ANCHORAGE – Smoke produced by several active wildfires has resulted in air quality advisories for many regions of the state in recent weeks, including Southeast, Southwest, Southcentral, Central and the Eastern Interior of Alaska. Alaskans should check for air quality advisories on the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Air Quality Advisories/Episodes web page (or sign […]
Climate Crisis Sends Stream Temperatures Off the Charts HOMER, AK— As Alaskans suffer through the smoke, haze and danger of a record-breaking heat wave, Alaska’s salmon are suffering too. On July 7th, stream temperatures topped 81.7 oF (27.6 oC) in the Deshka River, a major salmon stream on the west side of Cook Inlet […]
Alaska State Troopers received multiple reports of a motorcycle accident on the South Tongass Highway on Tuesday afternoon and responded to the location. When they arrived at the scene at mile three, they found the victim, identified as 30-year-old Robert Young, trapped beneath a vehicle. Personnel with the South Tongass Volunteer Fire Department were […]
15 Recruits head to Fairbanks, Soldotna and the Valley to Begin Field Training (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – This week Trooper Recruits began their approximately 13-week Field Training Evaluation Program (FTEP). Six Alaska State Trooper Recruits were posted in Fairbanks, three went to Soldotna and six are honing their skills in the Mat-Su Valley. The sole […]