DENALI PARK, Alaska – Denali National Park and Preserve is hosting its annual “Need for Seed” volunteer event on Sunday, August 8 at 9 a.m. to collect and dry seeds for future revegetation projects and learn about native plants in the park. Everyone is welcome to join park staff to learn about native plants and […]
Troopers report that a victim of a trailer fire in Metlakatla succumbed to his injuries before he could be medevacked to Seattle for treatment of injuries sustained in the blaze on Tuesday morning. At 4 am on Tuesday morning the Metlakatla Volunteer Fire Department responded to a trailer fire to find that one person was […]
While two Alaska Wildlife troopers were at the Swentna River Iditarod checkpoint on Tuesday they saw a young child fall through the ice and with assistance from an Iditarod volunteer the child was saved from certain death in the icy waters of the river. Trooper Knier and Trooper Gunderson observed the eight-year-old child fall into […]
(Juneau) – Alaska First Lady Rose Dunleavy opened nominations today for the 2019 First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Awards. The awards are an annual tradition started by First Lady Bella Hammond to recognize and pay tribute to a special group of volunteers that have made an extraordinary contribution to our communities and state. […]