May 12, 2021 ANCHORAGE – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reviewed the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and today endorsed the use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12-15. The CDC approval follows Monday’s emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and marks […]
AST is investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident where a teen suffered burns at a bonfire on the Dyke near North Pole that occurred early Sunday morning, they report on the dispatch. Troopers in Fairbanks were alerted by hospital staff at Fairbanks Memorial’s emergency room at just after midnight on Sunday morning that they were […]
Late Monday afternoon, troopers, Palmer Fire & Rescue, Mat-Su EMS, Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center, Alaska Avalanche School, MATSAR, and Alaska Mountain Rescue Group responded to Palmer Fishhook Road in reference to a snowboarder caught in an avalanche. The incident ultimately claimed the victim’s life. Troopers report that the various agencies responded to mile 16 […]
SAN DIEGO—U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a 16-year-old boy on Sunday who was using a remote-controlled car to transport methamphetamine across the border. On Nov. 17, at about 12:30 a.m., Border Patrol agents observed a person with two duffel bags walking along the secondary border wall ducking in-and-out of the agent’s view. The agent notified […]