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Wasilla police fatally shoot man after he fired assault rifle at officer’s vehicle, troopers say
Brett George, 34, had threatened relatives at a Settlers Bay home with a weapon and donned body armor before Sunday's deadly ...
Anchorage Daily News10d
Unusual March wildfire danger prompts early start to Alaska burn permit season
State fire officials will begin requiring burn permits in much of Southcentral and Southeast Alaska as of March 17 under an ...
Alaska Public Media21m
State lawmakers seek answers after report finds squalid conditions at rural public schools
KYUK and ProPublica launched a project highlighting the public health and safety crisis inside Alaska’s rural public schools this month, kicking off a discussion among lawmakers on the powerful Senate ...
Anchorage Daily News12d
An ‘exceptional’ warning for Alaska: wildfire danger in early March
The Boise, Idaho-based center issued the warning Monday in a monthly outlook. A map of the area includes Anchorage, Mat-Su and the Kenai Peninsula as well as Bristol Bay, Kodiak, the Aleutian Islands ...
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Fires are burning throughout U.S. Here’s where there’s greater risk.
The heightened risk is expected to spread this spring into parts of Alaska, Southern California, Nevada and southwest ...
What is Mount Spurr? What to know about the Alaska volcano that could erupt soon
This yellow status means the volcano is exhibiting signs of "elevated unrest" compared to its usual activity, indicating that ...
National Geographic news11mon
When wildfires break out, this elite team of ‘smokejumpers’ parachute in
A dangerous race to fight remote fires begins each summer when Alaska's combustible backcountry is ablaze. Matt Oakleaf, camera mounted on his gear bag, drops behind the rest of his team to a ...
Scientists Warn That Volcano Near Alaska's Largest City Could Erupt in 'Next Few Weeks or Months'
A volcano near Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, could erupt in the 'next few weeks or months,' the Alaska Volcano ...
EURweb9d
Alaska Airlines Fires Flight Attendant for Viral Twerking Video
Alaska Airlines fired a former flight attendant, Nelle Diala, for posting a video of herself twerking in uniform on social ...
Your Alaska Link4d
AROUND ALASKA: Vehicle Fires, Dock Update, Beluga Monitoring, and More!
Multiple vehicles caught fire in Juneau; Heceta Island Dock closed for repairs. Alaska Beluga Monitoring season opens with ...
Yahoo12d
An 'exceptional' warning for Alaska: wildfire danger in early March
Mar. 4—A new national forecast predicts unusually high wildfire danger for the southern half of Alaska — a warning that lumps our typically winter-dominated state with sunnier climes like ...
The Washington Post11d
Fires are burning throughout U.S. Here’s where there’s greater risk.
In Alaska, which is projected to see above-normal fire potential in April and May, it’s not as simple as looking at the snowpack — the amount of snow that accumulates over the winter — to ...