A false alert is anytime the Coast Guard’s search and rescue systems are activated when there is no real emergency. Responders still have to treat it like it is one.
Public Safety
Alaska Legislature passes sweeping crime bill raising age of consent to 18 on last day of session
House Bill 239 includes elements of 10 separate proposals introduced this year and last year, plus a few new elements.
Suspect in violent Mendenhall Valley break-ins pleads not guilty
A man accused of breaking into two homes in the Mendenhall Valley and assaulting three people earlier this month has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
An Alaska Peninsula volcano is showing signs of unrest; scientists are learning more about it for the first time
The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised Kupreanof Volcano’s alert level to “advisory” and its aviation color code to yellow on Tuesday. That means the volcano is showing signs of unrest, but it doesn’t necessarily mean an eruption will happen.
Public defender for former chiropractor accused of sexual assault asks to delay retrial until 2027
At a hearing Wednesday, the defense attorney for Jeffrey Fultz said he would likely not be ready to go to trial until 2027.
Divers search for missing Juneau man in Gastineau channel nearly a year after disappearance
Since his disappearance almost a year ago, Benjamin Stepetin’s family and friends have been searching for him.