In January 2019, the Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) was notified of concentrations of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in groundwater on King Salmon Airport property. Firefighters at the King Salmon Airport used aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), a standard firefighting agent that contains PFAS, to extinguish hydrocarbon fires during training exercises […]
A Fairbanks Deputy Fire Marshal is investigating the origin and cause of a house fire in Aniak that occurred on Sunday. Troopers were notified of a serious residential fire in the southwest community of Aniak at 6:58 am on Sunday. According to the report, an adult female in the home smelled smoke emanating from a bedroom […]
Troopers today revealed some of the details in possible sexual assault charges against a Kwethluk man that occurred on February 27th that also involved an assault. AST reports that 25-year-old Robert Alfred is alleged to have had sex with an incapacitated woman in that village in late February. Troopers also report that Alfred threatened the woman’s […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the week nears its end, the United States Coast Guard reports that the forward-deployed MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak carried out three hoists this week in the Bering Sea near Cold Bay. On Monday evening, Watchstanders in Juneau received notification from Alaska Maritime Physicians that they were relaying communications from the […]