3 years agoElmore and Dowling roads have been reopened in the vicinity of the East Anchorage wildfire, police say. Drivers are being asked to make room for firefighting crews over the coming days
3 years agoThe Anchorage Office of Emergency Management, citing updated fire mapping, says the wildfire burning in East Anchorage near Campbell Park has grown to 13.1 acres and is 30% contained
3 years ago The wildland fire burning in East Anchorage has grown to about 5 acres. Firefighters will remain on scene overnight
3 years ago Water-dropping helicopters and retardant tankers from the Alaska Division of Forestry have been deployed to contain the wildfire near Campbell Park, which has grown to about 4 acres
3 years ago A roughly 2-acre wildfire reported Thursday afternoon near Campbell Park in Anchorage sent clouds of white smoke into the sky and caused road closures in the area as firefighters work to contain it
3 years ago A large wildfire in Anchorage has closed down multiple roads, according to Anchorage Fire Department Assistant Chief Alex Boyd. The fire is in the area of Dowling and Elmore roads. Boyd said both roads are closed near the intersection
3 years agoAnchorage police are investigating a Thursday morning shooting that left a woman hospitalized with gunshot wounds
3 years ago3.1 magnitude earthquake. 70 km from Valdez, AK, United States
3 years ago Police in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, confirmed multiple people were shot Thursday night at Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church. The suspect is in custody, according to officers
3 years ago Police investigating death of man found at Kincaid Park beach
3 years ago A series of fires burning in Southwest and Central Alaska triggered air quality warnings across a broad area of the state as favorable winds and weather continued to push the state's biggest fire away from several villages on the Yukon River
3 years ago Shooting Investigation: 9000-block Brayton Drive
3 years ago 3.3 magnitude earthquake. 24 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska
3 years ago 2.9 magnitude earthquake. 20 km from Homer, AK, UnitedStates
3 years ago According to a community alert, police responded to a residence at the intersection of East 20th Avenue and Karluk Street at 8:27 p.m. following "a disturbance with a weapon
3 years ago Large police presence; 20th and Karluk is shut down
3 years ago Shooting Investigation: 4200-Block Parsons Ave
3 years ago Firefighters on Tuesday were working to contain wildfires that started west of Talkeetna, including one that was near nine structures
3 years agoCivilians rescue two adults, 7-month-old from plane crash
3 years ago Large police presence near Chevron at 1465 W Northern Lights Bl
3 years ago 4.1 magnitude earthquake. Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
3 years ago Anchorage police report one person dead after the driver of a pickup truck crossed the median of the Glenn Highway near Birchwood and collided with another vehicle. Expect closures and delays for several hours, police said
3 years ago A fire that blazed at Creekwood Park Apartments — near the Three Bears store on the Palmer-Wasilla Highway — was contained by Saturday evening, but not before displacing several residents, according to authorities
3 years ago A fire at an auto body shop in Fairview has prompted road closures along Gambell Street and 15th Avenue as Anchorage firefighters respond:
3 years ago The Anchorage Fire Department is responding to a structure fire at the intersection of 15th Avenue and Gambell Street
3 years ago Nearly 20 officers stood in a hallway outside of the classrooms during this week's attack on a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront a gunman, authorities said
3 years ago A Fire Weather Watch is in effect Friday & Saturday for much of Southcentral & Bristol Bay. After a brief return to more seasonal temperatures, the heat will return late this week and this weekend
3 years ago 3.9 magnitude earthquake. 32 km from AnchorPoint, AK, United States
3 years ago AFD is on scene battling a residential fire in the Goldenview and Rabbit Creek area. The public is asked to remain off nearby roads as crews move equipment to fight the fire
3 years ago Firefighters are responding to a fire on the Anchorage Hillside near Rabbit Creek Road and Golden View Drive. Police have blocked off the area, and an officer at the scene said residents were evacuating from some homes in the vicinity
