Richardson Highway Still Blocked by Valdez Avalanche
A flash flood warning and voluntary evacuation order have been lifted, but the only road to Valdez remains closed by avalanches. The avalanches struck the Richardson Highway on Friday, burying it in...
View ArticleAssault Suspect Insists He Was Just Dancing
The man accused of assaulting three people in separate Friday incidents on the campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage insists he was just dancing. Handcuffed, shackled and separated from a judge...
View ArticleTreadwell Campaign Reports Raising $228k
Mead Treadwell's U.S. Senate campaign reported raising more than $228,000 during the last quarter. Treadwell is among the candidates seeking the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held...
View ArticleAnchorage Residents Rally for More School Funding
Morgan Tullos is not old enough to vote, but she is concerned about the state of Anchorage schools. The 10-year-old attends Government Hill Elementary. She said she was going to Saturday's meeting...
View ArticleAFD Controls Gas Spill Near Busy Intersection
Firefighters and a hazardous materials team responded to the Tesoro gas station located at the intersection of Northern Lights Boulevard and Seward Highway Sunday morning to address a gas spill. The...
View ArticleMan Dead After South Anchorage Standoff
[UPDATED: Jan. 26 at 4 p.m.] Shortly before 4 p.m., police entered the South Anchorage residence where a man barricaded himself. For most of the day, police used "less-lethal" tactics to try and get...
View ArticleAnchorage Kids Learning With Legos
A state championship event for the First LEGO League drew a crowd of a few hundred to South High School on Saturday, Jan. 25. The league is designed to get kids excited about science, technology and...
View ArticleEx-Fort Yukon Native Corp Manager Accused of Embezzlement
A former manager of the Fort Yukon Native village corporation is facing charges she embezzled as much as $118,000 from the corporation in 2009. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner says a criminal complaint...
View ArticleHouston Man Dies After Thursday Crash in Palmer
A Houston man has died after a two-car collision in Palmer Thursday night that sent him and four other people to Southcentral Alaska hospitals, according to Alaska State Troopers. A Sunday AST...
View ArticlePinks Credited for Alaska's Largest Salmon Harvest
Pink salmon are credited for causing Alaska's largest salmon harvest ever. The Juneau Empire says preliminary 2013 figures from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute count 272 million fish caught. Of...
View ArticleFairbanks Police Name Anchorage Man Killed in Rollover Crash
An Anchorage man died Saturday night in a rollover crash on the Richardson Highway near Fairbanks, after police say his pickup truck slid into a ditch and he was ejected from the vehicle. According to...
View ArticleWoman?s Body Found in Seward Search for Dead Man?s Companion
Seward police say a woman’s body was found near a creek in the vicinity Sunday, a week after that of an Anchorage man with a missing companion was found floating in a local harbor. Seward Police...
View ArticleSea Lion Bites Crewman at Fishing Vessel?s Rail in Sitka
A 19-year-old crewman sitting on the railing of a fishing vessel in Sitka received minor injuries Sunday after a sea lion bit him from behind, according to Alaska State Troopers. In a Monday AST...
View ArticlePolice Identify Man Dead After Standoff
The man who died after a daylong standoff with Anchorage police has been identified as 28-year-old Iqqagak Glen Miller. APD spokesperson Jennifer Castro says Miller's next-of-kin have been notified....
View ArticleParnell Administration Gives Pipeline Project Overview
Revenue Commissioner Angela Rodell says an agreement to advance a liquefied natural gas project represents a "groundbreaking achievement" for Alaska. The project, however, is far from a done deal,...
View ArticleAlyeska Closes Ski Areas Because of Weather
Alyeska Resort says it is closing its ski lifts and terrain as unseasonably warm weather continues. The Girdwood resort says its closure will last for several days because warm temperatures have made...
View ArticleMore Lawmakers Support Using Education Dollars for Private Schools
Three more Republican senators have signed onto a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow public money to be used for private and religious schools. Sens. Lesil McGuire, Anna...
View ArticleIce Dam Delays Clearing of Richardson Highway
The Richardson Highway remains closed after two avalanches created a snow dam that Department of Transportation officials say is holding back large amounts of water. The depth of the water remains...
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