The owner of an Alaskan cement plant near North Pole where a building burned Tuesday is estimating damage of $2.5 to $3 million. ill Hoople of HC Redi-Mix tells the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (that the fire burned a storage building …
Emergency management personnel in Kodiak, Alaska, took part in a drill this week to test their tsunami readiness. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports Monday’s tabletop exercise involved the city and borough incident management team. It dealt with a threat after …
A tangle of red tape has stalled rebuilding efforts for some homeowners after flooding devastated the interior community of Galena, Alaska, in May. More than 50 homes have been repaired or rebuilt, and work is progressing on infrastructure, public buildings, …
Responders and frustrated residents are racing against a tight deadline to help rebuild a badly flooded town in Alaska’s interior before the region’s unforgiving winter arrives. The town of Galena is working on a backup plan for alternate local housing …
A new Centers for Disease Control report says Alaskans pay a heavy price for heavy drinking of alcohol. The CDC analyzed costs in each state associated with heavy drinking. The Anchorage Daily News reports Alaska has the distinction of paying …
Anchorage Police are investigating what they say is the Alaska city’s first alcohol-related fatal crash in more than a year. The early Sunday accident left one person dead, 20-year-old Citari Townes-Sweatt, who was driving one of the vehicles. Authorities report …
The Alaska Workers’ Compensation board sought public input on rising costs in the last week. Board members held meetings in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Kenai and Juneau seeking ideas on ways to stem rising costs. A study conducted by the state of …
A man injured when an Anchorage police officer drove through a red light and into his pickup truck has been awarded $375,000 in a civil lawsuit. The Anchorage jury, however, rejected Melvin Rush’s claim for $2.5 million in punitive damages. …
The state has received a $19,000 donation for marine debris cleanup on Alaska shores. The Department of Environmental Conservation said the gift is from the Hokkaido Development Engineering Center and members of the International Association of Cold Region Development Studies. …
A Sterling, Alaska, man’s mangled vehicle has prompted a reminder that bears are up and about. A brown bear tore off a side-view mirror on Norm Israelson’s Subaru, smashed a taillight and rear window, ripped off the back windshield wiper …