The Ferry Disaster at Charlie Lake
Of all of the fatal accidents during construction of the Alaska Highway, the disaster at Charlie Lake would prove to be the most costly in human lives. > react
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Talkeetna man killed in rollover crash near Willow
- Alaska
- Near Anchorage
- source: Bing
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- Sep 10, 2024 12:22pm
WILLOW, Alaska (KTUU) - A 40-year-old man was killed when he was ejected in a rollover crash late Monday night near Willow. Alaska State Troopers reported that Talkeetna resident Brandon Tyler Foster ... Read More
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Passengers injured in bus crash on South Klondike Highway
- Alaska
- Alaska Highway
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Sep 09, 2024 11:29am
According to the Yukon RCMP, passengers on a tour bus were injured after it rolled over on the South Klondike Highway on the afternoon of Sept. 6. The rollover necessitated the closure of the highway ... Read More
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Tour bus accident on Klondike Highway causes injuries, delays race
- Alaska
- Glenn Highway
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Sep 09, 2024 10:30am
The incident delayed the start of the weekend's Klondike Road Relay by four hours and the first three legs were canceled. Read More
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Tour bus roll over closes South Klondike Highway temporarily
- Alaska
- Alaska Highway
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Sep 09, 2024 10:00am
In response to a report of a bus roll over accident on the South Klondike Highway, Carcross RCMP responded as well as emergency medical services from both Yukon and Alaska. The highway was closed for ... Read More
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The press still rolls, even during the historic 1967 Chena River flood
- Alaska
- Steese Highway
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Sep 09, 2024 07:00am
Fairbanks suffered a great flood that inundated more than 75% of the city. Many residents found themselves homeless and seeking shelter at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. During ... Read More
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Alaska by Rail adventure Day 1 - Welcome to Fairbanks, Alaska
- Alaska
- Thorne Bay
- source: Bing / trains
- 1 view
- Sep 08, 2024 11:09pm
Day 1 of the Alaska by Rail adventure also visited another mode of transportation: the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, an 800-mile long, 48-inch diameter conduit that conveys oil from Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's ... Read More
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2 pedestrians killed in separate Anchorage vehicle crashes
- Alaska
- Debarr Rd
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Sep 08, 2024 3:50pm
A woman in a roadway was struck and killed by a pickup truck in Anchorage, police said she wasn't in a crosswalk. There was another pedestrian who was killed in an Anchorage roadway in a separate ... Read More
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11 illegal guns seized in Refugio
- Alaska
- AK-11
- source: Bing
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- Sep 08, 2024 1:00pm
On Sept. 4, deputies with the Refugio County Sheriff's Office seized 11 illegal guns after a traffic stop. Read More
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Troopers arrest 32 people in annual law enforcement operation
- Alaska
- Parks Hwy
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Sep 08, 2024 07:10am
Forty law enforcement officers from local, state and federal agencies across Alaska participated in a crime and drug trafficking suppression operation over two days in August. The News-Miner got to ... Read More
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- source: Bing
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- Sep 07, 2024 2:47pm
The informant identified as Grace Markus was arrested for reportedly aiding kidnappers and criminal elements in the area. Read More
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Former Gustavus Adolphus College President Axel Steuer, who led school through aftermath of 1998 tornado, dies at 81
- Alaska
- Gustavus
- source: Bing / Star Tribune
- 13 views
- Sep 07, 2024 12:30pm
ST. PETER, MINN. - Axel Steuer, a multilingual academic who immigrated to the U.S. in the 1950s and guided colleges in Minnesota and Illinois, died Aug. 14 at his home in Edina after a battle with ... Read More
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- source: Bing / Task & Purpose
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- Sep 07, 2024 04:21am
Members of the 212th Rescue Squadron responded to multiple plane crashes across the state over Labor Day Weekend. Read More
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- source: Bing / KHNS
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- Sep 06, 2024 10:13pm
A Skagway tour bus lost control and overturned on the Canadian side of the Klondike Highway. It happened late afternoon, near the Yukon Suspension Bridge. No other vehicles were involved. Skagway ... Read More
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Truck Driver Survives Plunge Into Freezing Ocean In Alaska
- Alaska
- Sewardhighway
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Sep 06, 2024 8:46pm
A semi truck driver drove his truck off the side of the Seward Highway and ended up in the freezing waters of the northern coast of the Gulf of Alaska on September 4, according to the Anchorage Daily ... Read More
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Yukon's Klondike Road Relay race shortened after highway collision
- Alaska
- Alaska Highway
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Sep 06, 2024 7:18pm
Organizers of the Klondike Road Relay race in the Yukon say the iconic 175-kilometre race is being shortened by a third, following a collision on the South Klondike Highway on Friday, hours before the ... Read More
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11 year-old accidentally shoots 8-year-old sibling with dad's gun, Akron police say
- Alaska
- Akron Cleveland Rd
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Sep 06, 2024 04:51am
CLEVELAND, Ohio - An 11-year-old boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother Thursday as they were playing with their father's gun, Akron police say. Akron police said the older child had his ... Read More
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Picturesque glacier releases water down a river in Alaska. More than 100 homes are damaged
- Alaska
- Juneau
- source: Bing / MSN
- 7 views
- Sep 05, 2024 7:58pm
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - An outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier damaged at least an estimated 100 homes in what has become a perennial hazard for nearby neighborhoods. The lake formed in a basin that was left behind wh Read More
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Alaska Engineer Given Global Duties at HDR
- Alaska
- Steese Highway
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Sep 05, 2024 09:48am
Matt Stone, an engineer at the Anchorage office of HDR, was named Technical Leader of its global highways program. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Sep 05, 2024 09:33am
A spokesman says Guardsmen rescued eight people in five missions "all over the place" during the Labor Day weekend. Read More
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