Man arrested for arson after fire in travel trailer destroys adjacent Juneau home

A Juneau man is facing arson and assault charges after being arrested at the scene of a fire that destroyed a two-story house and adjacent 30-foot-long travel trailer in the Mendenhall Valley on Thursday morning, according to police and fire officials. Talon Lobaugh, 35, was arrested at the scene of the fire in the 9400 block of Glacier Highway following a fire marshal’s investigation, according to a Juneau Police Department bulletin issued Friday. He was arrested on one count of first-degree arson involving domestic violence, one count of third-degree domestic violence assault and one count of third-degree assault. The fire occurred at about 6:20 a.m. Thursday, said Capital City Fire/Rescue Assistant Chief Sam Russell. He said the fire started in the travel trailer and spread to the house, and the cause remains under investigation.
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Update: NTSB says burning engine, ‘fire on board,’ preceded fatal plane crash near Fairbanks

VIDEO: A burning engine and a reported fire on board a Douglas C-54 aircraft that crashed last month near Fairbanks preceded the crash that claimed two lives, according to investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board. The preliminary report by the NTSB was released Thursday morning, detailing the last moments of the plane that crashed into the Tanana River just minutes after taking off from Fairbanks International Airport on the morning of April 23. The crash, which left behind a smoldering trail of wreckage on the banks of the river near Kallenberg Road, killed two unnamed people on board. The identities have yet to be released, pending the results of the investigation and notifying families.
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