New smartphone app and texting tool will allow Alaskans from across the state to anonymously report tips on crime and illegal activity in their area. (Anchorage, AK) – The Department of Public Safety is increasing its crime-fighting arsenal with a new app to help residents view alerts and submit anonymous tips from their smartphone or […]
At 10:15 pm on Wednesday night, residents along the southern coast of Alaska were shaken awake by a huge earthquake that prompted evacuations all along the Aleutian Chain, Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Island, and the southern Kenai Peninsula. Concerned citizens headed for higher ground and evacuation centers as sirens wailed in the coastal communities. The earthquake, […]
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A large magnitude 8.1 earthquake shook the Aleutian Chain and Alaska Peninsula at 10:15 pm. It was quickly followed by a second quake measuring 6.2 and a third shaker measuring 5.6. Aftershocks continue to hit the area. The quake, that originated 66 miles southeast of Perryville at a depth of 20 miles and could be […]