Public Safety

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Court upholds a U.S. ban on TikTok

An appeals court agreed that the viral video app must be sold off by its China-based parent company.
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Incoming Alaska Supreme Court chief justice applauds first female majority

Susan Carney has served on the Alaska Supreme Court since 2016 and will be joined by Aimee Anderson Oravec in a majority of woman justices.
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Freezing rain closes schools in Anchorage and Mat-Su on Thursday

Troopers call the rain, which may refreeze as temperatures fall overnight, "a major factor" in a fatal Knik-Goose Bay Road crash.
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Anchorage police not moving forward with using AI to write reports, for now

“We were hoping that it would be providing significant time savings for our officers, but we did not find that to be the case,” said APD Deputy Chief of Administration Gina Burington.
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Kiana in Northwest Alaska has been without running water for days

With temperatures falling into the minus-30s, local crews are scrambling to thaw the city’s water system. 
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Trump transition team signs an agreement for security clearances

The new agreement will help Trump officials access classified information needed to prepare to take over on Jan. 20.
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3-vehicle crash near Fairbanks leaves 2 dead, 7 injured

Troopers say Fairbanks man Daniel Dowhitt, 30, and Atlanta, Ga. resident Aditi Subramanian, 27, died at the scene Sunday.
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Landslides to late freezes: New report makes sense of changes to Alaska’s environment

Staff were doubled for this year's revision of the original 2019 report, which documents climate change effects statewide.
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Anchorage police say suspicious contractors are actually legitimate

Police made contact with the workers, subcontractors for a larger company, in the Independence Park area Tuesday.
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Newtok shuts down its critical infrastructure

On Sunday, local tribal leadership decided to shut down the power and water plants in the tiny Bering Sea coastal community.
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South Korea’s lawmakers vote to lift president’s martial law declaration

Yoon Suk Yeol declared an "emergency martial law" on Tuesday, accusing the opposition of paralyzing the government.
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Judge declares mistrial in election-interference trial of former Alaska legislator

Anchorage Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby found that there was a hung jury in the trial of former Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux.
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2 found dead after Sutton cabin fire

Troopers say "multiple electric heaters" were in the dry cabin, which was found fully engulfed early Saturday morning.
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Feds plan to rebuild Alaska-Canada border post near Tok

The $180 million full redevelopment of the 53-year-old Alaska Highway site is set to open in 2031.
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Coast Guard secures new icebreaker from civilian service

The Aiviq, named after the Inupiaq word for walrus, was acquired last month. It will join the Coast Guard fleet in 2026.
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Man fatally struck by pickup truck in Midtown Anchorage

He is the 15th pedestrian killed by a vehicle in Anchorage this year — the most in a single year in over a decade.
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Search suspended after fishing boat capsizes in Southeast Alaska waters

The U.S. Coast Guard says there were reportedly five people aboard the Wind Walker when it capsized early Sunday.

State says fatal Anchorage police shooting of man wielding knife was justified

James Afuvai, 24, is the eighth person shot by Anchorage police this year, and the fifth to have died as a result.
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Anchorage police increase patrols in University Lake area after late-night shooting

Members of the department's SWAT team searched the park and nearby trails overnight Monday, but no arrests have been made.
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ATV rider’s body recovered from Kuskokwim River near Napaskiak

The body of 32-year-old Adrian “Aya” Andrew, originally from Kwigillingok, was found Sunday by a small group of searchers.
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Off-duty Anchorage police officer arrested for operating under the influence

Police say patrol officer Aaron Richwine left a vehicle in a ditch near Lake Otis Parkway last week.
Afternoon traffic on Tudor road.

Freezing rain slickens Anchorage roads Monday

Falling temperatures froze some of Sunday night's rain on local roads, with cold conditions continuing into Monday evening.
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‘I thought I died’: Burn victim recalls Kodiak bonfire explosion

Cassandra Canaveral, one of five teens medevaced to Anchorage after the Nov. 10 blast, says community support gives her hope.
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3 Anchorage shootings leave 1 man dead, 2 severely wounded

Police arrested an 18-year-old suspect on murder charges Saturday, as well as a 25-year-old assault suspect Monday.

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