Wasilla store contends with ‘large-scale’ rodent problem
Fred Meyer is employing an aggressive pest-control plan after customers spotted critters in the store through Southcentral Alaska’s unusually warm summer.
Aviation safety auditor Medallion Foundation to close in September
The nonprofit — formed under the guidance of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens in 2001 to reduce aviation fatalities — said it will close its doors on Sept. 15, citing reduced funding from the FAA.
Family’s civil lawsuit blames property owners, Enstar for death of five girls in 2017 Butte fire
The complaint says the family was heating their trailer with the oven when someone accidentally turned on the stove, melting a pan that ignited the blaze.
Three Girdwood residents were among four dead in mountainside plane crash
The fourth victim was visiting from Arizona, Alaska State Troopers say.
FBI arrests suspect in Anchorage credit union robbery
The man, who didn’t display a weapon, got away with cash, authorities say.
Witness saw ‘aggressive flight maneuvers’ before plane crash above Girdwood, report says
Longtime Girdwood resident Karl Erickson, a friend’s adopted grandson and two others died in the Aug. 4 crash on Goat Mountain.
State rejects request for emergency wolf buffer next to Denali National Park
Advocates say park visitors are seeing fewer wolves, but Alaska’s Fish and Game commissioner found no urgent conservation crisis to merit a hunting and trapping ban.
Two small wildfires in Eagle River area draw response
A fire near Mount Baldy didn’t threaten homes, officials say. Another fire just off the Crow Pass Trail was contained to a steep, rocky area.
State restores veto-killed program that puts Alaska-grown produce in stores
The state’s nascent hemp program remains in limbo under Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s cuts, but a Republican lawmaker from Palmer is pushing back.
Pilot in fatal Ketchikan crash told relatives the weather forecast ’wasn’t looking good,' report says
Michael Nash died in July after his Piper PA-24-180 crashed into a hill about 4 miles from the city.
Anchorage state Sen. Chris Birch dies at 68
Birch, an Anchorage Republican, was in his first term in the Alaska Senate and served as chair of the Resources Committee. He suffered a torn or ruptured aorta, his family said.
Text messages before fatal plane crash near Girdwood reveal new details
A close friend says Karl Erickson told him before takeoff that he wasn’t the pilot. The crash killed four people, including Erickson and three other men.