New system launches Friday, Dec. 27 at 4 a.m. (JUNEAU, Alaska) – On Friday, Dec. 27, at 4 a.m., the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will launch a new enhanced 511 Traveler Information System. 511.alaska.gov will be mobile optimized, customizable, and include crowdsourced travel information. There is also a new 5-1-1 phone system. […]
The New York Times published the first piece in its “One Nation, Tracked” investigation based on a data set with over 50 billion location pings. The New York Times‘ on Thursday sparked calls for congressional action by publishing the first article in its “One Nation, Tracked” series, an investigation into smartphone tracking based on a data […]
The US Coast Guard is looking for information on an overturned orange 22-foot vessel that was reported by the vessel “Double O” on Thursday. The overturned vessel is in Malina Bay on the west side of Afognak in the Kodiak Island archipeligo approximately 45 air miles from Kodiak. The call was taken by Coast Guard […]
AST is seeking information about a shooter at a large party in Fairbanks that ended in violence early on Sunday morning. According to troopers, they were called out at 2:51 am this morning to a report of several gunshots that rang out at a large party on Alyeska Drive. According to the investigation, three […]