Alaska State Troopers announced on Tuesday evening that the confirmed fatalities of the Wasilla slide at mile 11 of the Zimovia Highway had risen to three. According to the trooper dispatch, a drone operator located the remains of two in the slide area on Tuesday afternoon and efforts were made to recover the remains and […]
Investigators with the Anchorage Police Department announced that the bodies that were discovered in the parking lot of the Walmart store on Dimond were the result of a homicide/suicide. APD swing-shift officers responded to the Walmart parking lot at 5:11 pm on Sunday after receiving reports of a shooting there, and a male, who was […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a state disaster declaration for the landslide that occurred in Wrangell on Nov. 20. The declaration will support ongoing emergency response, mass care, and disaster recovery efforts. A multi-agency effort is supporting the City and Borough of Wrangell, including the Department of Public Safety (DPS), […]
SEATTLE — Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced approximately $2 billion in funding available to support community-driven projects that deploy clean energy, strengthen climate resilience, and build capacity for communities to tackle environmental and climate justice challenges. An estimated $150 million of this funding has been dedicated to fund projects benefitting federally recognized Tribes in […]