AST revealed that five Chignik Lake residents were rescued while one body was recovered and one remains missing after a tragic Saturday afternoon incident there. At 3:16 pm on Saturday afternoon, Fairbanks troopers were alerted that a skiff with three aboard had capsized while transporting a snow machine on its bow after encountering a wave […]
ISLAMABAD – Officials in Afghanistan say a massive vehicle-borne bombing of a military base in eastern Ghazni province Sunday killed at least 30 security force members. Baz Mohammad Hemat, head of the provincial public health department, told VOA the blast also injured at least 24 personnel. The army base on the outskirts of the provincial capital, […]
South Korean police say Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon was found dead early Friday, a suspected suicide. The body of 64-year-old Park was found near an entrance at the mountain Bugaksan in Seoul after just midnight, several hours after he had been reported missing Thursday. The day before, Park’s former secretary filed a sexual harassment […]
The purpose of this alert is to provide guidance for the safe handling of bodies and deceased persons with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Key Points There is currently no known risk associated with being in the same room at a funeral or visitation service with the body of someone who died of COVID-19 (see […]
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Tuesday announced 22 new cases of COVID-19 in four Alaska communities – Anchorage (10), Fairbanks (9), North Pole (2) and Bethel (1). This brings the total case count in Alaska to 213. These new cases were reported from 12:00 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. […]
JUNEAU – As climate change rapidly alters conditions in southeast Alaska, lower snowpack levels have caused a massive decline of yellow-cedar trees. Without an insulating blanket of snow, the shallow roots of yellow-cedar trees freeze during late spring cold snaps. Left behind is a growing expanse of “ghost forests” of dead yellow-cedars, affecting roughly […]
UPDATE: AST has revealed the name of the deceased motorist as 72-year-old Richard Krause of Willow. ORIGINAL: Alaska State Troopers revealed a fatal accident that occurred on Parks Highway at approximately 8 pm on Sunday night in adverse weather conditions. According to their report, the driver of a sedan was pronounced dead on the scene […]
A dead seal found on a beach near Kotzebue, Alaska. Credit: NPS/Raime Fronstin NOAA is declaring an Unusual Mortality Event (UME) for bearded, ringed, and spotted seals in the Bering and Chukchi seas. From June 1, 2018 to present there have been reports of 282 dead seals, with 119 stranded seals in 2018 and 163 in 2019. The increase […]
Alaska State Troopers report that they are tentatively investigating a death at the Wildwood Pretrial Facility as a suicide and do not suspect foul play. AST and the Nikiski Fire Department responded to the facility at 8:44 pm on Wednesday night after receiving a “report of an inmate not conscious and not breathing.” Life-saving […]