“This is not a perfect document in any way, shape, or form,” said Mayor Beth Wheldon before the vote. “But this is the best that we could probably come up with.”
Public Safety
Police urge caution for pedestrians after collision near elementary school
An adult woman and two young children are in stable condition after they were hit by a truck on their way to Mendenhall River Community School.
In Bristol Bay and beyond, organizers push for change in tackling MMIP cases
Alaska ranks fourth nationwide in the number of missing and murdered Indigenous people cases by state.
After fifteen days of searching for 12-year-old Derek Heller, efforts have been suspended
The announcement follows 15 days of searching and clearing landslide debris by the Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department, numerous support volunteers, K9 scent dogs and local equipment operators.
‘We could still hear the hillside cracking’: How neighbors helped each other to safety after Wrangell’s deadly landslide
People stuck on the far side of the slide described a night of confusion and an improvised evacuation.
Alaska mother of ROTC cadet calls lack of accountability for her death ‘unconscionable’
A judge decided that Idaho’s laws didn’t apply in the case, because of a jurisdictional technicality: The crash happened on a military bombing range that isn’t open to the public.