Alaska nursing home facilities are inspected annually to make sure they are in compliance with licensing regulations.
Public Safety
Hurricane Stays Offshore As It Moves Up Florida’s Coast, Nears Georgia, Carolinas
The National Hurricane Center says Matthew is a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. The strongest winds are so far staying offshore, but forecasters warn that could change.
Ground searchers find missing persons stranded outside Wales
Two overdue travelers from Brevig Mission were located and transported to Wales yesterday after search efforts had been going on for more than a day.
Bear sighting forces temporary park closure in Sitka
The Sitka Police Department typically receives a handful of calls each night from residents reporting bears wandering the streets or dipping into trash cans. But this week there have been a number of sightings in daytime, even one on National Park property.
Ketchikan’s Welcome Arch support pole will need repairs
Ketchikan’s Welcome Arch sustained significant damage Wednesday night after an allegedly drunk driver hit one of the supporting poles with his vehicle.
Man charged with DUI after hitting Ketchikan welcome arch
A 24-year-old Ketchikan man was charged with drunk driving after allegedly driving into the Welcome Arch on Mission Street downtown late Wednesday.
Coulrophobics Beware: America’s Creepy Clown Problem Continues
It started with a sighting in the woods in South Carolina. Now people dressed as clowns are being arrested across the country, and face-painted Facebook threats are shutting down schools.
Camera, other items stolen from vehicle
Alaska State Troopers are seeking information about a theft from a vehicle on Driftwood Lane off North Tongass Highway in Ketchikan.
City of Seldovia hires new police chief
Robin Daniels is the current Chief of Police in Louisville, Alabama. In addition to his experience working in law enforcement, Daniels also worked as a civilian contractor in Iraq for two years.
Millions Of Coastal Residents Warned To Flee Inland As Hurricane Nears Florida
Dozens of people died as Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti, Cuba and now the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center says the storm, a Category 4, will near the U.S. coast late Thursday or early Friday.