Free legal help offered around Alaska in honor of MLK Day
The Alaska Bar Association is offering free legal assistance in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and Wasilla on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Cold snap is expected to ease up around Anchorage — but only for a couple days.
Anchorage is expected to see up to 3 inches of snow and temperatures in the 20s early in the week before temperatures drop again.
Aleutian island volcano spews ash more than 5 miles high
Shishaldin volcano on Unimak Island became active Friday and lava was seen flowing down the side Saturday.
‘Against the odds’: Three safe after medevac plane lands in water during takeoff from Unalaska
LifeMed CEO Russ Edwards said it was unclear what caused the crash after the turboprop had been in the air only “a matter of moments.”
Homer man known for community involvement dies in water heater explosion, troopers say
Gary Thomas’ wife reported him missing late Tuesday.
Student brought gun into downtown Anchorage school, police say
The A.V.A.I.L. High School student, who posted photos online of himself holding a handgun, was arrested at a bus stop, police said.
US Census Bureau is recruiting for thousands of job openings in Alaska
The bureau is aiming to hire at least one resident in every small Alaska community to gather data for the 2020 population count.
Man charged with aiming crossbow at police tells court he was ‘digitally imaged’ and brainwashed
Dustin Folse, 35, was fired on by two Anchorage officers and suffered leg wounds.
Homesteader survives frigid Alaska weather for weeks after cabin burns down
Tyson Steele, whose dog died in the fire, built a snow cave and later a makeshift structure at the site in a remote portion of the Susitna Valley.
911 upgrades will track caller location, provide call-back numbers for dispatchers
The services will impact about 20% of the state’s population that is spread across 80% of its geography, according to the Department of Public Safety official.
APD: Masked man aimed crossbow at officers before he was shot
Two officers fired at the man, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said. No officers or bystanders were injured.
Anchorage man dies from injuries suffered in crash on Wasilla-area road called dangerous
David Bybee, 73, was fatally injured in a New Year’s Eve collision near Mile 2 of Knik-Goose Bay Road.