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Coast Guard Medevacs Yakutat Man after ATV Crash
Channel 2 NewsA U.S. Coast Guard helicopter medevaced a 61-year-old Yakutat man to Juneau with serious but non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday after an all-terrain vehicle crash, according to Alaska State Troopers. In a Tuesday AST dispatch, troopers say they were...Tags: U.S. Coast Guard
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Manslaughter Arrest Made in Fatal Aniak Snowmachine Crash
Channel 2 NewsAn Aniak man faces manslaughter and DUI charges in the death of a 15-year-old boy during a Thursday night snowmachine crash, according to Alaska State Troopers. A Friday AST dispatch says 26-year-old Philip Simeon told troopers in Aniak just before 9:...Tags: Murder, Drunk Driving
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Details Emerge on Knik-Goose Bay School Bus Rear-End Crash
Channel 2 NewsAlaska State Troopers say a school bus that was struck in a Mat-Su Valley crash Thursday afternoon, injuring six people including five children, had its lights flashing and its stop sign deployed when it was rear-ended. In a Monday AST dispatch,...Tags: Broken Bones, Students, Teaching and Learning
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NTSB Recovers Helo-1 Data Recorder after Deadly Crash
Channel 2 NewsThe deadly Helo-1 crash remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board and investigators have recovered a flight image data recorder from the wreckage. The Alaska State Troopers helicopter crash took the lives of three people,...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Accidents, Transportation Industry
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Mayor Sullivan Reacts to Anchorage Municipal Election
Channel 2 NewsSTORY UPDATED AT 1:09 a.m. 4/3/13: Mayor Sullivan’s support had mixed results on election night with three out of five candidates securing wins; Hall, Demboski, and Johnston. Sullivan said other candidates had “tremendous name recognition,...Tags: Eric Croft, Voting, Government, Bettye Davis, Safety of Citizens
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Troopers Name Man Injured in Parks Highway Motorcycle Crash
Channel 2 NewsAlaska State Troopers have identified a Big Lake man who was injured Tuesday when he was thrown from a motorcycle on the Parks Highway near Wasilla. An AST dispatch posted late Tuesday night says 30-year-old Ronald D. Bass was driving a black 1997 Suzuki... -
State Troopers Name Victims of Helo-1 Crash near Talkeetna
Channel 2 NewsAlaska State Troopers say a veteran pilot, a Talkeetna-based trooper and a rescued snowmachiner died when an AST helicopter crashed overnight Saturday during a search-and-rescue mission near Talkeetna. In a somber Monday press conference held at AST...Tags: Politics, Air and Space Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board, Government, Transportation Accidents
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Alaska Marks 49 Years Since 1964 Earthquake and Tsunami
Channel 2 NewsWednesday marked the 49th anniversary of the 1964 earthquake that rocked Alaska, generating a deadly tsunami after the 9.2 magnitude temblor. Some 115 Alaskans died on that Good Friday, mostly due to waves, with another 15 deaths reported in Oregon...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters, Tsunamis, Earthquakes
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No Serious Injuries in Glenn Highway Crash near Boniface
Channel 2 NewsSTORY UPDATED AT 9:37 p.m. 3/25/13: No serious injuries were reported in Glenn Highway crash, according to the Anchorage Police Department. APD Officer Sean Keating on the scene said a total of 13 cars were involved in the crash. "It sounds like one...Tags: Highway Transportation, Avalanches and Landslides, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Snow Storms
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Pickup Truck Crash Kills Wasilla Man
Channel 2 NewsA pickup truck crash killed a Wasilla man Tuesday evening near Settlers Bay Drive in Wasilla, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers said 30-year-old Matthew Bernard Delong lost control of his 2010 white Ford pickup truck east bound near .4 Mile on... -
NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Fatal Dillingham Plane Crash
Channel 2 NewsThe National Transportation Safety Board says a cargo plane that crashed near Dillingham, leaving both of the Anchorage men flying it dead, was under an instrument flight rules flight plan when it “impacted rising terrain” Friday morning....Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Air and Space Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Accidents
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2 Anchorage Pilots Found Dead in Cargo Plane Crash near Dillingham
Channel 2 NewsAlaska State Troopers say the bodies of two Anchorage pilots in a cargo plane crash near Dillingham were recovered Saturday morning by the Alaska Air National Guard. AST identified the victims of the downed plane as Capt. Jeff Day, 38, and First...Tags: Embry-Riddle University, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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