four people on the Glenn Highway near Northway Mall this month had massive amounts of alcohol in his system, according to charging documents.
7 swim ashore after floatplane crashes on takeoff near Ketchikan
Investigators said the de Havilland Beaver’s wing struck the water, according to a passenger’s account. The pilot and six cruise ship passengers were on board.
Former Kenai city manager dies in motorcycle crash
Rick Koch died after the crash on the Dalton Highway about 50 miles northwest of Fairbanks, Alaska State Troopers said.
Anchorage stagehands union rocked by embezzlement case
The union's former secretary-treasurer took more than $193,000 from January 2010 through September 2014, federal prosecutors said.
First fatality on Denali identified as climber from Nepal
The victim was descending with two other climbers along the mountain’s West Buttress route and suffered “unknown illness” early Friday, park officials said.
Seward Highway head-on crash leads to DUI and assault charges
Police found alcohol containers in the suspect’s vehicle and smelled alcohol on him after the May 27 wreck that injured him and three other people, according to charging documents.
Shooting outside Anchorage grocery store leaves man in critical condition
A man was in critical condition Friday morning, police said, following the shooting in a sedan outside a Carrs Safeway store.
Sitka-based trooper kills brown bear chasing his dog
The 400-pound young boar attacked the 6-month-old puppy Wednesday morning, according to troopers and state biologists.
3 hikers injured by brown bear with cubs near Eagle River Campground
Fish and Game biologists and a park ranger followed tracks for about three hours before calling off the search for the bear, which is believed to have suffered a minor wound from police gunfire.
Fairbanks jail inmate dies days after suicide attempt, officials say
The 40-year-old man was pronounced dead Tuesday night after he was found unresponsive in his cell Saturday.