Two Children Injured, Levelock Man Charged in DUI Crash
A Levelock man has been charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an injury accident and reckless driving, after Alaska State Troopers say he struck two children on a snowmachine and a sled with a...
View ArticleAnchorage Home Depot Employee Catches Falling Baby in Video
Embed Anchorage Home Depot Employee Catches Falling Baby in Video ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A video of an employee at an Anchorage Home Depot catching a falling baby in midair last week is going viral...
View ArticleAlaska Crime Lab Standards Under Investigation
A criminal investigation is being conducted by the Alaska State Troopers due to irregularities found in the state crime lab. The Department of Public Safety discovered irregularities involving six...
View ArticlePrince of Wales Island Recovering from Flooding, Landslides
Southeast Alaska is recovering from widespread flooding Tuesday, which Alaska State Troopers say caused several landslides that blocked roads and downed power lines on Prince of Wales Island....
View ArticleSterling Pickup Theft Suspect Arrested After Driving Past Trooper
Alaska State Troopers say a 30-year-old Sterling man at the wheel of a stolen pickup truck was arrested early Wednesday, after he allegedly drove it past a trooper investigating the vehicle’s theft....
View ArticleEPA: Mining Could Devastate Alaska's Bristol Bay Region
A government report indicates a large-scale copper and gold mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay region could have devastating effects on the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery. The U.S. Environmental...
View ArticleNational Park Service Waiving Entrance Fees Monday
The National Park Service is waiving entrance fees to all its parks for nine days this year. That includes Monday, when fees will be waived in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The agency...
View ArticleNew Video of Alaska Based Soldier Bowe Bergdahl Surfaces
By Reporter Abby Hancock. (KTUU-TV)
View ArticleMayor's Veto Upheld for Public Vote on Labor Ordinance
A Superior Court ruling Wednesday upheld Mayor Dan Sullivan's veto on a date for a public vote on a controversial city labor law, affirming the mayor's power to veto election dates. Passed by the...
View ArticleCockrell Appointed Head of Alaska State Troopers
Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner Gary Folger has appointed Colonel Jim Cockrell as the director of the Division of Alaska State Troopers. Since October Cockrell has been acting director...
View ArticleDetails of Governor's Gasline Project Come to Light
A newly signed commercial agreement anticipates the state's equity share in a major natural gas pipeline project at about 20 to 25 percent. The agreement, signed by officials with the state,...
View ArticleMayor Sullivan Repays $214 for Private Business on City Trip
Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan has reimbursed the city for a portion of two trips during which the Republican lieutenant governor candidate conducted political fundraisers. The Anchorage Daily News...
View ArticleCrime Lab Testing Investigation
An investigation into drug contamination issues at the Alaska State Crime Lab.
View ArticleShishmaref Group Lobbies for Climate Change Relief in D.C.
A small delegation from the northwest Alaska community of Shishmaref is appealing to lawmakers in Washington for help combating climate change. Tony Weyiouanna, president of the Shishmaref Native...
View ArticleFairbanks Troopers: 4 People Injured in 2 Evening Crashes
Alaska State Troopers based in Fairbanks responded to two vehicle crashes Wednesday night which sent a total of four people in pickup trucks to hospitals, including two critically injured teenage...
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