Zaz Hollander

1 week ago | alaskapublic.org | Zaz Hollander

A state review has determined an Anchorage officer who fatally shot a man waving and pointing a gun in Tudor Road traffic will not face criminal charges. The review also found the man — 33-year-old Francis Rochon — did not fire his weapon at the officer before he was shot, contradicting initial police reports that indicated he might have.

2 weeks ago | adn.com | Zaz Hollander

PALMER — The company involved in a fatal incident on the Susitna River in March lost a piece of equipment in the ice a few weeks later as work continued despite breakup conditions that locals say made travel risky. Alaska Directional LLC, the company involved, is a subcontractor on a Matanuska Telecom Association project installing underground fiber-optic cable from Point MacKenzie to Tyonek.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Zaz Hollander

Apr. 29—Authorities say the crash of a small commercial flight on the Kenai Peninsula on Monday killed the pilot and a 37-year-old Anchorage resident, a well-known artist and photographer originally from Nome. Another male passenger was medevaced to an Anchorage hospital with serious injuries, Alaska State Troopers said in an update Tuesday. Troopers on Tuesday identified the passenger killed in the crash as 37-year-old Anchorage resident Jenny Irene Miller.

2 weeks ago | adn.com | Zaz Hollander

Authorities say the crash of a small commercial flight on the Kenai Peninsula on Monday killed the pilot and a 38-year-old Anchorage resident. Another male passenger was medevaced to an Anchorage hospital with serious injuries, Alaska State Troopers said in an update Tuesday. The operator of the scheduled flight from Homer to Nanwalek was Smokey Bay Air, a Homer-based air service. The crash occurred on landing, according to Clint Johnson, Alaska chief for the National Transportation Safety Board.

2 weeks ago | adn.com | Zaz Hollander

A state review has determined an Anchorage officer who fatally shot a man waving and pointing a gun in Tudor Road traffic will not face criminal charges. The review also found the man — 33-year-old Francis Rochon — did not fire his weapon at the officer before he was shot, contradicting initial police reports that indicated he might have.