Fire investigators in Anchorage are asking for help in solving a suspicious restaurant fire. The Anchorage Daily News reports the Sunrise Grill and Pancake House suffered about $1 million in damage on May 11. Whether it’s a total loss will …
A Russian man will serve a year in federal prison and be deported for fraudulently staging car crashes and collecting insurance payments. Federal prosecutors say 26-year-old Rustem Mukhametshin carried out the scam at remote Anchorage locations to minimize witnesses. The …
More than 250 vessels operated last year in the Arctic Ocean and made 480 transits through the Bering Strait, and the increasing traffic poses more of a threat than Arctic offshore drilling, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich said Wednesday. News reports …
Gov. Sean Parnell has declared this Tsunami Preparedness Week in Alaska. Parnell, in his proclamation, says Alaska’s vast coastline is home to many communities that are vulnerable to tsunamis. He says the state also falls within one of the most …
Changes are planned for Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race following the asphyxiation death of a dog that was buried in snow by extreme winds, organizers of the 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) race said Wednesday. Race officials said they also plan to …
Insurers would be able to consider someone’s credit score when renewing personal insurance policies under a bill in the Alaska Senate. SB55, from the Senate Labor and Committee, is scheduled for its first hearing Tuesday. Currently, insurers can consider credit …
Juneau firefighters say they extinguished a house fire that had an unusual source. Officials from Capital City Fire Rescue say the homeowner had used towels to clean up cooking oil and then placed them in a washing machine. Fire Marshal …
What’s the trick to helping figure out winter weather on the U.S. mainland? One way, according to meteorologists, is sending a hurricane hunter aircraft from Alaska or Hawaii to fly reconnaissance over the Pacific Ocean. For about 15 years, the …
An explosion in the Fairbanks neighborhood of Chena Ridge blew out windows and knocked objects off walls in nearby homes. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner says the blast occurred Saturday afternoon. Alaska State Troopers say the cause of the blast has …
The Alaska House of Representatives will consider creating short-term driver’s licenses for temporary residents. HB1 would allow the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue licenses that expire as soon as a temporary resident’s authorization to live in the U.S. has …