Poverty Still Impacting Alaska's Kids And Their Families
Despite the summer vacation for many students, the need to feed struggling families remains ongoing for many Anchorage organizations. 27,000 Alaskan children live in poverty and 61,000 live in...
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Cook Inlet Tides Pose Dangerous Threat for Outdoor Explorers
In the wake of tragedy surrounding the death of Anchorage-based soldier, the Anchorage Fire Department and other law enforcement agencies want to remind the public of the dangers that surround us....
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JBER Soldier's Body Found after Kincaid Park Water Rescue
The body of an Anchorage-based soldier who was swept away by rising tides near the Cook Inlet mudflats Sunday afternoon was recovered early Monday morning, according to Alaska State Troopers and U.S....
View ArticleSled Dog to Remain in Mat-Su Animal Care Shelter after Biting Toddler
There were no simple solutions at a Monday hearing in the Mat-Su Valley for husky dog, owned by a Palmer Iditarod musher, which repeatedly bit 2-year-old Elin Shuck on May 10th. Musher Jake Berkowitz...
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Bethel Man Arrested for Child Sexual Abuse
A Bethel Grand Jury indicted a 69-year-old man, who used to be a foster parent and at one time ran a daycare facility, on seven counts of sexual abuse of a minor Monday, according to the Bethel Police...
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APD Officer Shoots Driver Holding Knife-like Weapons in Fairview
An Anchorage police officer shot and wounded a driver in a traffic stop after the driver allegedly approached the officer with knife-like weapons early Monday evening in Fairview, marking the fifth...
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Surfers and Spectators Take Advantage of Bore Tides
Bore tides happen often along Turnagain Arm thanks to the gravitational pull of the sun and moon, but Monday's event packed a little extra punch. "Because of the alignment between the sun and the moon,...
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Woman Gets Jail for Embezzling from Seafood Plant
A former bookkeeper who embezzled about $500,000 from a Kodiak seafood plant will serve 46 months in a federal prison and make restitution. The U.S. attorney's office says in a release that...
View ArticleSomeone Attempts to Smuggle Drugs into Bethel Jail
Law officers are investigating an apparent smuggling attempt to get drugs inside the Bethel jail. KYUK reports someone threw two rubber gloves filled with marijuana, tobacco, cigarettes and rolling...
View ArticleNorth Pole Bans Fireworks Sales
The city of North Pole has halted the sale of fireworks because of the increased fire risk from prolonged hot, dry weather. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the North Pole Fire Department ordered...
View ArticleAttempt to Smuggle Drugs into Bethel Jail Under Investigation
Law officers are investigating an apparent smuggling attempt to get drugs inside the Bethel jail. KYUK reports someone threw two rubber gloves filled with marijuana, tobacco, cigarettes and rolling...
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Miner Sentenced for Building Unauthorized Road
An Ester gold miner has been sentenced to six months in jail for building an unauthorized mining road and intentionally damaging another person's mining equipment.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports...
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AST Calls Off Big Lake Search for Armed Man
Alaska State Troopers have called off an active search for an armed man in the Big Lake area, after he got out of a vehicle during a traffic stop and fired a gun. No suspect has yet been taken into...
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Sea Otter from Alaska Euthanized at Tacoma Zoo
The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma euthanized a 25-year-old northern sea otter on Monday after an exam showed she had serious medical issues.The zoo says the otter named Homer was believed...
View ArticlePresident Declares Disaster for Spring Flooding
President Barack Obama has declared a federal disaster for spring flooding in parts of Alaska. Gov. Sean Parnell earlier this month requested the federal designation for the Alaska Gateway, Yukon...
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Begich, Murkowski Vote to Confirm Pritzker
Alaska's U.S. senators voted with the majority to confirm Penny Pritzker as the U.S. Commerce secretary. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she met with Pritzker recently and was pleased Pritzker was willing...
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Kenai Borough Extends Lease for Modelers' Airfield
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has agreed to an extended lease for a piece of property that most people wouldn't want. The Peninsula Clarion reports the assembly last week approved a...
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Pavlof Volcano Eruption Affecting Aleutian Islands Flights
The continuing eruption of Pavlof Volcano in the Aleutian Islands is complicating flight operations for some air carriers serving communities along the chain, airline officials say Tuesday.In a Tuesday...
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Police Find Gun in Suspect's Car in Fairview Shooting
Anchorage police found a gun in a suspect's car that matched the bullet casings that left a man in critical condition in a Monday morning shooting in Fairview, according to charging documents.Neville...
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Mayor Sullivan Wants Anchorage to Host 2026 Winter Olympics
It has been nearly thirty years since Anchorage made a bid to host the Olympic Winter Games. On Tuesday, Mayor Dan Sullivan introduced members of the 2013 Olympic Exploratory Committee, hoping to bring...
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