May 31, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced 27 new cases of COVID-19 in eight communities: Anchorage (12), Wasilla (4), Kenai (3), Eagle River (3), Homer (2), Soldotna (1), Kenai Peninsula Borough (1) and Anchor Point (1). This report reflects data from 12:00 a.m. until 11:59 […]
Scientists have documented a recent population explosion of beavers on the Baldwin Peninsula near Kotzebue. Using satellite images, the researchers counted an increase from two to 98 beaver dams near Kotzebue between 2002 and 2019. “Our study shows that (beavers) were responsible for two-thirds of the increase in surface-water area in the Kotzebue study […]
A report of a female shooting a handgun at a camper trailer located on West Captain Hook Drive in Wasilla prompted troopers to respond to the scene to investigate on Tuesday evening. When they arrived, they found that 19-year-old Myia Henry had been a passenger in a red 2003 Ford Focus but a fight […]
Alaska State Troopers say that a K9 team on patrol came across an injured male laying in the middle of the road and bleeding on Funny River Road at 3:04 am on Monday morning. The individual was transported to the Central Peninsula Hospital for treatment of a head injury. The investigation found that the victim […]