Troopers believe that a Ketchikan man perished in a blaze on Blackberry Lane late yesterday afternoon after blockading the road to his home. Troopers received a call reporting a fire and shots fired on Blackberry Lane in Ketchikan at 5:49 pm on Wednesday.The North Tongass Fire Department, Alaska State Troopers and Wildlife Troopers responded to […]
Alaska State Troopers, KESA Fire, Anchor Point Fire, and the Homer Fire Department responded to a blaze on Diamond Ridge Road on Wednesday morning at 9:15 am to find the home engulfed in flames. The 88-year-old owner of the home was rushed to the South Peninsula Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The investigation at […]
A huge fire broke out in Bethel on Monday night, engulfing the yet to be completed Alcohol Treatment Center behind the Bethel Post Office there. When firefighters arrived at the scene after it was reported just after 8 pm last night, the 12.65 million structure was already fully engulfed in flames. The 16-bed facility was […]
A smoking mountain near the Yukon River not far from Eagle is, after further study, still a puzzle. People first noticed acrid smoke in September 2012. The mountain has been steaming ever since, even through the coldest days of winter. Scientists thought a likely cause for the smoldering mountaintop was an oily rock deposit that […]