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Car Passing Sterling Highway Traffic Hits Turning Van
Alaska State Troopers have cited a driver who tried to pass traffic on the Sterling Highway Monday, after a crash that left one person in his vehicle with minor injuries.According to a Tuesday AST...
View ArticleMissing Wasilla Man's Remains Discovered Nearly One Year Later
Alaska State Troopers positively identified the remains of a body found on the Susitna River nearly one week ago. The remains discovered on Sept. 11 have been identified as those of missing Wasilla...
View ArticleNew State Condom Campaign Pushes Limits to Get People Talking
We have heard the importance of using condoms to protect one's self from getting sexually-transmitted diseases. But with Alaska's rate of STDs being among the highest in the nation, state lawmakers'...
View ArticleIndustry Leaders say Market Right for Alaska LNG Pipeline
A gas pipeline from the North Slope to South Central Alaska would likely serve both Alaskan and world markets. That's according to industry leaders at an oil and gas conference Tuesday, who say both...
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18-Year Old Severely Beaten, In Critical Condition
Anchorage Police are investigating what appears to be an assault of an 18-year-old male who APD says was listed in critical condition after he was found by police Monday night. Anchorage Police...
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Anchorage Man Gets 12 1/2 Years on Several Charges
A 30-year-old Anchorage man will serve 12 1/2 years in prison on weapons misconduct and other charges.Lamar Joseph Facine was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Anchorage.The U.S. attorney's...
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Man Dragged Through Gastineau Channel After Boats Collide
Juneau police say a good Samaritan vessel stopped an unattended skiff that was pulling a man through the waters of Gastineau Channel.Police in a Tuesday statement say the man was unresponsive and had...
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Denali Park Road Opened to Mile 30 for Cars
Visitors to Denali National Park and Preserve can now drive their private vehicles to mile 30 on the park road, weather permitting.The park service advises visitors to call ahead, though, for current...
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Coast Guard Tows Tender to Safety in Hoonah
The Coast Guard on Tuesday towed a fishing tender to safety after it experienced engine failure in the Gulf of Alaska.The Coast Guard in a release says the cutter Anacapa towed the 125-foot Express 90...
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ML&P Plans 22 Percent Rate Hike by 2016 to Cover Plant Costs
One of the utilities partnered in a new South Anchorage power plant is asking state regulators for approval of a 22 percent hike in customers' electric bills over the next three years to help cover the...
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Alaska Officials Announce 2013 Permanent Fund Dividend
Eligible Alaskans will have an additional $900 from the 2013 Permanent Fund Dividend to work and play with starting next month, an amount the state announced Wednesday morning. Acting Revenue...
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JBER Soldier Arrested in Armed Rapes of Women
Anchorage police say a 25-year-old Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson soldier has been charged in two gunpoint sexual assaults this summer, as well as a third attempted rape. According to APD spokesperson...
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Unidentified Body Found in Fairbanks Slough
Fairbanks police are working to identify a body recovered from Noyes Slough Wednesday morning.According to FPD spokesperson Lt. Matt Soden, police received a report of the body at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday,...
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APD Says Note's Author May Have Saved Beating Victim's Life
Anchorage police are seeking the writer of a note alerting law enforcement to a badly beaten 18-year-old man earlier this week, who remains in critical condition at a local hospital.APD spokesperson...
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Walrus Move to Shore in Northwest Alaska
Pacific walrus are gathering on the northwest coast of Alaska, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has begun procedures to keep airplanes out of the area.The agency says it's also urging nearby...
View ArticleEasyPark Mobile App Expands Anchorage Payment Services
Anchorage Community Development Authority's parking division, EasyPark unveiled an expansion to its mobile pay-by-phone service. The expansion of PayByPhone parking now includes 4th Avenue in downtown...
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Still No Sign of Missing Plane in Search near Yakutat
After more than seven days of searching, crews have yet to find any sign of a plane flown by an Eagle River man that disappeared from radar last week near the Southeast Alaska community of Yakutat....
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Anchorage Mayor Plans Forums on Sales Tax
The mayor of Anchorage says he's not sure he will propose a sales tax but that he wants to hear what residents think of the idea.Mayor Dan Sullivan says he's planning four public forums to determine if...
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9th Circuit Court Declines to Hear Kohring Appeal
A former lawmaker caught in a federal corruption probe of Alaska politicians has lost a chance to have his bribery conviction overturned. The Anchorage Daily News reports the 9th Circuit Court of...
View ArticleFoul Play Believed in Gambell Structure Fire
Alaska State Troopers are classifying a Sept. 16 structure fire in Gambell as intentionally-set and have identified a suspect. Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters noted the suspect has not been...
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