During the early morning hours of Friday, the community of Kivalina awoke to a fire raging at the Kivalina Store, the only store in the community. It is estimated that the fire at the store took place at approximately 1:30 am this morning. By the time that the Kivalina Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze […]
Troopers and Fire Marshals are investigating a fire after troopers received a report of an assault on a resident on Burton Road in the community of Ester. Troopers received a call at 9:40 pm on Saturday from an Ester resident informing them that a neighbor had pointed a weapon at him during a confrontation at […]
A fire in Chiniak did extensive damage to a home there when a banya burnt down to the ground on Monday near mile 42 of the Chiniak Highway. Alaska State Troopers were notified of the blaze at 11:57 pm. Homeowner Doug Stewart had lit the banya on Monday for a Monday evening steam-bath. He invited […]
Although the cause of the fire in Ketchikan is still under investigation, Alaska State Troopers have located remains within the wreckage that they believe to be 49-year-old Ralph Smith. Smith was reported to have exited his home late on Wednesday afternoon only to tell a family member that the house was on fire. He then […]