Juneau, Alaska, officials say the powerful earthquake that struck southeast Alaska late Friday night was possibly to blame for damage to a sewer line and two water valves. KINY says mainline sewer pipe at Mendenhall Loop and Back Loop Road …
A fire in a commercial clothes dryer filled the basement of a Fairbanks, Alaska, correctional center with smoke, but officials say no inmates were endangered. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner says the fire began Sunday at about 6:15 p.m. The Fairbanks …
A Shell oil drilling rig that ran aground last week reached a safe harbor on Monday, where it will be examined to assess its seaworthiness after a week on the rocks near an Alaskan island. Stormy weather had wrestled the …
Anchorage-based customs inspectors say they’ll destroy more than 12,000 counterfeit iPhone connector cables and adapters seized last month. The Anchorage Daily News reports that officials discovered the accessories while working at FedEx’s Anchorage sorting facility. Customs and Border Protection spokesman …
One person was injured when wind gusts on New Year’s Eve caused a tram at the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood, Alaska, to hit a tram tower. Alyeska Ski Resort spokesman Jason Lott says the incident forced guests who were …
Avoiding avalanches is all about awareness. “You gotta have your head in the game,” advised avalanche expert Blaine Smith, a trails planner for Alaska State Parks. A former mountain guide, Smith stopped by the Eagle River Nature Center on Dec. …
You know what you’re missing? A fire hydrant to call your own. Now you can have one to take care of, at least. A group of volunteer techies and the Alaska city of Anchorage launched a new computer application this …
Debris that gathered this past summer on Alaska’s Kayak Island made walking on its beaches feel like walking through a natural disaster zone, a federal biologist said Thursday. Jacek Maselko, a biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in …
A strong earthquake Monday was felt over a 175-mile (280-kilometer) swath of Alaska, including the state’s largest city, but there were no immediate reports of damage beyond items knocked off shelves. The Alaska and West Coast Tsunami Warning Center said …
Alaska fire officials say the burned Gastineau Apartments building, in Juneau, has long been considered a high risk building. Nathan Young, the fire department’s chief training officer, says lack of a sprinkler system, numerous void spaces and poor exterior access …