UPDATE: Whittier Tunnel reopens after high winds force closure
... UPDATE 10 p.m.: Whittier resident Keith Pratt described early morning conditions on the Portage Glacier Highway: It was like a blizzard on top of driving on slush so it was pretty bad, said...
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12:30 P.M. UPDATE: FBI confirm that pilot was only person on plane; no one on the ground was injured Pilot First Lt. Doug Demarest was the only person on board the plane at the time of the crash,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman taken into custody after hours-long standoff with police
... UPDATE 3 p.m.: Anchorage police have identified the woman in the standoff as 63-year-old Isabelita Trias. Trias was charged with one count of third degree assault and was taken to the Anchorage...
View ArticleBoy, 4, accidentally kills self with handgun found in Bethel State Trooper...
A 4-year-old boy is dead after he accidentally shot himself with a firearm that he found in his Bethel State Trooper Housing home, Alaska State Troopers wrote in a dispatch Tuesday. Bethel police and...
View ArticleDetails emerge about pilot who flew small plane into Anchorage building
RELATED: 1 dead as small plane crashes into Downtown offices Details are emerging about the pilot killed early Tuesday morning when a small plane he did not have permission to fly struck office...
View ArticleMat-Su authorities seize $53,000 in heroin, meth from weeks-long drug...
A weeks-long drug investigation in the Mat-Su Valley has resulted in seizures of $53,000 worth of illegal drugs as well as stolen firearms and cash, Alaska State Troopers announced Tuesday. The...
View ArticleTwo people displaced by fire at 45th Ave. home
The Red Cross is assisting two people displaced by a Tuesday house fire on the 2200 block of 45th Ave. Witnesses told Channel 2 that the building was engulfed in flames by the time fire crews arrived....
View Article'Like a small bomb had hit it.' Witness describes downtown Anchorage plane crash
Nancy Hayes had just arrived at work at the Brady Building early Tuesday morning when suddenly she and her coworker Laura heard what sounded like an explosion. At first, Hayes thought the garbage...
View ArticleHalf of all MEA customers lost power due to tree in line; 5,000 outages remain
8:45 A.M. UPDATE: Alaska Zoo loses power The Alaska Zoo reports that it has lost power this morning as well. "Due to the high winds and erratic weather the power at the Zoo is out," staff wrote on the...
View ArticleAnchorage police release photo of robbery suspect
UPDATE: Anchorage police have released photos of a suspect in this mornings bank robbery on Debarr Road in East Anchorage. Police are working with the FBI in investigating the robbery at the Alaska...
View ArticleLongtime Anchorage representative Mike Hawker withdraws re-election bid
JUNEAU (AP) Anchorage Republican Rep. Mike Hawker has withdrawn his re-election bid. In a statement, Hawker said he wants to make the most of his "miraculous" response to cancer treatment and "the...
View ArticleInert grenades in Amazon box prompt brief evacuation at Alaska Air Cargo
Police briefly evacuated an Alaska Air Cargo building at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport today when an employee found a suspicious Amazon shipping package. The box turned out to contain...
View ArticleWestbound lanes on Fireweed at A Street reopen after three vehicle crash
UPDATE: All lanes at Fireweed and A Street were completely reopened by around 3:40 p.m., Anchorage police said. ORIGINAL STORY: Police have reopened one westbound lane on Fireweed at A Street...
View ArticleAnchorage's legal district recovers from Tuesday's plane crash
RELATED: Details emerge about pilot who flew small plane into Anchorage building The heart of Anchorages legal district is recovering from a plane crash Tuesday that damaged buildings housing some of...
View ArticleFormer Anchorage teacher sentenced to 1 year for defrauding elderly woman of...
A former Anchorage teacher has been sentenced to one year in prison and six months at a halfway house after she was convicted of defrauding an elderly woman of more than $70,000, the US Attorneys...
View ArticlePower outages continue around Anchorage Bowl, Mat-Su Valley
6:00 P.M. UPDATE: More than 1200 Matanuska Electric Association customers remain without power as of 6 p.m. after heavy winds caused widespread outages in the Mat-Su Valley Wednesday morning. An MEA...
View ArticleAfter assisting in 175 house fires, Red Cross Alaska looks back on busy year
After responding to about 175 house fires and assisting in a handful of natural disasters across the state, the Red Cross of Alaska is nearing the end of a busy year. Long after the fire crews leave...
View ArticleSpring-like Alaska temperatures break records, trump Los Angeles
As another strong storm moved across the state Wednesday, many Alaskans witnessed intense winds and record high temperatures that even trumped those in parts of Texas and California. Wednesday...
View ArticleFairbanks sets record high temperature
FAIRBANKS (AP) Parts of Interior Alaska experienced warmer-than-usual weather Wednesday, with Fairbanks setting a record high for the day. The National Weather Service in Fairbanks says that...
View ArticlePatrol: Nebraska troopers seize 91 pounds of pot from Fairbanks residents
PLEASANT DALE, Neb. (AP) Authorities say two people from Fairbanks have been arrested and more than 91 pounds of marijuana has been seized after a traffic stop in Seward County, Nebraska. The state...
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