This isn’t the first time the building has caught fire. Ward said it also burned in 1994, but that fire was relatively small and he was only closed for a few hours at that time.
Public Safety
Community-led flood fighting group discusses evacuation plans for Mendenhall River neighbors
About 60 people crowded into Riverside Baptist Church on Thursday evening. Most of them experienced flooding firsthand during the record-breaking glacial outburst in August.
Alaska judge’s sexualized relationship with prosecutor leads to new trial for cyberstalking defendant
Questions remain around whether former Judge Joshua Kindred’s inappropriate relationships with prosecutors affected his impartiality.
1 dead, 1 critically injured in Ketchikan house fire
The fire broke out Sunday on Second Avenue, near the August landslide zone. Firefighters say both victims were harmed by smoke.
Alaska Supreme Court says most business insurance doesn’t cover COVID-19 damages
The decision likely means that insurance companies will not have to pay most claims related to business losses caused by COVID-19.
Ousted Hoonah superintendent seeks damages in Alaska district court
In court filings, former Superintendent Helen Cheek claims that school board President Harold Houston “continually overstepped the legal constraints of his authority over the Hoonah District.”