APD Increases Patrols for 4th of July Weekend
The Anchorage Police Department and the Alaska State Troopers urge the public to not drive impaired during the holiday weekend. APD has increased patrols for the Fourth of July weekend, starting late...
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Kopsack Wins, Ostrander Repeats in Mount Marathon Youth Event
A rainy Fourth of July in Seward didn't slow down Thursday's top finishers in the 2013 Mount Marathon Race youth event, who turned in times faster than those that won last year's outing. Palmer runner...
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Troopers Recover Body from Lake near Palmer
Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of an unidentified person whose body was recovered from a lake near Palmer Wednesday, more than a week after a report of a swimmer in distress...
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Army Unit Destroys Dynamite Found in Sitka Garage
A U.S. Army unit came to Sitka this week to destroy some dynamite found in the garage of an 83-year-old man who died earlier this year.The Daily Sitka Sentinel reports the Sitka Fire Department heard...
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Christy Marvin Wins 2013 Mount Marathon Women's Race
Christy Marvin of Palmer won the women's division of the 86th Mount Marathon Race in her first attempt on Thursday, prevailing in 53 minutes, 21 seconds on a muddy day in Seward. Former junior girls...
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Flight Shows Stuart Creek Fire Half as Big as Believed
Infrared flights have shown that a fire south of Two Rivers is nearly half the size previously believed because the fire is burning in "fingers" instead of one solid block.Fire information spokeswoman...
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Sitka Coast Guardsman to Face Court-Martial
A court-martial is scheduled for Saturday in Juneau for a U.S. Coast Guardsman accused of making false official statements and for crimes related to child pornography.The Juneau Empire reports Petty...
View ArticleLow King Salmon Numbers Hurting Kenai Businesses
Summer fishing on the Kenai River typically attracts crowds of sport fishermen hoping for that trophy king -- but another year of low returns means continued restrictions, with the economic impacts...
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'Fair Hair' Stylings Raise Money For Wounded Warriors Project
At Anchorage's Fourth of July celebration Thursday, some revelers celebrated America's independence with some crazy hairdos. The "fair hair" stylings were offered to people of all ages for a $5...
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Strabel Retakes Mount Marathon Men's Crown in Record Time
The 32-year-old record time in the 2013 Mount Marathon men's race fell Thursday, as a returning champion retook his crown and became the race's fastest man to ever summit the mountain and return to...
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Air Taxi Remains Grounded on Ruth Glacier for 3rd Day
Seven people remain stranded on a glacier near Talkeetna, nearly 48 hours after their flightseeing plane landed Tuesday night due to poor weather and has been grounded ever since.According to a...
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Egegik Boat Fire Kills Kipnuk Man, Burns His 2 Brothers
Alaska State Troopers say a fire aboard a boat moored in Egegik early Thursday that killed a Kipnuk man and left his two brothers with burns is under investigation.According to an AST dispatch late...
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Wisconsin Man Dies in Fishing Tender Accident near Ninilchik
A Wisconsin man fishing near Ninilchik died Thursday morning in an accident aboard a fishing tender, according to Alaska State Troopers.An AST dispatch issued Thursday night says Ninikchik medics...
View ArticleMan in Critical Condition after Shooting near Bernie's Bungalow Lounge
Anchorage police responded to a shooting outside of a bar in downtown Anchorage that left a man in critical condition. According to APD Public Information Officer Jennifer Castro, an adult male was...
View ArticleAPD Investigates Bernie's Bungalow Lounge Shooting
Anchorage police say they are making progress in their investigation of a shooting outside of a Downtown bar early Friday that left a man in critical condition. According to APD spokesperson Jennifer...
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Sinking Boat Beaches on Prince William Sound Isle
The Coast Guard says a fishing boat taking on water ran aground in Prince William Sound to avoid sinking.Radio station KINY reports three fishermen on board were rescued from the boat that hit the...
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Dillingham Man Dies in Fall Aboard Chignik Lagoon Fishing Vessel
A Dillingham man died after a fall aboard a fishing vessel in Chignik Lagoon Thursday, in what Alaska State Troopers describe as the state's third commercial-fishing fatality on Independence Day. A...
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Unidentified Female Body Found near Point Hope
North Slope Borough police are investigating the discovery of an unidentified female body on the coast near Point Hope this week.According to North Slope Borough Police Chief Leon Boyea, police were...
View ArticleFoul Weather Reviewed as Possible Factor in Plane Crash Near Cantwell
A preliminary federal report says poor weather was reported in an Alaska Range mountain pass shortly after a twin-engine airplane crashed there last week. The crash in Broad Pass near Cantwell killed...
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Air Taxi Occupants Flown Out on 4th Day of Glacier Stranding
A Friday break in the weather allowed seven occupants of an air taxi flight stranded on Ruth Glacier since Tuesday by poor weather to be flown out, according to Denali National Park officials. Park...
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