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Why the Alaska State Troopers are Cooler Than You Think!
Blizzards, avalanches, 100-mile-per-hour winds, and sub-zero temperatures—all in the midst of rugged mountains, massive ...
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Dispute over firewood leads to deadly shooting in Willow, troopers say
An Alaska State Troopers vehicle. Alaska State Troopers say a Willow man was fatally shot Monday night, after a dispute over carrying firewood escalated to violence. Jared Higgins, 31, is charged ...
Alaska Public Media10d
2 people presumed dead after ATV breaks through Mat-Su river ice
Alaska State Troopers have identified the two men presumed dead after their ATV went through river ice Thursday as 42-year-old Sean Kendall of Anchorage and 32-year-old Skye Rench of Wasilla.
Sacramento Bee7d
2 men missing after ATV with 5 riders breaks through ice on Alaska river, cops say
but the two missing men “were reported to have gone under the ice in the current,” Alaska State Troopers said in a March 7 dispatch. The missing men are Sean Kendall, 42, from Anchorage ...
New York Post11d
Multiple heli-skiers trapped in Alaska’s remote backcountry after avalanche
Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. The number of skiers and their conditions were not immediately available. The slide happened late Tuesday afternoon near the skiing community of Girdwood ...
Alaska Dispatch News9d
2 workers remain missing after ATV carrying 5 breaks through river ice in Mat-Su
[Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that the incident happened on the main Susitna River, not the Little Su as initially reported by Alaska State Troopers. The workers were also ...
Times Union11d
Alert: Alaska State Troopers say ‘multiple’ backcountry skiers are trapped in an avalanche near Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say ‘multiple’ backcountry skiers are trapped in an avalanche near Anchorage. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question ...
The Gazette12d
Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say
While Alaska State Troopers had been unable to assess the site, spokesperson Austin McDaniel said troopers do not believe the three skiers survived the avalanche. The slide caught the heli-skiers ...
CNN12d
3 skiers are believed to be buried under an avalanche in Alaska
The three missing adults had flown by helicopter to the snowy mountain range for skiing, known as heli-skiing, near the resort town of Girdwood, the Alaska State Troopers said in a news release.
The Baltimore Sun10d
Experts and recovery teams hope to reach site of Alaska avalanche that buried 3 skiers
Poor weather prevented Alaska State Troopers, avalanche experts and recovery teams from reaching the slide near Girdwood, about 40 miles south of Anchorage, on Wednesday, troopers spokesperson ...
Quincy Herald-Whig12d
Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say
Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. If the deaths are confirmed, it would be the deadliest U.S. avalanche since three climbers were killed in a slide in Washington’s Cascade Range two years ago.