In July, the Veteran Crisis Line changed after the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s old 800 number was replaced by the three-digit extension — 988. Veterans in need of help can dial the new extension and press “1″ to be directed to the appropriate call centers.
Anchorage Health Director Joe Gerace resigned amid reports that he falsified his credentials in order to obtain his high paying city position. In response, Mayor Dave Bronson issued a press release promising to investigate the city's hiring practices.
Retired state Superior Court Judge Gregory Heath “found Almandinger’s crimes were truly horrific and committed for no apparent reason,” according to a release.
Soggy southcentral Alaska got a break from all the rain as sunshine took over the weather spotlight on Wednesday. Rivers and streams in the Mat-Su are seeing water levels come down, but a flood advisory does remain in place for the lower Little Susitna River downstream of the Parks highway bridge near Houston.Southcentral will see increasing clouds and a chance of rain back in the picture through the rest of the week and weekend.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is home to 42 schools throughout the region, but officials have one universal goal in mind for this upcoming school year.
Several units responded shortly after 10 p.m. to mile 67 of the Seward Highway, according to Girdwood Fire Department, for a crash involving a car and a motorhome.
Southcentral sees a break on Wednesday with mostly sunny conditions and temperatures bouncing back up to the mid 60s. Even so, water levels on regional rivers and streams will stay high, and even some minor flooding could occur. A flood advisory remain in place for the Mat-Su, especially the Little Su River through Wednesday at 12:45 pm.
The Coast Guard was first notified Thursday evening “that the Maunalei, a 645-foot container ship, was leaking lubricant while transiting to the Port of Alaska.”
New jobs and career paths are being created in the health field to provide more access to public health for Alaskans thanks to the Good Jobs Challenge grant.
*UPDATE* Anchorage set a new daily rainfall record for August 8th, when the city recorded 1.44 inches of rain as of 10 pm Monday. Rain runoff will keep local and regional streams, creeks and rivers running high with potential for flooding. A flood advisory is in effect for the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys through Tuesday at 10:45 am.
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