UPDATE: Adult son reported Juneau mayor's death, police say
... UPDATE: Juneau Police say the body of deceased Juneau Mayor Greg Fisk was found by his adult son who called 911 to report the death Monday night. The cause of death is unknown pending an autopsy...
View ArticleBoard to discuss residency rules for legal pot businesses
The board tasked with writing rules for Alaska's recreational marijuana industry is set to discuss and possibly change residency requirements for pot business licenses Tuesday morning in Anchorage. On...
View ArticleAlaska reality TV star seeks permit for art retreat
Star of the Discovery channel reality show "Alaska: The Last Frontier" Atz Kilcher is looking to build up a site at Fox River where young people can gather to work on art projects. The Peninsula...
View ArticleFairbanks man who threatened elderly woman with mallet arrested
Alaska State Troopers say they responded to a report of a man breaking into a Fairbanks home on Monday and threatening an elderly woman with a mallet. They identified him as Derek Forsythe, 21, of...
View ArticleTroopers: New rural Alaska unit to focus on violent crimes
Alaska State Troopers say a new unit has been created to focus on violent crimes in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region. Troopers say a patrol sergeant and two patrol troopers from the Bethel post have...
View ArticlePolice seek BB gun or pellet gun shooter after rash of broken car windows
More than a dozen vehicles were vandalized across Anchorage Monday afternoon, with windows shattered by what appears to be a BB gun or pellet gun, police say. The rash of vandalism stretched from East...
View ArticleFirefighters battle Spenard trailer fire
Anchorage Fire Department crews battled a house fire 2:30 p.m. today in Spenard. AFD Spokesperson John See says 12 units were called out to 1003 Chugach Way. See says it is a single-family home. He...
View Article(VIDEO) What police know so far about the death of Juneau Mayor
2 P.M. UPDATE: No sign of overdose, suicide. No gunshot wound, chief says ... Juneau Police Chief Bryce Johnson emphasized today that police do not yet know what killed Mayor Greg Fisk, but said...
View ArticlePolice investigate possible charges in videotaped beating of Anchorage teen
New details have emerged that shed light to what type of criminal charges may be filed, if any, involving the girls seen beating another Anchorage teen in a recent video circulated widely on social...
View ArticleGiving Tuesday: Alaskans celebrate new holiday by giving back
It's a relatively new holiday to combat the consumerism surrounding Thanksgiving weekend. It's called Giving Tuesday, and at least 40 different organizations across Alaska participated in it It wasn't...
View ArticleMCB cancels vote to allow out of state funding for marijuana businesses
As marijuana regulations begin to take shape, many entrepreneurs were hoping to see changes that would allow out of state investors to buy into their businesses. But a Tuesday meeting of the Marijuana...
View ArticleState yanks police certification of 3 former Alaska officers
A former state trooper who admitted in a job interview to stealing diamonds from crime scenes and a former corrections officer accused of having a relationship and exchanging poetry with an inmate are...
View ArticleFormer Kotzebue mayor attends Paris climate conference
On Saturday morning, former Kotzebue mayor and current city council member Maija Katak Lukin was in the hospital. She said she felt terrible but recovered enough during the day to get on an evening...
View Article2 Your Health: Protecting against allergies during the winter months
As Alaskans brace for the coldest months of the year, health officials are warning that the chillier conditions can spark a number of winter-related health issues. At the Allergy, Asthma &...
View ArticleNew shelter opens for homeless women in Anchorage
The Downtown Soup Kitchen is adding to the number of beds available for the homeless on cold winter nights. After close to a year of preparations, a new facility is ready to accept up to 30 homeless...
View ArticleMan shot in abdomen after S. Anchorage fight, police say
... A man was shot in the abdomen following an argument or fight late Tuesday in South Anchorage, police say. Police learned of the shooting at about 10:30 p.m. near the 7500 block of Rovenna Street....
View Article3 dead, including child, in crash that closed Parks Highway, official says
MIDNIGHT UPDATE: Three people, including a child, have died in the crash that closed the Parks Highway Tuesday night, said West Lakes Fire Department Battalion Chief Jimmy Keel. The highway was...
View ArticleMagnitude 4.6 earthquake shakes Southcentral Alaska
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook Southcentral Alaska this morning. The center of the quake was about 50 miles northwest of Valdez and 61 miles east of Palmer, according to the Alaska Earthquake...
View ArticleNo arrests yet in S. Anchorage shooting, police say
... WEDNESDAY MORNING UPDATE: Anchorage police are not releasing the names of the men involved in last night's shooting in South Anchorage near the 7500 block of Rovenna Street. There's no word on the...
View ArticleAll lanes open on Glenn Highway following car wreck near Muldoon
All three lanes of the Glenn Highway are now open following a two-car collision between Muldoon Road and Boniface Parkway this morning at about 7:30 a.m., police say. Occupants were taken to local...
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