About 22,000 homes and businesses lost power on Wednesday after a Nikiski generation plant operated by Homer Electric Association went offline. The outage happened at… Continue reading
The condition of a firefighter injured during a bear encounter Monday has improved and he will be leaving an Anchorage hospital Thursday.Public Information Officer Jean… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska residents endure the nation’s harshest winters for the reward of beautiful summer days with sunshine that lingers until midnight.But increasingly, large wildfires… Continue reading
COLONY GLACIER — Scientists and volunteers tethered in safety gear and ice cleats painstakingly scoured the frozen dirt and ice to see if a glacier… Continue reading
Wednesday, 6 p.m.: There have been no reports of damage near the epicenter of an Alaska earthquake that registered at 5.8 on the Richter… Continue reading
Editor's note: this story has been changed to correct the geographical base of the North Slope-based Caelus Energy, which has no assets in Cook Inlet,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Four of five black bears spared euthanasia after tearing up garbage in Anchorage have come to an unhappy end at their… Continue reading
The jury is still out in the case of a Palmer man accused of sexually assaulting one of his coworkers in Kenai.Rosendo Pallones, 40, has… Continue reading
Both fires in the Cooper Landing area are better contained than they were on Monday.A press release from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest… Continue reading
Crews continued to work on getting water to the interior of the Card Street fire and establishing fire lines throughout Tuesday.Firefighters have been planning a… Continue reading
For growers in the Kenai Peninsula’s developing agriculture industries, exporting internationally is still an option. A Division of Agriculture inspector position that issues phytosanitary certifications,… Continue reading
Monday, 1 p.m.:The Stetson Creek fire is estimated at 212 acres, and the Juneau Lake fire is estimated at 573 acres, according to an announcement… Continue reading
A Nikiski man was found dead in a Sterling residence on Sunday after accidentally shooting himself while playing Russian Roulette. According to an Alaska State… Continue reading
The Nikiski Fire Department responded to a house fire in Nikiski on Monday evening. Deputy Chief Trent Burnett said about 15 firefighters responded to a… Continue reading
Crews working the two active fires in Cooper Landing inched closer to containing the blazes Monday. The United States Forest Service cited good weather as… Continue reading
A jury was in deliberations Monday in the case of a cannery worker accused of sexually assaulting his female coworker. Rosendo Pallones, 40, of Palmer,… Continue reading
Heritage Place, a continuing care and skilled nursing facility owned and operated by Central Peninsula Hospital, is now nationally certified as a top provider for… Continue reading
The Card Street fire, which held steady at 7,352 acres, gave firefighters more work on Monday as the sun came out and winds picked up.Division… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Thousands of Alaskans will have to find a new insurer after a shake-up in the state’s health insurance market.Aetna and State Farm plan… Continue reading
