Tess Williams is a reporter for the Anchorage Daily News, focusing on breaking news. Before joining the ADN in 2019, she was a reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota and previously helped cover the Nebraska Legislature for The Associated Press. Contact her at twilliams@adn.com.
Officials hope Alaskans watch wildfire risk as more people are expected to hold their own fireworks displays, even in communities where personal fireworks use is illegal.
Two Alakanuk men died early Wednesday after they struggled over a knife during a fight, troopers said.
A grand jury indicted Jordan Tyler Mark on charges of first-degree murder, sexual abuse of a minor and tampering with evidence, according to the Department of Law.
The state medical examiner said Carol Whalen died from “blunt force and sharp object injuries,” according to the charging documents.
One driver was cited for reckless driving and treated for minor injuries, a spokesman for the police department said Monday.
Jim Virgil Adams is facing charges of murder and assault in the death of his 31-year-old wife, Rhoda Adams. Adams denied the killing to troopers.
Police are unsure why 22-year-old Dawson Cody Porter broke into the King Salmon fire station Saturday night and drove 15 miles to a bar in nearby Naknek.
The city of Seward reported 10 new cases Sunday. Alaska is seeing many recent new cases in young adults and visiting bars should be seen as a "high risk activity," Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer said Sunday. In total, 883 Alaskans have tested positive for the virus.
What followed was a fraught, at times bizarre, exchange that quickly landed on the internet.
Donteh Devoe traveled across the state and country to talk with youths about his criminal past and rehabilitation. He was arrested in February on charges of sexual abuse of a minor.
It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, Anchorage fire officials said last week. Several residents were displaced.
Monday afternoon's three-car crash near the Portage turnoff occurred along an accident-prone portion of the Seward Highway.
