A U.S. Coast Guard crew bound for Bristol Bay left Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Monday as it begins annual safety checks for commercial fishing vessels.
With a boatload of COVID-positive fishermen on their way to Anchorage, hotel workers continue to feel anxious and confused about workplace safety according to local unions.
With warm, dry weather expected leading up to the Fourth of July weekend, officials with the Matanuska Susitna Borough are asking residents to hold off on fireworks this year.
The U.S. Department of Health and Social Services and state health officials recommend people limit trips to the grocery store to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Here's a story we could all use right now, one with a happy ending. Last week, the Anchorage Police Department received a call from a woman lost in the woods. They used a drone to rescue her within 15 minutes.
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services informed Ketchikan Emergency Operations Center that there are three new positive cases for COVID-19 in Ketchikan, bringing the total number of cases to six.
He’s spent 21 years with the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group -- but Dean Knapp says his knees are bad and it’s time to pass his knowledge on to a new generation of backcountry rescuers.
Anchorage, Mat-Su Borough and Kenai School Districts have all suspended school-sponsored trips over concerns related to the threat of coronavirus. Some parents want answers on whether refunds will be made.
The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for enhanced aviation safety measures in Alaska, where accident rates are much higher than the rest of the country.
Since December there have been 15 crashes involving school buses. ASD says 13 of those have happened since students returned from break on January 6. Seven of the crashes had children on or around the bus, and according to ASD, these were all civilian caused.
Newly released federal figures show cases of child abuse are at the highest they've been since 2015. Here in Alaska, unfortunately, we're seeing much of the same.
The Coast Guard and Sitka Mountain Rescue found a kayak matching the description of the one used by the missing boater, but searchers haven't located a body.
The Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission has two main areas of improvement from its review of the aftermath of the Nov. 30, 2018 earthquake that hit Southcentral Alaska.
They battle blazes, respond to car crashes, and rescue people stuck on the mudflats, but the Girdwood Fire Department has been facing a personnel shortage for quite some time.
The potential ordinance would consider going to ballots over whether or not to bond for a match on federal dollars to improve evacuation routes in Girdwood, Eagle River and on the Anchorage Hillside.
Police say 38-year-old Anesha Murnane went missing from her assisted living facility near Main Street and Lee Street in Homer. Now they say they believe she was picked up or got into a car on Saturday evening.
William Barr, who visited Alaska this spring, made the announcement over a video conference that was broadcast to attendees at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Fairbanks.
Drop, cover, and hold on are words many of us are used to, as Alaska has 50 to 100 earthquakes daily and accounts for more than half of all earthquakes in the U.S., but a reminder never hurts.
Every child deserves to go to school and feel safe, and know that they're safe, but in recent years it seems as though that safety has been threatened with an increase in reported numbers of terroristic threats against schools.
A concerned Anchorage mother is taking action to improve safety for student pedestrians on their way to and from school -- but she's finding out that a mother's touch isn't quite enough to make permanent changes to Anchorage roadways.
The subject of Steven Spielberg's 'Catch Me If You Can,' Frank Abagnale, spent years scamming people all around the world. Now, he works for the FBI as an advisor on fraud. He was in Anchorage Thursday night and we actually did manage to catch up with him.
The nation's top aviation regulator has tested new software for the Boeing 737 Max in a flight simulator and is tentatively giving a favorable review to the updates to a plane that remains grounded after two deadly crashes.
The Canadair CL-215 Super Scooper air tankers operating on Kenai Lake are attracting a lot of attention. Fire officials are warning of the hazards of stopping to take a look.
Keeping kids safe seems to be something we can all agree on, no matter our differences, but instances like alleged abuse by football coaches up in Fairbanks, and sexual assault allegations about a year ago at Dimond High School -- challenge that thought.
Wildfires burning around the state have made for a pretty smoky summer, and Alaskans are concerned about health. The Anchorage Health Department says air quality will be unhealthy for sensitive groups through the weekend.
My Preparedness Initiative is an award-winning program for teaching teenagers how to respond in emergency situations. For the first time, the program will be coming to Alaska.
