An ammonia leak at a cold storage facility in Unalaska has left one person with “serious injuries.” According to a statement from the Department of Public Safety, a seven-person hazmat team and 13 emergency responders arrived at the Kloosterboer building Saturday at 12:45 p.m. after a freezer line began leaking ammonia.
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Troopers find body believed to be that of missing teen
A 16-year-old is facing a first-degree murder charge after authorities found a body they suspect is a teenager who had been missing since Nov. 13. KTUU-TV reports remains found Friday near Palmer were sent to the medical examiner for identification and to determine the cause of death. The body is believed to be that of…
Young doesn’t see GOP as a rubber stamp of Trump’s ideas
U.S. Rep. Don Young says there are similarities between the election of Donald Trump and the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan, which he says came during a period of “malaise” when people lacked hope and wanted change. Young is the longest-serving Republican in the House and Trump’s administration will be the ninth he’s served alongside.…
Bethel homeless shelter opens early amid severe weather
Bethel’s homeless shelter has opened a week early after a severe wind chill dropped the temperature to 40 below. KYUK-AM reports that Bethel Winter House opened its doors on Monday, almost a week ahead of schedule. The shelter serves meals and hot coffee to about a dozen people each night and also provides Bethel’s homeless…
Alaska Marine Highway System prepares to sell ferry Taku
The Alaska Marine Highway System is working to get rid of the state ferry Taku. The Ketchikan Daily News reports that Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman Jeremy Woodrow says the state has not yet decided how it will dispose of the ferry, but it has received permission from the Federal Highway Administration to sell the…
Alaska town’s new Inupiat name challenged in court
On paper, the new Inupiat Eskimo name of the nation’s northernmost town is now official. But not so fast. The reality is not so simple. The town was known as Barrow until Thursday, when the new name, Utqiagvik (oot-GHAR’-vik), became effective, less than two months after voters approved the change with a six-vote majority of…