Picking up infrasound could help Alaska Department of Transportation to track high mountain avalanches that often go undetected.
Public Safety
Alaska Supreme Court says cops can’t use zoom-lens aerial imagery without a warrant
The attorney who argued the case in Friday’s decision says justices are “paving the way with protections right now” against aerial drone surveillance.
Former Juneau hospital administrator accepts plea deal
Bradley Grigg pleaded guilty to a lesser felony theft charge last month that allows him to avoid prison time.
After cliff fall, Ketchikan’s ‘Gandalf’ says reports of his death were greatly exaggerated
“I’d be the first person to know if I was dead,” Robert Henderson said from his hospital room in Seattle.
An urban avalanche obstacle course trains Juneau’s four-legged search and rescuers
For the SEADOGS, urban disaster search and rescue is an important skill set. But their handlers say it’s not the only skill these dogs have to know.
After Brian Smith’s Anchorage murder conviction, MMIP advocates hope for change
“We’re just one story,” said Sean Hinson, the son of one of the murdered women. “We’re one piece of that puzzle. Everyone has their own piece.”
16-year-old charged with murder after Point Hope shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 wounded
Responding police officers found four gunshot victims: a dead man and woman, along with two severely wounded men.
Iditarod disqualifies former champion Brent Sass amid sex assault allegations
The Iditarod board voted unanimously on Thursday to disqualify former champion Brent Sass after allegations made in November and recent questions from Alaska Public Media, the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica. Sass has denied the claims.
Jury makes quick decision in Brian Smith murder trial, convicting him in deaths of two Native women
After three weeks of testimony, the trial of serial killer Brian Smith came to a quick conclusion Thursday. National media has followed the Smith murders closely, dubbing them the “Memory Card Murders.”
Trial of Brian Smith, accused of murdering two Alaska Native women, enters third week
The trial of a Brian Smith, a man accused in the murders of two Alaska Native women, resumed on Tuesday.