OVERVIEW – 327 new cases | 0 deaths | 102 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 52.7% of Alaskans 12+ vaccinated TAKE ACTION – Choosing to get vaccinated is the single most important action you can take to protect yourself and your community and to reopen our economy. Learn more about the CDC’s recommendations for fully vaccinated […]
On Thursday morning, the crash of a Southeast Aviation De Haviland Beaver on floats outside of Ketchikan in the Misty Fjords area took the lives of five passengers and the pilot according to reports. The aircraft with five guests of Holland America Line cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam departed Misty Fjords and were returning to Ketchikan […]
AST reports that a 40-year-old Nikiski man died as the result of a motorcycle vs SUV collision at mile 18 of the Kenai Spur Highway on Wednesday evening. At 5:06 pm on Wednesday, troopers were alerted to a serious collision on the Kenai Spur Highway and responded along with local fire, EMS, and a Lifeflight […]
What if the country’s largest earthquake in the last half century happened as you were getting ready for bed in the only cabin on a tiny island in the North Pacific? What if the epicenter was just 50 miles away? A magnitude 8.2 earthquake happened at 10:15 p.m. Alaska time on July 28, 2021. The people […]