Eagle River

Since opening its doors in 2004, South High has missed the state football playoffs only once, in its initial season. But the Wolverines have been in trouble again this season, entering Week 7 against Eagle River at only 2 and 3 in Cook Inlet Conference play. The last-place Wolves quickly announced their presence at the Anchorage Football Stadium Thursday, starting from the opening kickoff. Kalechi Madubuko found a seam in South’s coverage and executed a nice stiff-arm play.

A South Birchwood area resident says her Dachshund was attacked and injured by a wolf early Sunday morning. Otto and Theresa McLean say they called dispatchers shortly before 5 a.m. to report that a wolf had attacked their Dachshund, Sandy. The dog had just been let out of their home when the McLeans heard a yelp; they opened the door again and Sandy ran inside. "We could see white, larger than a dog, white very skittish," Theresa McLean said.  "As soon as the door opened it bolted.

A man was mauled by a bear in Eagle River Sunday afternoon, on a trail off of Mariah Drive. He was hiking with his dog on private property near a power line when he encountered four brown bears, including a mother bear and her three cubs. According to Anchorage police, the bear injured the man's leg in the attack, but he was able to walk to emergency responders. Medics took about an hour to reach him and he was transported to the hospital. This incident is the second bear mauling in the area this year.

The Eagle River Wolves and the East High School T-Birds were on opposite sides of a net Thursday in the Cook Inlet Conference volleyball tournament. Eagle River jumped out to an early lead as Megan Harvey ended the first frame with a 25-21 tip. Her team kept the pressure on, taking both the second and third games for a three-game sweep. Eagle River advances to play South Friday. Contact John Carpenter at jcarpenter@ktuu.com

The Anchorage Police Department identified two Montana women as drowning victims in the Wednesday afternoon Eagle River canoe capsizing. APD said 60-year-old Fern Johnson, of Plains, Montana, and 48-year-old Carol Heater, of Kalispell, Montana, died in a canoe accident around 3:00 p.m. after arriving in Alaska that afternoon. The women were canoeing with Fern's husband, Robert Johnson, and were accompanied by Robert Voris, an Eagle River resident in a kayak, descending Eagle River near mile 7.4 of Eagle River Road.

Three people were rescued from an overturned canoe in the Eagle River Monday night, according to the Anchorage Fire Department and Alaska State Troopers. AFD and AST say they responded to the call for a swift water rescue around 8 o'clock Monday night, near mile 17 of the Eagle River, near the Briggs Bridge over Eagle River Loop Road. A trooper helicopter was used to help locate the three, who had managed to climb onto a log that the canoe had run into, causing the canoe to flip over.

The Anchorage Fire Department responded to a house fire Friday morning in Eagle River. The blaze started before 10:30 a.m. in the 11500 block of Upper Sunny Circle. Al Tamagni Jr., AFD Communications Officer, said multiple crews were on scene battling a fire at a single family home that may have started in the basement. " The captain who pulled the cat out of the sructure was bitten through the glove," Steve Kostlin, with AFD said. "That's the only injury we're aware of, all the occupants were out of the structure when we arrived except for the cat. " AFD estimated the damage to be $70,000 and the home was uninhabitable.

11-year-old Kelsey Laurin detailed her Monday encounter with a moose in Eagle River, after it attacked her and another friend, Chloe Metzger. Kelsey showed Channel 2 around the backyard playset that she and Chloe were playing around when the moose attacked.  Kelsey says she thinks the two accidentally got in between the moose and her calf, causing it to charge them. "I was just standing there in like shock," Kelsey said about first seeing the moose.  "It didn't even seem real.

A group of city leaders is trying to figure out if there are enough taxicabs serving the Eagle River community and other outlying Anchorage areas. Right now, the city puts limits on the number of taxi cab permits in Anchorage, and some are arguing that limit has contributed to a shortage of cabs in outlying areas. Those arguing for more permits and less restriction say because of the limited number of taxicab permits, most drivers stay in Anchorage for their fares and opt for longer rides from the airport or downtown hotels to make enough money, instead of driving out to Eagle River for a ride that only lasts a mile or two. Assemblywoman Debbie Ossiander says she's considering an ordinance that would allow more cabs in outlying areas of town.

Two people were injured in separate Glenn Highway wrecks after traffic was stopped by people crossing the highway near Eagle River, temporarily narrowing the highway according to the Anchorage Police Department. APD spokesperson Lt. Dave Parker said the incident, which occurred shortly after 5 p.m., began with a van headed south on the Glenn breaking down just north of the Eagle River bridge. The van's four occupants got out and began crossing the Glenn to reach town for help, causing drivers in the outbound lanes to slam on the brakes and back up traffic as they abruptly stopped to let them cross.