The hunters spent about two hours “just hanging on to a cliff face” thousands of feet above the ground.
Public Safety
Most of Anchorage safe from tsunami, but new report notes threat from worst-case scenario
A tsunami could overrun parts of the coast in the Anchorage area if a large enough earthquake hit in the right place during a high tide in Cook Inlet.
Two men say they were sexually abused as children at Juneau’s Echo Ranch Bible Camp
Both men say Bradley Earl Reger’s trips to Echo Ranch gave him access to children with little or no supervision from other adults.
Alaska’s Swickard car dealerships tricked buyers in ‘bait-and-switch’ scheme, state lawsuit says
A group of Alaska car dealerships advertised vehicles for sale that they did not actually have, according to a state lawsuit.
Carbon monoxide poisoning blamed for 2 of 3 deaths on Juneau boat earlier this year
Juneau police say carbon monoxide caused two of the three deaths that happened over a three-day period on a boat anchored off Sandy Beach earlier this year.
Reward quadrupled after more than 20 endangered sea lions illegally killed near Cordova
The animals found dead in the Copper River Delta didn’t appear to have been harvested for food or craft.
California man charged with sexually abusing boys had long association with Juneau bible camp
Bradley Earl Reger volunteered Echo Ranch Bible Camp as a nurse and counselor starting in the 1970s. At least one former Juneau resident who met him there says he was abused by Reger, though not at the camp.
Murkowski says evidence shows Trump ‘played a key role’ in Jan. 6 riot
Murkowski was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump after the House indicted him the second time.
Alaska pays $350K to settle last wrongful firing lawsuit from loyalty pledge scheme
Though a judge found Dunleavy and Babcock’s actions so egregious that they should be held personally liable, the state has now paid almost $1 million in settlements on their behalf.
17-year-old boy dies while swimming near Treadwell Trail on Douglas Island
According to the Juneau Police Department, the boy — who has not been identified — was with two friends when he jumped into the water and did not return to shore.