Alakanuk Woman Struck, Seriously Injured by Snowmachine
An Alakanuk woman was flown to Anchorage with serious injuries after she was struck by a snowmachine Sunday evening, according to Alaska State Troopers. In a Thursday AST dispatch, Emmonak troopers...
View Article2YH Happy Lens
There could be a new option to brightening moods during winters darkest days.
View Article2 The Rescue (Jan. 2)
Mary O'Connor with Anchorage Animal Care and Control visits Channel 2's Marti Glaser to introduce Chadrick, an elderly male cat now available for adoption.
View ArticleAPD: Public's Help Needed to Identify Jewelry Thief
Anchorage police are asking for the public’s help identifying a jewelry thief. In a posting on the municipality’s web site Thursday, police say they have received multiple reports of a man visiting...
View ArticleParnell Names Gary Folger New DPS Commissioner
Gov. Sean Parnell has named a former Alaska Wildlife Troopers head the state’s new Department of Public Safety commissioner, succeeding Joe Masters. In a Thursday statement, Parnell’s office announced...
View ArticleStrong Aurora Means Fallout Possible
A high energy solar flare is forecasted to hit earth with possible consequences for navigation and aurora viewing.
View ArticleHigh Aurora Potential After Massive Solar Flare
Aurora watchers may be in luck Thursday and Friday night, so long as the weather cooperates. A massive solar flare hit Earth Thursday afternoon and has scientists predicting high aurora viewing...
View ArticleHigh Tech Tool Helps Firefighters Respond Rapidly
If you have ever used a paper map before, you know how time consuming it is to find your desired location while driving. Until recently, that's exactly how the Anchorage Fire Department had to find...
View ArticleLocal Training Facility in Financial Straits
Reporter Mallory Peebles/Photographer Rick Schleyer
View ArticleService Dog Training Program to Close Due to Federal Red Tape
A local non-profit says federal red tape is forcing it to close. Midnight Sun Service Dogs does hands-on training with dogs and their human handlers at its South Anchorage facility. Merchant says...
View ArticleLawmaker Wants Sexual Abuse Prevention to be Required Class
An increasing number of children are becoming victims of sexual abuse, inspiring a national initiative to increase awareness. "I was abused as a kid, by two people I knew, and I was told as a kid to...
View ArticleAnchorage Police Receiving Large Military Vehicles
The U.S. Army is donating two Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) military vehicles to the Anchorage Police Department. These vehicles may be more at home in a war zone than on the streets of...
View ArticleFirefighters Put Out Flaming Pile of Christmas Trees
Anchorage firefighters quickly extinguished a flaming pile of Christmas trees in a parking lot off Northern Lights on Thursday. Fire dispatchers responded around 4:48 p.m. to an outdoor fire in the...
View ArticleBegich Spokesperson Takes Blame for Misstatement
A spokesperson for U.S. Sen. Mark Begich says she misspoke when she said he missed a vote in Washington because he was traveling to the capital when, in fact, he was in Hawaii. The Associated Press on...
View ArticleBloody Bear Tracks Seen near Denali National Park
Mushers and others are reporting seeing bloodied grizzly tracks on trails near Denali National Park. Four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion Jeff King lives in the area. He tells the Fairbanks...
View ArticleNew Year's Revelers Destroy Tanana Internet Link
A New Year's tradition has left residents in the community of Tanana off the grid. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the traditional way to ring in the new year is to shoot off guns at midnight...
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