Wasilla, Alaska – The checkpoint of Shaktoolik has been awarded the Iditarod’s Golden Clipboard Award for the 2020 race, a distinguished recognition voted on by the Iditarod Official Finishers Club. Shaktoolik was chosen for its residents’ incredible commitment to providing mushers the best checkpoint accommodations possible in light of restrictions and concerns over COVID-19. […]
Anchorage police report that they have arrested the driver responsible for running over a pedestrian in front of the Brother Francis Shelter late last night on charges of Failure to Render Aid. According to the report, the driver of a Ford F-150 ran into a female pedestrian on Third Avenue just before 10:30 pm […]
City braces for unprecedented housing and public health and safety crisis ANCHORAGE, AK—Today, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz declared a Civil Emergency in the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) to address the impacts of state budget cuts that pose dire and imminent public health and safety risks. Municipal Code 3.80.060 allows the mayor to make use of […]
Red Cross of Alaska sends 13 volunteers to support disaster victims across multiple states ANCHORAGE – The American Red Cross is providing comfort and support to people across multiple states as severe weather continues to devastate communities, some of which have endured previous rounds of flooding and tornadoes. More than 1000 trained Red Cross […]
Anchorage police expect further charges against a man who intentionally drove over a female victim at the Brother Francis Shelter parking lot on Friday afternoon in what has now turned into a fatal vehicular assault. A 911 call alerted APD to an injury collision at the shelter at 4:39 pm on Friday. APD responded […]
ANCHORAGE —The American Red Cross is preparing for a large relief effort across multiple states as Hurricane Florence continues its march toward the East Coast. This is a dangerous storm predicted to grow even stronger and the Red Cross urges people in its path to obey evacuation orders and get ready now. The Red Cross […]
ISLAMABAD — U.S. President Donald Trump is again accusing Pakistan of sheltering terrorists whom American forces are fighting in neighboring Afghanistan. In his first Twitter message of 2018, he threatened to stop aid to Pakistan. Washington has long accused Islamabad, particularly its security institutions, of turning a blind eye or covertly helping the Afghan Taliban and […]
A man suffered multiple stab wounds outside of the Brother Francis Shelter during the early morning hours on Tuesday after he intervened in a verbal disturbance the Anchorage police reported on Tuesday afternoon. According to the report, at approximately 3 am, a man outside the shelter on east Third Street, near the courtyard was stabbed […]