UPDATE: Ground searchers dispatched from Nome were able to locate the two men. THey were sheltered in a shelter cabin on Thursday. The National Guard Blackhawk helicopter rendezvoused to their location and transported them back to Nome. ORIGINAL: Alaska State Troopers report that the search for two Brevig Mission travelers is continuing today after Wednesday’s […]
Anchorage police say that the Anchorage Fire Department is still clearing the the Royal Suite Lodge on Minnesota Drive, where a large fire broke out early Wednesday morning and confirm that one victim has been identified. APD and AFD responded to the large structure fire at 3811 Minnesota Drive at 2:20 am on Wednesday morning […]
Anchorage police said on Wednesday, that they have made an arrest in the death of a 10-year-old girl that was struck and killed as she and another were crossing at the intersection on Jewell Lake in November. APD says that traffic officers requested and received an arrest warrant on Manslaughter charges for 25-year-old Christopher Lee […]
JUNEAU—On Wednesday, Governor Bill Walker has declared a public health crisis in order to combat the state’s opioid epidemic. The disaster declaration establishes a statewide Overdose Response Program under Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer and enables wide distribution of the life-saving drug, naloxone. “This disaster declaration is an important first step in addressing our public health […]