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4:05 The black Toyota pickup truck had been stranded on the river ice for multiple weeks. It sat near the Crowley boat launch, one of the main boat launches in Bethel. Spring melt is occurring, and breakup is soon expected. The concern was that if the truck fell in the water, it could become a hazard for boats, tear fishing nets, and leak contaminants in the river. On the morning of May 2, three groups assembled to remove the truck: Bethel Search and Rescue, Alaska State Troopers, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. By then, a significant amount of water had pooled on the river ice.

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Veteran musher Aliy Zirkle’s last Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ended not with her first championship but with a medical rescue flight to Anchorage, suffering from a concussion and other injuries to her upper torso, officials said Tuesday. Zirkle, a fan favorite, sustained multiple injuries after suffering a fall while coming into the checkpoint in Rohn on Monday evening, Ala...

JUNEAU, Alaska — About 80 Alaska National Guard members volunteered to provide assistance for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, the guard said Friday. Lt. Col. Candis Olmstead said the request for states to send support came from the National Guard Bureau and District of Columbia National Guard. She said after Gov. Mike Dunleavy approved the request, […]

Around 80 Alaska National Guard members will fly to the nation’s capital this weekend to assist the D.C. National Guard alongside troops from all 50 states.