According to a recent report, Alaska’s death rate from traumatic brain injuries is the highest in the nation.
Public Safety
After 47 years, Alaska Weather TV is going off the air
The 30-minute daily show covers things like incoming storms, sea ice and big picture climate trends while reaching some of the most remote places in Alaska. But after June 30, it will no longer broadcast on public television.
Breakup brings serious flooding to Yukon, Kuskokwim River communities
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has issued a disaster declaration after flooding from ice jams and snowmelt hit several communities over the weekend.
GCI pays $40.2 million to settle federal allegations it violated False Claims Act, bidding rules
The Justice Department had alleged that GCI knowingly inflated its prices to get federal subsidies for its services in rural areas.
Petersburg police get their first ‘text for help,’ from a sinking boat
It was the first text for an almost two-year-old system that lets users to text emergency dispatchers when they have limited cell reception.
Trial underway for Washington man accused of killing Ketchikan surgeon
A day after Garcia was found dead, police say money started to leak out of his bank account.