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Federal task force ramps up drug busts at Anchorage’s airport
Carry-on luggage at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on ... according to the Alaska High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program. Almost a third of the seized drugs, some 100 ...
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Rise in Alaska drug overdose deaths triggers increased efforts to stop drug trafficking
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Law enforcement agencies across the state are working to reduce overdose deaths after seeing an increase statewide over the past year. The High Intensity Drug ...
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As Alaska sees a spike in flu cases — another virus is on the rise in the U.S.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska has recently seen a rise in both influenza and respiratory syncytial ... RSV is also seeing significant activity in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and Anchorage. Both are ...
High winds, rain batter Anchorage area while heavy rain and snow are forecast elsewhere in Southcentral Alaska
Gusty winds with unusually warm temperatures were battering the Anchorage area on Sunday, with gusts of more than 90 mph ...
High winds forecast for Anchorage's upper elevations, plus heavy snow at Turnagain Pass
The Hillside and Eagle River's upper elevations could see strong winds early Sunday, with forecasters expecting gusts in some areas to approach 80 mph. The National Weather Service issued a high wind ...
Alaska pummeled by hurricane-force winds near 130 mph as widespread damage seen in Anchorage
The largest populated city in Alaska is still recovering from the hurricane-force winds that battered homes ...
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High winds, temps cause outages, flooding in Southcentral Alaska
A windstorm bringing higher temperatures to Southcentral Alaska ... a high wind warning effective until noon Sunday, calling for winds of 50 to 70 mph gusting to 85 to 100 mph along the Anchorage ...
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Alaska agencies seized 317 pounds of drugs at Anchorage airport this year, nearly doubling 2023
Alaska officials seized more than 317 pounds of illegal drugs at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in 2024, about a third of which was fentanyl, a synthetic narcotic responsible for ...
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Hundreds of homes and businesses in Southcentral Alaska remain without power after wind and rain storm
High winds prompted 13 planes to divert from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to Fairbanks on Sunday, according to airport spokesman Erik Peterson. Two were Alaska Airlines flights ...