The most populated city on Prince of Wales Island will be able to buy new emergency dispatch equipment with the Craig Tribal Association’s donation of $180,000. The Ketchikan Daily News reports the association gave the city the Federal Highway Administration’s Tribal Transportation Program Safety grant. Craig Police Chief Robert Ely said the donation will boost…
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The Latest: 4 dead in suspected murder-suicide
Police in Fairbanks say no one else is at risk following the deaths of four people, including an infant, in a hotel in what appears to be a murder-suicide. Hotel staff called Fairbanks police and fire departments to a Hampton Inn on Friday afternoon. When officers arrived, a man found crying in a second-floor hallway…
New 300-mile sled dog race set for December
A new 300-mile sled dog race slated for December can help qualify mushers for the Iditarod and Yukon Quest. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports about 20 teams are expected to compete starting Dec. 17, depending on snowfall in the next three weeks. At least six teams have signed up for the Tolovana 300. Mushers will…
North Pole woman found dead after Fairbanks-area fire
Alaska State Troopers say a 43-year-old North Pole woman has been found dead following a fire in the Fairbanks area. Troopers say they were notified late Thursday night by the Steese Volunteer Fire Department about a Tungsten Trail structure fire. Troopers say the body of a woman tentatively identified as Robyn Evans was found after…
High winds forecast for Aleutians, Alaska Peninsula
Residents of the central and eastern Aleutian Islands could see strong winds Saturday. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for Unalaska and the eastern Aleutians that begins Friday night and ends Saturday night. The agency forecasts west winds of 60 to 75 mph with gusts to 95 mph. Residents were warned…
Officials consider changing ferry system into public company
Stakeholders in a project to reimagine the Alaska Marine Highway System are preparing to pitch their plan to turn the system into a public corporation. The Ketchikan Daily News reports that the committee leading the Southeast Conference effort to change the struggling ferry system met Tuesday with commissioners of the Alaska Department of Transportation to…