Chris Klint, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
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Homer police take Grubby the opossum into custody
Homer police confirmed the Wednesday capture of the “wanted fugitive and somewhat local celebrity” on Facebook.
1 man dead, 1 wounded in Mountain View shootings last week
Police have made no arrests in 22-year-old Daishon Alex's Thursday death on Mumford Street.
Illinois man dies after becoming trapped on mud flats near Hope
Word reached troopers just before 6 p.m. Sunday that Zachary Porter was stuck in the quicksand-like tidal mud flats.
Police officer kills Point Hope man who shot at residents and buildings, troopers say
The suspect, 40-year-old Robert Nash, was killed Wednesday afternoon. Nobody else in the Northwest Alaska community was injured.
Man threatened moviegoers at Anchorage theater with screwdriver, police say
Police say Christopher M. Price ran from officers at the Tikahtnu Commons, before a police K-9 bit him and he was arrested.
Interior and Southwest Alaska ice-jam floodwaters recede as recovery continues
The outlook for ice jam flooding on the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers was improving Wednesday as the breakup moved downriver.
Flooding closes schools in Glennallen as high waters continue to inundate Alaska communities
Officials say the floodwaters are swamping Alaska towns, tearing buildings from foundations, seeping into homes and covering roads.
Anchorage’s Service High principal resigns after investigation into ‘community concerns’
Allen Wardlaw had been on administrative leave since April when the district said it launched an investigation into concerns linked to him.
Hooligan fisherman rescued from Turnagain Arm mud
It’s Girdwood firefighters’ first save of the year from the quicksand-like flats, which can trap people in rising tides.
‘Deadliest Catch’ boat’s owners sue show over deckhand’s botched diagnosis
The lawsuit was filed by the F/V Northwestern’s owners Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Alaska.
Litter of wolverine kits brings adorable triple threat to Alaska Zoo
The kits were born in early February. Their parents are Jumbo and Olga, transferred to Alaska from zoos in Sweden and Russia.
2 people survive late-season Southcentral Alaska avalanches
The slides come near the end of an avalanche season experts say is notable both for its heightened danger and lack of deaths.
Troopers warn of lethal batch of drugs in Mat-Su after 3 overdose deaths in 24 hours
The lethal batch of illegal drugs likely contains fentanyl, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Ex-Houston treasurer embezzled $1.1M from city and Wasilla company, feds say
Jess George Adams, 65, is accused of 31 counts of wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion in a grand jury indictment.
Anchorage animal shelter suspends dog intakes, adoptions after viral outbreak
A wave of canine parvovirus infections has Anchorage Animal Care and Control staff working to examine animals currently in care and clean the facility.
2 drivers dead in Houston head-on collision
Both drivers involved in a head-on Parks Highway collision in Houston were killed Wednesday evening, Alaska State Troopers say.
Woman fatally injures 3-year-old boy and herself in parked Mountain View car
Police said the woman had called dispatchers and told them she was going to harm herself.
Alaska fentanyl dealer gets 21 years in federal prison
Dustin Noonan’s sentence was handed down following a guilty plea to charges of drug and money-laundering conspiracy, federal officials say.
Blizzard set to bring snow, winds from Girdwood to Turnagain Pass
A blizzard warning overnight Tuesday calls for 7 to 20 inches of snow and wind gusts of up to 50 mph, the heaviest in the Turnagain Pass area.
2 men found dead in Anchorage’s Russian Jack park
Few additional details were available Friday, including what caused the deaths.