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 […]