Assault victim dies in Southwest Alaska village after severe weather delays emergency response
Troopers said Dick Itumulria of Manokotak has been charged with second-degree murder for beating a fellow village resident with a board.
Group seeks endangered species listing for Alaska’s freshwater seals
The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned for additional protections for the 400 harbor seals that live at Iliamna Lake in Southwest Alaska.
Environmental groups give notice they’ll sue to protect Cook Inlet belugas from oil and gas operations
The groups contend that NOAA’s authorization for Hilcorp Alaska to “take” marine mammals incidental to its operations is harming the whales.
EPA has dragged its feet on oil spill dispersant rules, says lawsuit filed by Alaskans and others
Environmental groups and women from Alaska and Louisiana are asking a federal court to make the Environmental Protection Agency set new rules for use of oil spill dispersants.
Survey shows continuing population decline for Cook Inlet belugas
A biennial NOAA survey in 2018 estimated the population of the white whales at 250 to 317.
Door camera records young moose trapping Anchorage man in his shed
Curtis Phelps at first couldn’t get his wife or daughter to answer their cellphones to let him know whether the moose had moved away.
Wasilla man charged with stealing catalytic converters
A Wasilla man suspected of stealing catalytic converters from at least 21 vehicles has been charged with 52 felony and misdemeanor counts of theft, criminal mischief and trespass.
Aleutian volcano spews up ash cloud, prompting warning to pilots
The state issued an air quality advisory Tuesday for the communities of False Pass, Cold Bay and King Cove.
Former owner of North Pole refinery ordered to pay over $29 million in water pollution case
Williams Alaska Petroleum has been ordered to pay millions in damages for releasing large amounts of a refinery solvent into groundwater and polluting residents’ drinking water wells.
Deserted 5-year-old in Venetie carries toddler to neighbor’s home in bitter cold, troopers say
Both children suffered cold-weather injuries in temperatures that dipped to 31 degrees below zero in the village north of Fairbanks.
Online registry in Alaska shows 1,239 missing people since 1960
The online registry is the culmination of nearly three years of gathering and researching cases overseen by police agencies statewide.
Police say Seward homicide victim was lured, beaten
Five Seward residents have been charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and manslaughter in the Aug. 25 death of Preston Atwood, 21.