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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A national technology-related outage caused issues for many 911 and non-emergency call centers across America on Friday. Alaska State Troopers said at 4:23 a.m. emergency call systems statewide were again working properly. This story has been updated with new information.

A cruise vacation through Alaska turned into a travel nightmare for one Oklahoma family who got stranded without their belongings after a mishap with a local excursion caused them to miss their ship's boarding window. The Gault family, including six young kids and a 78-year-old grandmother, are now safely back home from Ketchikan. They had disembarked from the Norwegian Encore on Friday, July 12 to see a lumberjack show that they booked through the cruise line. "When you talk about cruise nightmares this is the definition of it," Joshua Gault told Good Morning America of the incident. He said when they tried to get back to the ship, the local tour operator had told them to wait for the next bus. But that bus never arrived. The family said they called the local port agent who rushed them to the ship, only to see it already pulling away from the dock with their belongings, including some of their passports.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Warmer weather is here for many Alaskans!. A ridge of high pressure is over the southwest part of the state and Bering Sea, moving north and east. It will provide a sunshine bubble over the state for several days. Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska will benefit from...

Southern Alaska fire activity remains low. Southern Alaska begins to see slightly warmer weather with partly cloudy skies as temperatures gradually rise. Fire activity remains low, with only one new fire reported. As fire danger continues to moderate, burn permit suspensions have been lifted statewide. This allows residents to conduct small debris burns, utilize burn barrels, and complete small lawn burns with a valid permit. More information about the DOF Burn Permit program and current suspensions can be found at DOF Burn Permit Program.

Following the unprecedented data breach at Change Healthcare in February, the office of Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor is sharing consumer protection resources and raising awareness of ways consumers can protect their personal information. The national revenue and payment cycle management company Change Healthcare is a part of UnitedHealth, one...

Animal welfare and environmental groups are celebrating a significant victory after a federal district court judge overturned an offshore oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, the sole habitat of critically endangered beluga whales. The judge ruled that the federal government violated the law when conducting the sale.

Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle visited Wood-Tikchik State Park for the first time last week. While the commissioner was there, he met with Nushagak Cooperative representatives to learn about a proposed hydroelectric project on the Nuyakuk River, which is located within the state park. Commissioner Boyle stopped...

U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason is considering a case that asks the court to make sure the state issues food stamps on time after years of chronic delays. She heard oral arguments Thursday in Anchorage. Ten Alaskans sued the state in January of last year because they said the Department of Health failed to […] The post U.S. District judge hears food stamp backlog case against Alaska’s health department appeared first on Alaska Beacon.

In closely watched oral arguments on Thursday, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals indicated that it is unlikely to grant an environmental group’s petition for an order that could halt — at least temporarily — a valuable Southeast Alaska king salmon fishery. In May 2023, a judge in the U.S. […] The post Federal appeals court appears unlikely to halt Southeast Alaska king trolling for now appeared first on Alaska Beacon.

An Oklahoma family lived a travel nightmare after a cruise line stranded the family of nine in Alaska following a bus mix-up.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A woman suffered life-threatening injuries after being stabbed in the upper body Friday night in downtown Anchorage, APD said. A phyisical fight was reported to police at about 6:15 Friday night near East 4th Avenue and Barrow Street downtown between a man and woman. That’s where police found out the woman had been stabbed. APD found the woman and she was taken to the hospital. The man who allegedly stabbed her was arrested as a suspect at 6:18 p.m. and was taken to the police department where he’s being questioned by detectives.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A 46-year-old man charged with multiple counts of murder entered a not-guilty plea during his arraignment hearing on Friday in Anchorage Superior Court. According to a Department of Law release, Joshua James Emon Gould was charged with multiple counts of first- and second-degree murder — in...

Anchorage police officials say they’ll enact a new body camera policy on Monday that mandates the release of footage of police shootings within 45 days. Police Chief Sean Case said the most recent Anchorage police shooting of Damien Dollison on July 8 will be held to that 45-day standard, though footage of prior shootings may take a little longer.

The name of one of the law enforcement officers involved in the shooting death of a man in downtown Juneau earlier this week has been released. Alaska State Troopers released the name of Alaska Wildlife Trooper Sergeant Branden Forst on Thursday. Forst was among several officers who fired their weapons during a confrontation with Steven Kissack on Monday.

People who witnessed Monday’s deadly police shooting in downtown Juneau are carrying a lot of emotions — anger, confusion and grief, to name a few. A local mental health care provider has compiled resources to help residents deal with the trauma. William Sanders said he’s been struggling with...

The road to increasing education funding has been tough on schools. There was legislation in the state government during this year’s session to permanently increase the Base Student Allocation, or how the state calculates education funding. But the bill was ultimately vetoed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The last significant increase to the BSA was in 2017.