Shelter Finds "Spice" Use on the Rise
The Brother Francis Shelter says it's seeing more evidence that guests are using "Spice," a synthetic drug sold under many names and marketed as potpourri. The Anchorage homeless shelter's staff...
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Fairbanks Snowshoe Hare Death Prompts Tularemia Warning
Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials are asking people to watch for signs of a bacterial disease that can be transferred to pets and humans, after it killed a snowshoe hare near Fairbanks last...
View ArticleJBER Plans Exercise on Emergency Management
Officials at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson say a planned emergency management exercise will involve participants playing the roles of victims and responders. The exercise is set to take place at the...
View ArticleState Plans Disaster Aid Center in Galena
The state is opening a disaster assistance center in Galena to help local victims of this spring's flooding. The division of emergency management says the center will be open for a week, beginning...
View ArticlePetersburg Among Best Yachting Cities
Petersburg and Seattle are already among the 10 best, and either could be voted America's best yachting community. KFSK reports Petersburg and Seattle were ranked in the top 10 by Yachting Magazine in...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines Clarifies Boarding for Turboprops
Passengers must still board through security gates when Alaska Airlines switches to turboprop aircraft for flights from Fairbanks to Anchorage. Airline spokesman Tim Thompson says the Transportation...
View ArticleFairbanks Man Sentenced in Punching Death
A 57-year-old Fairbanks man convicted of manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend at a homeless camp has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Rick Allen...
View ArticleAST Seek Information on Arson & Burglary in Kasilof
Alaska State Troopers responded to a 911 call Wednesday of a fire on a vacant property in Kasilof. Investigation revealed that two males, identified in a trooper dispatch report as Brian James, 23, and...
View ArticleTexas Paleontologists Find Skull of Young Dinosaur in Alaska
Paleontologists in North Texas say they've discovered the skull of a young dinosaur that was found near where an adult specimen was unearthed in 2006. The Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas...
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Spending Bill Amendment Would Require Labeling 'Frankenfish'
A U.S. Senate committee has narrowly agreed to add to a spending bill language requiring that genetically modified salmon be labeled.The amendment was offered during a Senate Appropriations meeting by...
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Ketchikan Tribal Council Members Subject of Recall Effort
Members of the Ketchikan Native tribe are trying to recall seven of eight tribal council members.The Ketchikan Indian Community group is collecting signatures for the effort.KRBD says the group alleges...
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Troopers Peacefully Arrest Homer Man after 2-Hour Standoff
Alaska State Troopers safely arrested a Homer man on assault charges Wednesday night, after a two-hour standoff that began when he allegedly threatened troopers and fired a pistol. According to AST,...
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Missing Tonsina Woman Found Dead in Squirrel Creek
A missing 61-year-old Tonsina woman was found dead Wednesday in a creek near the community, after Alaska State Troopers say she had been last seen drinking with friends Monday.According to a Thursday...
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APD Says Woman Identified with Public Help
Anchorage police say a woman with disabilities who walked into a school Thursday afternoon asking for assistance has been identified and safely reunited with her family, following an appeal to the...
View ArticleMock Mass-Casualty Exercise Puts JBER to the Test
Emergency mock mass-casualty training exercises put Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson personnel to the test Thursday. With past dangerous situations happening on base, it's real-life training that...
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No Fire Pits or Burn Barrels Allowed in Anchorage for Solstice Weekend
The Anchorage Fire Department is banning open fires for the Summer Solstice weekend, that include burn barrels and fire pits. All permitted burns are also banned. "It's been very warm and very dry,"...
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Authorities Probe Drowning Death of Moose Calf
Authorities are investigating the death of a moose calf after it appears the severely dehydrated animal died from drowning.State game officials say in a release the death was likely from it being force...
View ArticleFarmed Fish to Surpass Wild Caught Globally
For the first time, farmed fish is projected to feed more people globally than fish caught in the wild, according to a report by the Earth Policy Institute (EPI), an environmental organization with the...
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Taxi Driver Arrested in Passenger's Spenard Sexual Assault
Anchorage police say a taxi driver has been arrested on sexual-assault charges, in connection with an April incident in Spenard involving a female 19-year-old passenger. APD spokesperson Dani Myren...
View ArticleBuccaneer Energy Set to Strike Oil
Buccaneer Energy received news from oil and gas consulting service, Netherland, Sewell & Associates, that has the company quite pleased, according to CEO Curtis Burton. Estimated numbers released...
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