Tsunami warnings were issued for the western Pacific early Saturday after an earthquake measuring 7.0 rocked northeast Japan offshore near the Miyagi Prefecture at 10:09 am Alaska Time. The USGS reports that the quake occurred at a depth of 34 miles and was felt as far away as Tokyo. Firefighters in Japan report no damage […]
At approximately 11 am on Friday, watchstanders at the Coast Guard Juneau Command Center were made aware that a boater had fallen overboard from his skiff in Thomas Basin in Ketchikan and could not get back into his watercraft. The boater, whose name was not disclosed, had gone into the water, and his skiff, still […]
WASHINGTON – Note: This report contains language or content that some may find disturbing or offensive. “I was very young when I was introduced to a pedophile,” said Lisa, 41, a survivor of sex trafficking who asked that her real name not be used. Raised on an Indian reservation in South Dakota, she cites a family history of sexual abuse. “My mother was sent […]
DHSS today announced 67 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 64 were residents in: Anchorage (17), Wasilla (17), Delta Junction (13), Palmer (5), Fairbanks (2), Utqiaġvik (2), Valdez (2), and one each in Chugiak, Eagle River, Healy, North Pole, Seward and Sitka. Three new nonresident cases were identified yesterday in: Anchorage: one in mining industry Southeast […]