This Day in Alaska History-February 6th, 1919
This Day in Alaska History-January 20th, 1913
Sounding the alarm: Fire’s speed is more threatening than its size
Most news reports about wildfires include the number of acres a given fire has burned, but according to a new study by U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researchers, they should also note how fast the fire is moving. The research found that fast-growing fires caused 88% of the fire-related home destruction between 2001 and 2020, even […]
Andrew Eknaty and Carleigh West sentenced for Deaths and Injuries in 2017 Royal Suites Lodge Fire
(Anchorage, AK) – Monday, 36-year-old Andrew John Eknaty and 35-year-old Carleigh Kaye West (formerly Carleigh Kaye Fox), of Anchorage, were sentenced by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson for causing the deaths of three people and injuring numerous others in the 2017 fire that destroyed the Royal Suites Lodge in Anchorage. Eknaty and West each […]