Forty law enforcement officers from local, state and federal agencies across Alaska participated in a crime and drug trafficking suppression operation over two days in August. The News-Miner got to ... Read More

ST. PETER, MINN. - Axel Steuer, a multilingual academic who immigrated to the U.S. in the 1950s and guided colleges in Minnesota and Illinois, died Aug. 14 at his home in Edina after a battle with ... Read More

Members of the 212th Rescue Squadron responded to multiple plane crashes across the state over Labor Day Weekend. Read More

A Skagway tour bus lost control and overturned on the Canadian side of the Klondike Highway. It happened late afternoon, near the Yukon Suspension Bridge. No other vehicles were involved. Skagway ... Read More

A semi truck driver drove his truck off the side of the Seward Highway and ended up in the freezing waters of the northern coast of the Gulf of Alaska on September 4, according to the Anchorage Daily ... Read More

CLEVELAND, Ohio - An 11-year-old boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother Thursday as they were playing with their father's gun, Akron police say. Akron police said the older child had his ... Read More

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - An outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier damaged at least an estimated 100 homes in what has become a perennial hazard for nearby neighborhoods. The lake formed in a basin that was left behind wh Read More

A spokesman says Guardsmen rescued eight people in five missions "all over the place" during the Labor Day weekend. Read More

10 Mistakes You Might Be Making When Changing The Brake Pads On Your Vehicle Four families built their own village, spending $50,000 each 70 years ago. Take a rare look inside the idyllic enclave. Read More

The Alaska Native Heritage Center sits east of downtown Anchorage along the Glenn Highway and welcomes visitors daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. between May and September. The center is closed during ... Read More

A semi traveling the Seward Highway late Tuesday left the road and ended up in the waters of Turnagain Arm near Portage, police said. The truck's driver suffered injuries described as not ... Read More

The deadly crash was one of five in the area over the weekend. A crash north of Glennallen also seriously injured two people, officials said. Read More

A semi truck in the waters of Turnagain Arm, after Anchorage police say it left the Seward Highway near Mile 82.5 on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Matt Faubion / Alaska Public Media) Anchorage police say the ... Read More

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To the editor: In response to concern about public safety with ore hauling trucks on the Alaska, Richardson and Steese highways, (and, in the beginning, the Mitchell, Johansson Expressway and Peger ... Read More

Once you're back on the main route, follow the Seward Highway around the southern end of Turnagain Arm and be sure to stop at the pull-off to snap a selfie in front of the big wood-carved Welcome to ... Read More

As the construction season comes to an end, the DOT is wrapping up projects before winter hits. This includes the Richardson Highway overpass which should open for use at the end of the month. Read More

' Oconee County Detention Center: $70,684.90 to replace boilers that supply hot water to the inmate fixtures. Read More

It's not yet clear what caused the Aug. 31 crash that killed 58-year-old Cary Foster, the sole occupant of a Piper PA-18 Super Cub. Read More

A Sinaloa Cartel kingpin was sentenced to 28 years in prison for shipping heroin, meth and cocaine to Alaska, an increasingly attractive target for drug lords looking to expand their narcotics ... Read More