Pet owners in southcentral Alaska are being warned of an apparent uptick in dog thefts in the area. KTVA-TV reports that Anchorage Animal Care and Control is investigating after one woman reported on Facebook that three dogs had turned up beaten and at least one was found dead in the area. The woman said all…
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AK lodge threatened by wildfire
National Park Service officials say a lodge in northern Alaska is threatened by a growing wildfire that has crossed a river. Officials said Friday the fire near the Gates of the Arctic National Preserve had grown to more than 2 square miles in size. Spokeswoman Kris Fister says the owner of the private lodge at…
Feds release review of proposed Cook Inlet lease sale
Federal officials who oversee offshore petroleum drilling have released a draft environmental review for a proposed June 2017 sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet. The sale could cover 1,700 square miles from south of Kalgin Island to an area west of Seldovia. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management says the area is near existing leases in…
Anchorage church holds unity march
An Anchorage church is among the organizers of a unity march taking place on city streets Saturday. Organizers say the goal of the 10 a.m. event is to pray for unity in the community and to demonstrate togetherness. The march will have two starting locations, Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and the Fairview Recreation Center. Organizers…
Wasilla man dies in rafting accident on creek
Troopers recovered the body after responding at about 1:45 p.m. to a report of a raft overturned in the popular fishing creek.
Questions still unanswered in attack on man in Anchorage
Authorities had been waiting on the condition of the man left bloody and unconscious last month in Anchorage to improve to speak with him.