FastCast July 10, 2024 [Video]

A new NTSB preliminary report shows Anchorage Col. Mark Sletten was training on how to make a water landing in a float plane when the aircraft crashed into Crescent Lake near Cooper Landing. Plus, the Bear Paw Festival is officially underway in Eagle River with lots of “pawsitive” adventures planned over the next few days.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says DNA taken from a black bear that entered a tent and injured a camper in a Portage Valley campground last month does not match a black bear that was killed by authorities there about 10 days later.

Summertime means festival time in Southcentral Alaska. The Eagle …