Some Manley Hot Springs residents are frustrated by a lack of guidance on how to deal with contaminants in their homes and yards.
Public Safety
Former Tlingit & Haida chief justice appointed to national commission on missing and murdered Indigenous people
Michelle Jaagal Aat Demmert has been appointed to the Not Invisible Act Commission.
Reality TV star accused of illegally hunting bears in Alaska
The charges say Anthony, a resident of Maine, featured two illegal black bear kills from within Kenai Fjords on his show.
For Alaska wildland fire crews, cutting firebreaks serves as training while reducing hazardous fuels
Alaska’s wildland firefighters have been completing their annual training and, with help from a state grant, strategically cutting and removing trees, many of them killed by spruce beetles.
Sleetmute and Red Devil have declared local disaster emergencies following flood damage
The water has since receded, and the National Weather Service has ended its flood warning for the Kuskokwim River.
Former Homer resident kidnapped and murdered woman missing since 2019, police say
The charges are the first public explanation of what happened to Anesha “Duffy” Murnane since she went missing.
Juneau advocates renew call to protect Indigenous people from violence: ‘We will look after each other’
Alaska’s new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Initiative lead investigator Anne Sears spoke to hundreds of advocates for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People gathered in front of the Capitol in Juneau.
Rangers search for solo climber on Denali
The National Park Service is searching for a solo climber on Denali after he failed to check in with a friend by satellite phone for several days.
Ketanji Brown Jackson will not headline Alaska lawyers’ convention
The Alaska Bar Aassociation says it’s disappointing news, though Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is optimistic about a future visit to Alaska.
Two years after Anchorage police and fire departments commit to improving diversity, data shows little change
Anchorage police and fire officials say they’re hampered by a tight labor market, limited budgets and recruitment barriers that extend outside of their departments. But critics say they could be doing more.