A two-acre fire in the Willow area north of Anchorage that was first reported on Sunday afternoon has grown tremendously in size and is now an estimated 6,500 acres on Monday. The blaze has been dubbed the Sockeye Fire, named after the avenue in Willow where the fire was initially sparked. The fire was human-caused, […]
A call went in to the Alaska State Troopers in Anchor Point during the early morning hours of Saturday reporting a vehicle accident with a fire and a trapped driver, according to the trooper dispatch. At 2:59 am, a caller reported that a vehicle had wrecked and rolled on the Sterling Highway near Ninilchik. The […]
Criminal charges of arson were referred to the Bethel Department of Juvenile Justice against two children, a six-year-old male, and a seven-year-old female, on Monday. The charges stemmed from an incident in Grayling that occurred on Monday evening. The two children had set the David Louis Memorial School in Grayling on fire. City officials and community residents […]
Power was knocked out to Emmonak AVEC customers on Tuesday after a fire broke out at the power plant there shortly after 10 am. Local responders were able to address the fire and extinguish the flames but not until the fire heavily damaged one of the generators that are housed in the building. By 1 am, […]