On Saturday, Anchorage’s Mayor Dave Bronson issued an emergency disaster declaration for the avalanche that crashed down around the 2400-block of Hiland Drive. “To protect the lives and property of residents impacted by the avalanche on Hiland Road I issued a disaster declaration to ensure every Municipal resource is utilized and ready to deploy,” said […]
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated a 14-year-old boy from a cabin on Afognak Island near Graveyard Point, Friday. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter arrived on scene and safely transported the young man and his father to awaiting Emergency Medical Services personnel in Kodiak. At approximately […]
Fairbanks-based Alaska State Troopers reported on Saturday that they received a Domestic Violence call minutes before 11 PM on Friday night and traveled to the location, found the suspect gone, and interviewed the victim. As they were doing so, the suspect, identified as 34-year-old convicted felon Samuel Brink, of Fairbanks, sped by in a vehicle […]
OVERVIEW – 559 new cases | 0 deaths* | 35 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 59.5% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated To check variant data for Alaska, please check the Alaska Coronavirus Variants Dashboard at akvariants.github.io. TAKE ACTION – Choosing to get vaccinated is the single most important action you can take to protect yourself and your community and to […]