Alaska Man, 18, Tries to Hijack Passenger Plane, Causing Nosedive, Before Pilot Regains Control

Photo: getty An 18-year-old man attempted to hijack a passenger plane in midair, causing a temporary nosedive before the pilot regained control, authorities say. At about 2:44 p.m. local time on Wednesday, July 7, Alaska State Troopers in Aniak, Alaska, received a call that a passenger onboard a commercial plane — with a total of six people on it — tried to “crash the plane,” according to apress releasefrom the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

Alaska Mom Accused of Killing Her 2 Babies Allegedly Searched for 'How to Commit the Perfect Murder'

Photo: airbanks Police Department Stephany LaFountain’s 911 call last November reported that her 13-month-old child was not breathing. She also called family members of her husband, who was away on military duty, and they arrived and started CPR, police say. It wasn’t enough. The child died four days later at a hospital. At first, the death appeared to be an isolated family tragedy, but the suspicions of investigators were aroused when they discovered that LaFountain had lost another young child two years earlier.

Alaska Mom Allegedly Stabbed Her 3-Year-Old Daughter to Death Before Wounding Herself

Photo: Getty An Alaska mother has been accused of murdering her young daughter before wounding herself Wednesday morning. She was taken into custody Thursday after being released from a local hospital, the news release states. Jackson was with her daughter in the back seat of the vehicle when the pair was found. A knife was found under the front seat. The mother “made statements to responding officers at the scene indicating she ‘did it’ and no one else was involved,” according to the charging documents, KTUU reports.

Alaska Police Searching for Tennessee Couple Missing on 50th Birthday Vacation

Jonas Bare, 50, and Cynthia Hovsepian, 37.Photo:Fairbanks Police Department/Facebook Fairbanks Police Department/Facebook Police in Alaska are searching for a Tennessee couple who mysteriously disappeared while on vacation a week ago. The Alaska Department of Safety, State Trooper’s Public Information Office said in apress releasethat an investigation was launched into the whereabouts of Jonas Bare, 50, and Cynthia Hovsepian, 37, after they had not made their return flight home from Alaska or contacted family.

Alaska Ref Disqualifies 'Curvier' High School Swimmer Over Wedgie: She's Being 'Singled Out'

Photo: 2KTUU Breckynn Willis, a state championship swimmer who attends Dimond High School in Anchorage,won the 100-meter freestyleagainst Chugiak High School, only to have a referee strip her of the victory because her butt was slightly exposed in the suit,according to KTUU. “We have a term for it — it’s called a suit wedgie. And wedgies happen. It’s uncomfortable. No one’s going to walk around that way intentionally,” Lauren Langford, director of YMCA aquatics and coach of West High School’s swim team,told theWashington Post.