Troopers Launch Multi-Agency Search and Rescue Effort for Injured Skier in Turnagain Pass
Alaska State Troopers say a 43-year-old woman was injured while backcountry skiing on Mt. Fresno near Summit Lake on Monday afternoon, prompting a multi-agency rescue response in the Turnagain Pass area. According to a trooper dispatch, Soldotna-based troopers received a Garmin InReach emergency activation at...
6 Alaska Communities Receive Federal Funds for Infrastructure Improvements
On Friday, February 13, U.S. Representative Nick Begich’s office announced secured federal funds for “critical Community Project Funding (CPF) investments and infrastructure funding” for six Alaska communities. The funding is part of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill....
Anchorage’s Growing Mobile Health Programs Take Pressure Off First Responders
Anchorage’s expanding mobile health initiatives are helping ease the demand on police, firefighters, and emergency medical crews by providing targeted care for non-emergency situations, according to recent local coverage. The programs, including mobile crisis teams and community outreach units, are designed to meet...
Safer Seward Highway Project would severely harm the Turnagain Arm Trail
The state’s proposal for a highway safety project southeast of Anchorage threatens one of the region’s premier and irreplaceable trails. For those unfamiliar with the project, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities wants to build a 20-mile-long, four-lane highway from Rabbit Creek to Bird...
Three hospitalized after mobile home fire in Anchorage Saturday morning
A mobile home fire in Anchorage sent three people to the hospital Saturday morning. Fire officials say the cause is still under investigation. Firefighters responded to a mobile home on South Hoyt Street in the early hours of Saturday after flames and thick smoke were reported. One occupant ran out...
AK High Schoolers Learn Firefighting Skills in a One-of-a-Kind Class
Feb. 14—WASILLA — A half-dozen teenagers noisily crawled on their hands and knees through a dark, empty building. Large steel tools clanged off the walls and floors, alarm bells beeped and blared continuously, and mask-muffled hollers resonated from every corner of the building. These teens weren’t getting into...
Search underway for overdue snowmachiner in Western Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center is searching for a man who did not come home as scheduled, according to Alaska State Troopers. Grant Akaran, 31, left Pilot Station around 9 a.m. Saturday, troopers said. AST was notified about 24 hours later that he had not returned...
North Slope ConocoPhillips workers vote to unionize
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - North Slope ConocoPhillips workers have voted to unionize. The National Labor Relations Board shows 165 of 220 workers who voted said yes to the labor union in the Kuparuk and Alpine area. Local union organizers also said about 75% of people who voted about the Willow...
Hope Residents Take Action Against Popular Music Venue Creekbend
A group of residents in the tiny, end-of-the-road community of Hope are taking their complaints about a popular music venue to a state agency in charge of alcohol permits. The group, Friends of Hope, says noise, traffic and public inebriation have gone too far. The group, founded to challenge the...
Anchorage, AK – Winter Weather Advisory: 3-5 Inches, 40 MPH Gusts Monday
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Anchorage, Alaska – A winter weather advisory has been issued for Alaska’s Northern Bristol Bay Coast, where snow and strong winds are expected to reduce visibility and make travel difficult. According to...
