Dad of Alaska woman killed in murder-for-hire plot dies in memorial motorcycle ride commemorating anniversary of her death
The father of an Alaska woman killed in a murder-for-hire plot in 2019 has died during a weekend motorcycle vigil marking the fifth anniversary of her death. The Anchorage Daily News reported. Timothy Hoffman, 58, was pronounced dead after losing control of his motorcycle near Wasilla on Sunday, according to Alaska State Troopers. The newspaper […]
1 dead, 1 charged in pair of Alaska shootings
Anchorage police are investigating two separate shootings that left one man dead and another injured and facing murder charges. According to a police press release, the latest shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday after officers were called to a report of a shooting in the Anchorage area. When officers arrived on scene, they learned two […]
Coast Guard suspends search for 3 missing after boat capsized in Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday called off the search for three people missing after their boat capsized in the Gulf of Alaska. The Coast Guard said it received a distress call Wednesday morning from the 21-foot Hughes Craft vessel near Iarick Bay, about 35 miles southwest of Seward. Charter boat capsize may have been […]
REPORT: Moose Kills Alaska Man In Alaska
A Homer, Alaska, man died Sunday morning after being attacked by a female moose, according to an online dispatch from Alaska state troopers. The announcement explained that the “cow moose charged two men, kicking one of them.” Medics then “arrived on the scene and declared the victim deceased,” the dispatch read. Authorities told Alaska’s News […]
Alaskan rivers turning orange due to climate change, study finds | Alaska
Dozens of Alaska’s rivers and streams are turning a rusty orange color, likely due to a new phenomenon caused by thawing permafrost. study find. The North Pole is fastestAs the frozen ground below the earth’s surface thaws in the warmest regions of the world, minerals once locked up in the soil are beginning to seep […]
Mother moose kills Alaska man, 70, attempting to take photos of her newborn calves
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 70-year-old man was attacked and killed by his mother while trying to take a photo of two newborn moose calves in Alaska, authorities said Monday. The man killed Sunday was identified as Dale Choman of Homer, Alaska Department of Public Safety spokesman Austin McDaniel said. In Homer, a female elk had […]
Alaska man kicked to death by protective mother moose
An Alaska man’s photography trip took a tragic turn when he tried to take photos of two newborn moose calves. Dale Choman, 70, was kicked to death by the mother moose he rescued and was later pronounced dead at the scene, while his unnamed companion escaped unharmed. “The cow moose attacked Dale as he was […]
Two Bodies Recovered From Submerged Plane In Alaska Lake
Alaska State Police said in a news release Saturday that a dive team recovered two bodies from a submerged plane in an Alaska lake. Alaska State Troopers have recovered the bodies of two men from a plane that was found submerged and upside down in Six Mile Lake. The incident occurred near the Athabascan community […]
Alaska lawmakers end their session with late bills passing on energy, education
Alaska lawmakers ended a four-month session early Thursday with a flurry of last-minute bills addressing priority issues such as energy and distance learning programs that are the focus of ongoing litigation. The spat over the budget has been quieter than in previous years, with Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy and legislative leaders having twice failed in […]
Alaska man fatally shot by police after pointing gun at them
Anchorage police responding to a disturbance call shot and killed a man who pointed a gun early Monday morning, Police Chief Bianca Cross said. “Four officers fired their weapons, striking an adult male once in the upper body and at least once in the upper body,” Cross said at a news conference. The man was […]