Public Safety
‘It’s a good win,’ outgoing Anchorage mayor says of Supreme Court homelessness ruling
The ACLU of Alaska calls it ‘bleak and cruel.’ The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness calls it ‘disappointing.’
Stebbins residents banded together to fight fast-moving fire that destroyed their school
“I literally grew up in that building, I have so many memories and it’s a tragedy that it’s lost,” said George Dan.
Elliott Highway closed as the number of wildfires burning in Alaska grows
The Globe Fire jumped the highway near a campground, threatening cabins and Native allotments.
The Supreme Court says cities can punish people for sleeping in public places
The decision is a win for Western cities that wanted more powers to manage record homelessness. But advocates say it won't solve the larger problem.
Residents along the Elliott Highway are told to evacuate as a fast-moving wildfire grows
Residents along Mile 39 to Mile 48 of the highway have been ordered to evacuate, due to a fire that has grown from 1 acre to 1,000 since Tuesday.
Fire destroys Stebbins school and surrounding buildings
Nome firefighters have flown to Stebbins to help fight the blaze, which reportedly started in a shop next to the local school Wednesday night.
Man dies while being booked at Anchorage jail, matching Alaska’s 2023 inmate toll in 6 months
Police say a vandalism suspect arrested early Wednesday "went into medical distress" at the Anchorage Correctional Complex.
More than 100 wildfires are burning in Alaska, many of them in the Interior
Smokejumpers are responding to some of the fires, which are largely burning in remote areas of the state.
Anchorage’s incoming mayor has named a new police chief
Deputy Chief Sean Case will lead APD beginning July 1. He says he brings a different policing style, and wants to shift the culture.
Body of missing Ketchikan woman found
Troopers say a walker spotted Christiana Watt's body at Ward Lake Monday morning. No foul play is initially suspected in her death.
The surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis. What does that do?
The nation's top doctor has issued an advisory declaring gun violence a public health crisis and prescribing policy changes to treat it as such.
Anchorage driver killed in collision with water truck, police say
Police say the truck crossed the center line on Commercial Drive in Mountain View and struck a sedan, killing the car’s driver.
Anchorage woman who died during SWAT team standoff had pointed a rifle at her neighbor, police say
The police chief says it’s still unclear how 58-year-old Lisa Fordyce-Blair died. SWAT team members were not wearing body cameras.
2 accused of murdering man in shooting near Anchorage homeless camp
Dominick L. Santana, 21, and Keilen J. Reynolds, 20, were held in Farrel Siulua's death after an alleged robbery escalated to gunfire.
Hot, dry weather generates lightning-sparked wildfires across Interior Alaska
There are over 100 active wildfires burning in the state, with several hotshot crews en route from the Lower 48 to help Alaska firefighters.
Alaska serial killer Joshua Wade dies in Indiana prison
The cause of death for Wade, 44, who claimed responsibility for the deaths of five people in Alaska, is unknown.
Climate change is muddying the future of trail maintenance in Southeast Alaska
Crews face more intense mud, erosion and wash-outs wreaking havoc on trails as human-caused climate change makes rainstorms more extreme.
Supreme Court upholds federal ban on guns for domestic abusers
The decision was the first major gun ruling since 2022 when the high court broke sharply with existing precedent on gun laws.
High-ranking Alaska Air Force officer among 2 killed in Kenai Peninsula plane crash
Air Force Col. Mark “Tyson” Sletten, 46, and civilian instructor Paul Kondrat, 41, were found dead Thursday when their plane was retrieved from Crescent Lake.
4 men have died in Alaska’s North Slope oil fields in just over a year
Before the recent string of workplace fatalities, there had not been a death in the area since 2018.
Woman found dead in an Anchorage home after police standoff
Police say both the woman and an officer fired their guns. Her death is under investigation.
2 men presumed dead after Kenai Peninsula plane crash
Two hikers witnessed the small plane crash into Crescent Lake, troopers say.
3 dead following Bethel house fire
The three people had been pulled from the burning home and flown out of the community for medical treatment.
Woman with 5 kids accused of 24 fraudulent Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend filings
Prosecutors say Otaota Mokoma, 35, received more than $25,000 in fraudulent dividends from the state from 2018 through 2020.
Accidental discovery of sunken ship near Sitka reveals surprising history
On June 9, a mariner fouled his anchor in Herring Cove. Every time he tried to move the anchor, a little oil sheen and debris would pop up.
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