Clif Bars and Co. is recalling some mispackaged products. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation says in a release that the recall covers 6-packs of Coconut Chocolate Chip Cliff Bars that were packaged in White Chocolate Macadamia Clif Bar wrappers. …
Fairbanks, Alaska, officials want to know how seismically sound some city buildings are. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the city is soliciting bids for a seismic study for seven of its buildings. They’re listed in order by suspected seismic deficiency. …
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich wants the federal government to provide at least $45 million to clean up debris that will land on U.S. shores from last year’s tsunami in Japan. In a letter to the president, the Alaska Democrat says …
On a sunny spring evening, the Birchwood Community Patrol rolls into the parking lot of a local park, where several cars sit idling. In short order, two vehicles full of teens decide the big green pick-up is an unwelcome neighbor …
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the cuts planned for its tsunami warning network won’t affect emergency alerts. That agency has issued a rebuttal of accusations levied by the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. The Kodiak Daily Mirror …
An investigation report by Alaska’s Ketchikan Fire Department says welding accidently caused a recent fire on the Alaska state ferry Malaspina. The report obtained by the Ketchikan Daily News says the Feb. 7 fire caused an estimated $750,000 in damages. …
Law enforcement and fire officials will introduce the Yellow Dot program in Alaska on Tuesday. Alaska State Troopers Colonel Keith Mallard, Anchorage Fire Chief Mark Hall and Anchorage Police Chief Mark Mew will discuss the program during a late morning …
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, in Alaska, is undertaking a project to make the hospital even more earthquake-proof. The Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation’s Board of Trustees says the hospital was built to withstand a very powerful earthquake but they weren’t sure …
Police in Fairbanks, Alaska, say the construction site of the Chief Andrew Isaac Heath Center continues to be a target for thieves. Lt. Matt Soden tells the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner that there are no suspects in the theft this week …
A federal judge ruled that BP was not negligent in the case of a 2009 oil spill and did not violate the terms of its probation from an earlier accident thus escaping further punishment. The decision is a victory for …