ANCHORAGE — The Department of Health and Social Services has made the decision to close the Ketchikan Regional Youth Facility, effective Sept. 15, 2016. Youth from the Ketchikan area who need secure detention services will be transported to Juneau and placed in the Johnson Youth Center. Youth currently in the facility, their families, community leaders […]
Due to road construction, access to Anchorage Animal Care and Control will be closed from noon – 6:00 pm on Tuesday, August 16th (weather dependent). We are asking the public to please delay coming to the shelter unless absolutely necessary. Members of the community can check our website and Facebook page on Tuesday, August 16th, […]
The Walt Disney Resort in Florida has closed down all of its beaches following a Tuesday night alligator attack that dragged a two-year-old toddler into the Seven Lagoon’s waters. According to reports coming out of Florida, witnesses observed the father of the toddler struggle to save his son from the jaws of the alligator, but […]
South Korea said it is suspending all activities at an industrial complex it operates jointly with North Korea, in response to the North’s recent nuclear test and rocket launch. Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo told reporters Wednesday that Seoul is taking the action to prevent Pyongyang from using the proceeds from the Kaesong Industrial Complex to fund […]