Driver unhurt after being rear-ended by Seward Highway semi
Alaska State Troopers say an Anchorage man walked away from a Seward Highway crash without injuries Sunday evening, after a semi truck rear-ended and totaled his pickup truck at McHugh Creek. Troopers...
View ArticleAlaska VA media roundtable discussion held
Senior officials from Alaska Veterans Administration Healthcare held a media day Wednesday to discuss the current state of the VA in Alaska. The panel consisted of seven high-ranking Alaska Regional...
View ArticleArc of Anchorage vandalized 4 times in 16 days
An Anchorage non-profit organization, the Arc of Anchorage, has been vandalized four times in the last 16 days leaving around $1,000 in damage and stolen property, officials say. In the most recent...
View ArticleProgram, staffing cuts for UAA in wake of $13 million budget shortfall
Officials at the University of Alaska, Anchorage unveiled a plan Wednesday to deal with a $13 million budget shortfall, a situation that university leaders say is going to have serious effects on and...
View ArticleFennica returns to Dutch Harbor after Oregon repairs, protests
A Shell icebreaker tapped as part of the company’s Chukchi Sea drilling fleet has returned to Dutch Harbor, after striking an uncharted object and returning to Oregon for repairs marked by...
View ArticleGonorrhea cases drop in southwest Alaska
Department of Health and Social Services officials say there has been a major decrease in the number of gonorrhea cases in southwest Alaska over the past five years since doctors have implemented a...
View ArticleColorado couple killed, 2 hurt in Kenai Spur Highway crash
Alaska State Troopers have identified the Colorado couple killed in a Wednesday collision between a pickup truck and a motorhome on the Kenai Spur Highway, as well as two Florida residents injured in...
View ArticleState flags removed from Fairbanks bridge due to conditions
A display of America's 50 state flags has been removed from a Fairbanks bridge due to their worn condition and an ongoing debate about Confederate symbols. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that...
View ArticleTroopers: DUI suspect nearly caused Parks Highway head-on crash
A Delta Junction man reported as a dangerous driver on the Parks Highway Monday nearly struck another vehicle according to Alaska State Troopers, who subsequently found and arrested him for DUI....
View ArticleAlaska Airlines not among carriers banning hunting trophies
Seattle-based Alaska Airlines is not joining an expanding list of carriers who ban or limit transportation of hunting trophies. The Juneau Empire reports Delta, United and American airlines announced...
View ArticleSleetmute man arrested in ax assault
A Sleetmute man is charged with assault, after Alaska State Troopers said he struck another man on the head with an ax in the Western Alaska village early Wednesday morning. Troopers said they were...
View ArticleWater main break near East High prompts 12-hour road closure
Repair crews are responding to a water main break near East High School Thursday morning, with part of Northern Lights Boulevard set to see a lengthy closure westbound. According to a Twitter message...
View ArticleWoman mauled by bear on Skilak Lake trail
A Girdwood woman was medevaced from the Cooper Landing area to Anchorage Tuesday afternoon with serious injuries, after Alaska State Troopers say she was attacked and mauled by a grizzly bear....
View ArticleMallott holds meetings on trans-boundary issues
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott is holding meetings on how the state should move forward on trans-boundary water issues with Canada. Mallott met with tribal leaders Wednesday and with a group that included...
View ArticleDirector of OCS responds to call for grand jury investigation
Representative Tammie Wilson claims to have heard hundreds of disturbing stories about actions taken by the Office of Children’s Services from parents and guardians struggling to regain custody of...
View ArticleMarijuana, hashish seized from passenger bound for Barrow
Alaska State Troopers have seized thousands of dollars' worth of marijuana and hashish from the luggage of a Wasilla man on his way to Barrow. The man has not been formally charged but troopers say...
View ArticleOfficials respond to 30 cases of spice-related health issues since Sunday
Editor's Note: Police corrected the number of cases after their initial press release to reflect that a total of 30 cases of spice-related health issues. There were 10 cases reported on Sunday, eight...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police say 3-year-old shooting self-inflicted
UPDATE: Anchorage Police say a three-year-old boy killed by gunfire on Wednesday had found a gun inside a South Anchorage home and shot himself. The update comes a day after police responded to the...
View ArticleWork continues on Card Street Fire
Months after the Card Street ignited near Sterling, crews are still working to restore areas disturbed by firefighting efforts. Dozer line made by heavy equipment removing vegetation to deprive the...
View ArticleMedical effects of 'spice'
With over 24 emergency calls about the drug "spice" in the last week, the drug's medical effects are being seen. Anchorage Fire Department Assistant Chief Erich Scheunemann said they started seeing a...
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