JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s population decreased by 3,048 people — 0.4 percent — from July 2018 to July 2019, based on estimates released Wednesday by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. This was the third straight year of decline for the state’s total population, which peaked at 739,649 in July 2016 and […]
Alaska State Troopers were alerted of a suspicious vehicle in the Seclusion/Brown’s Lake area late Monday night and responded to the location at 11:22 pm. When they arrived in the area, they located the suspect vehicle and attempted to stop it and make contact. Instead, the vehicle took off and a short pursuit was […]
Alaska State Troopers report that they made two arrests in a sexual assault investigation and follow-up late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. Troopers responded to a Birch Lane address at 9:50 pm on Tuesday night after receiving a report of a sexual assault in progress. When they arrived and opened a preliminary investigation, […]
A father wakes, rolls out of bed and drops his toes to cold carpet. He grabs a flashlight and shines it outside the window. The thermometer reads 40 below zero, the only point at which the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales agree. The red liquid within his thermometer is alcohol; mercury freezes at 38 below. […]