Pickup Truck

A pick-up truck driver was arrested Sunday night, after slamming into a Fairview building. No one was injured when a man driving a 2008 Dodge Ram crashed into Prince Hall Masonic Order Grand Lodge on 9th and Latouche, according to Anchorage Police. The driver tried to flee the scene on foot, but was detained by people who saw the crash until police arrived. A member of Prince Hall Masonic Order described seeing the truck inside the building. "Shocking, when you come to see that they ran right through the building, and if it wasn't for the telephone pole he probably would have ran right through the building," Antonio Anderson said.

After being hit by a pick-up truck while walking home early New Year's morning, Clayton Wilbanks and his girlfriend Ashley Brotherton were able to talk to each other for the first time Tuesday. Anchorage Police said 21-year-old Tex Daniels from Chugiak hit the pair from behind in his red Dodge pick-up truck, as they were walking on the sidewalk heading home. Police believe alcohol was a factor but are still waking on toxicology reports. Brotherton had been in critical condition, but her boyfriend says she was awake and able to talk to him today.

The Anchorage Police Department has identified the officers involved in the Saturday morning shooting in Muldoon and has released the names after three days in accordance to police policy. APD says senior patrol officer Eric Nowak, who has served for eight years, and senior patrol officer Julnudda Jackson, who has served for five and half years, were the officers who fired their service weapons. The most recent officer involved shooting happened on the corner of East 4th Ave. and State St. when a stolen pickup truck rammed a police car. Police shot the truck during the incident, but released few details on the specifics saying the the investigation by the Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals remained ongoing.

A Valley couple took a childhood memory and turned it into a retirement project. Now, they have a Radio Flyer car to drive around town in. Fred Keller and Judy Foster worked on the car for 11 months, and finished in August of this year, and their ride has been turning heads. The base of the wagon is a 1976 Mazda pickup truck that Foster inherited from her dad. The vehicle turns heads everywhere they go. "I think the words I hear the most often is 'awesome' or 'cool' or people go by and give us a 'hi' sign," Foster said.

by Rhonda McBride Friday, April 2, 2010 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- It was 46 years ago that the Good Friday earthquake shook Alaska to its core -- but the final draft of history is still being written. A new documentary, "Waves Over Seward," features footage of the disaster that was almost lost. On March 27, 1964, the earthquake ruptured Standard Oil tanks at the Port of Seward, touching off a furious fire captured on film that recently surfaced at an estate sale. "I don't know who shot this film," said "Waves Over Seward" producer Russ Weston.

James Koenig, the father of slain barista Samantha Koenig, was arrested early Tuesday morning on charges including assault and DUI after he allegedly left an Anchorage strip club and drove drunk, threatening an employee who tried to stop him. APD spokesperson Lt. Dave Parker says Koenig faces charges of third-degree assault -- a felony -- as well as fourth-degree misconduct involving weapons, DUI and refusal to take a breath test. According to Parker and charging documents (PDF)

A man accused of fatally shooting two men at a Coast Guard communications station near Kodiak last year, following a series of personnel disputes, was arraigned in federal court Tuesday. James Michael Wells, 61, pleaded not guilty to all six charges against him including two counts each of first-degree murder, murder of a federal employee or officer, and possession and use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. He was arrested Friday in the murders of Coast Guard Electrician's Mate First Class James Hopkins and retired Chief Boatswain's Mate Richard Belisle.

Anchorage police officials said Saturday that they no longer believe a child was abducted near the Mountain View Boys and Girls Club Friday night. Police were searching for the driver of a red pickup truck involved in the possible incident. Four children told the club that they saw a young boy being picked up by the driver, and were concerned because the child was reportedly yelling. But investigators say they have not received any other calls about a missing boy, and believe there was no abduction.

Traveling piano man Danny Kean has made it his mission to bring music to people everywhere. With a piano that sits in the bed of his pick-up truck, the musician spent Saturday afternoon in Anchorage, performing spontaneously at a car wash at Northern Lights. Kean has traveled all over the country and his journey recently brought him to Alaska. He writes a blog about his experiences daily. You can find his blog here.

A driver ran a red light at Benson Boulevard and Spenard Road just after 9:30 a.m. Friday, sending a woman to the hospital. Police say the driver of a white pickup truck admits he ran a red light while heading south on Spenard and crashed into a black SUV heading east along Benson. Firefighters were on the scene in minutes, and quickly extracted the woman driving the SUV. She was brought to the hospital with injuries. The driver of the white pickup and his passenger were not hurt.