One 'very severely' injured in Midtown car collision with light pole
One person is 'very severely' injured Tuesday morning when their car hit a light pole in Midtown Anchorage, Anchorage Police spokeswoman Jennifer Castro told Channel 2 News. The accident involving...
View ArticleColumbia U seismologists find massive landslide caused by 1980s Mount St....
Scientists say they've discovered a giant landslide in an uninhabited area of eastern Alaska that's the largest detected in North America since the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Columbia...
View ArticleColumbia University: Massive landslide found in Alaska
Editor's Note: The headline of this article initially reported that the landslide was caused by the eruption of Mount St. Helen in 1980. The headline has been corrected to reflect that the landslide...
View ArticleSnowmachine dealerships see increased sales amidst rising snow totals
Today marks the first official day of winter but many Alaskans have been celebrating the snow for months. The previous two winters lacked snow but this year is making up for it. Snowmachiners have...
View ArticleAnchorage Assembly votes to appropriate $69,000 to pay off centennial debt
The Anchorage Assembly voted Tuesday evening to appropriate $69,000 from the general fund surplus to cover unpaid bills from the citys recent centennial celebrations. The money was approved by a 10-0...
View ArticleTribal organization in western AK has laid off 30 employees
The Association of Village Council Presidents says it has laid off 30 employees due to budget troubles. KYUK-AM reports that the organization said in a press release that general staff will take a 5...
View ArticleDetective: Case of juvenile officer accused of sex abuse "very...
UPDATE 6:00 p.m. An Anchorage detective who investigated allegations that a juvenile justice officer sexually abused a teenage girl at the McLaughlin Youth Center characterized the case as very...
View ArticleAttorney Richard Curtner reappointed as federal public defender in AK
Anchorage Attorney Richard Curtner has been reappointed to a fifth four-year term as a federal public defender for the District of Alaska. The reappointment becomes effective January 2, 2016. Chief...
View ArticleBody cavity of Anchorage female inmate found packed with contraband
A female inmate at Anchorage Correctional Complex was given a CT scan this week after she was found secreting heroin from one of her body cavities, according to state troopers. Authorities took Kelsey...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts James Clinton for murder of Anchorage inmate
An Anchorage grand jury has indicted James Clinton, 20, for a single count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder in the death of Mark Canul. Canul, 53, of Anchorage was found...
View ArticleFairbanks city officials and police to speak on Fairbanks Four case
A week after four men were released from their prison sentences for a 1997 murder, the police chief and city mayor will address news media to discuss changes aimed at helping "ensure we have best...
View ArticleWATCH IT LIVE: Fairbanks city officials to address concerns related to...
Fairbanks city mayor and the Fairbanks police department will be addressing some concerns related to the Fairbanks Four and the John Hartman trial in a press conference at 10 a.m. today. Watch it live...
View ArticlePolice arrest second person in connection with Anchorage double homicide
Anchorage police say they have arrested a second person in connection to Mondays double homicide in West Anchorage. Linda Chattell, 26, was taken into custody at about 6 p.m. Tuesday at a residence...
View ArticleFull moon expected Christmas morning
Santa is going to have some extra light to guide his way this Christmas -- a full moon. The full moon peaks at 2:11 AST Christmas morning. The last time a full moon fell on Christmas Day was 1977. The...
View ArticleNo citations issued in car accident that killed Fairbanks octogenarian
No citations were issued in a vehicle accident that claimed that life of a Fairbanks octogenarian. Troopers who investigated the case say Leila Peterman, 84 of Fairbanks, was struck on Tuesday by a...
View ArticleNorth Pole man found dead on AK railroad tracks in apparent snowmachine accident
An Alaska Railroad crew found the body of Jason Campbell, 28, of North Pole on railroad tracks east of Fairbanks on Wednesday morning, according to a railroad spokesman. It appears that Campbell's...
View ArticleFormer owner of Kodiak floating strip club convicted for improper sewage...
A former owner of the Wild Alaskan floating strip club has been convicted of illegally dumping sewage from the vessel into the waters of the Kodiak Harbor, the U.S. Attorneys Office announced...
View ArticlePolice, FBI search for two suspects in armored truck robbery at Debarr bank
UPDATE: Anchorage police are searching for two suspects in the armed robbery of an armored truck outside the Wells Fargo bank on Debarr Road Wednesday morning. Two armed black male adults robbed the...
View ArticleAlyeska Resort to offer free lift tickets to all Santa, Mrs. Claus lookalikes
Alyeska Ski Resort will offer free lift tickets to anyone dressed as either Santa or Mrs. Claus on Christmas Eve. In order to receive the tickets, customers must be dressed head-to-toe, beard...
View ArticleFairbanks mayor calls for independent review of policing practices
The City of Fairbanks is ordering an independent review of its policing practices after a judge approved a settlement vacating the convictions of four men in the 1997 murder of John Hartman, said...
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