Firefighters have increased containment of the Grandview Fire to 90 percent as suppression efforts continue in the fire area near Sterling.

The lawsuit stems from a June 18, 2024 crash at Crescent Lake near Moose Pass that claimed the lives of 41-year-old Paul Kondrat of Utah and 46-year-old Anchorage resident Col. Mark “Tyson” Sletten.

The remains of 25-year-old Joshua Novakovich were sighted at approximately 7:45 p.m. Sunday and later recovered by Alaska State Troopers.

With the Coast Guard no longer serving as the lead agency, the case has transitioned to a missing persons investigation under the Alaska State Troopers.

Firefighters continue to make steady progress on the Grandview Fire (#204), which is now 60% contained.

The KSRM News Department has compiled some of the week’s top headlines.

Thursday, firefighters and heavy equipment operators made significant progress constructing containment line around the Grandview Fire (#204) near Sterling.

A Philippine national has been sentenced to more than 4 years in prison after pleading guilty in a federal case involving the use of stolen identities and false impersonation of a U.S. citizen while traveling on a cruise ship to Alaska.

NOAA Fisheries will work with the State of Alaska and the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission to develop a spending plan for the Alaska funding.

The Kenai City Council unanimously approved a resolution on Wednesday, June 17, changing the land management designation of a city-owned parcel near the Kenai River from “Retain” to “Mixed – Retain/Dispose.”