Mike Ross
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Anchorage, AK, United States
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APD: Shooting at New Seward Hwy & Fireweed
Anchorage Police say a young male was shot late Friday night near the intersection of New Seward Hwy. and Fireweed Lane, but his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening. → Read More
UPDATE: More Kenai schools will experience a delayed opening Thursday
KPBSD schools in the Southern and Eastern Peninsula will open with a two hour delay start on Thursday due to weather and road conditions. → Read More
UPDATE: fatal shooting suspect arrested
Anchorage police have arrested a suspect in a homicide near a Mountain View gas station last month. → Read More
UPDATE: arrest made in murder of Kristen Huntington
Huntington was found killed in an empty apartment in Fairbanks last weekend. → Read More
Studying Alaskan avalanches throughout a decade
Aleph Johnston-Bloom, a forecaster with the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center has recently wrapped up a major study of avalanche accidents in Alaska during the past decade. → Read More
UPDATE: Man dies following shooting Tuesday night
A man was taken to the hospital Tuesday night with life-threatening injuries after a shooting, Anchorage Police said. → Read More
UPDATE: APD release the name of shooting victim killed on Aug. 30
Anchorage Police were investigating what they are calling a suspicious death Aug. 30. Police have released the victim's name. → Read More
UPDATE: Cooper Landing now at "Set" alert, No school for students at Cooper Landing School
Fire officials Monday night raised the evacuation alert for the Cooper Landing area to 'LEVEL 2: SET'. Previously, the alert level was at 'ready'. → Read More
UPDATE: Suspect arrested after pedestrian killed by vehicle on 3rd Ave
A woman pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday night on 3rd Avenue in front of the Brother Francis Shelter, Anchorage Police said. → Read More
Gov. Dunleavy calls for vote on full PFD & budget
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, during an interview with Channel 2's Mike Ross, gave his perspective on a bill that failed to win approval Tuesday in the Alaska Senate, that would have paid eligible Alaskans a $3,000 PFD this year. → Read More
Brief downpour causes flooding in Palmer
A brief, but intense rainstorm caused street flooding in Palmer Monday evening. → Read More
Child hit by vehicle near Anchorage elementary school
A child was struck by a vehicle Tuesday afternoon, near an Anchorage elementary school. → Read More
AK federal judge blocks Trump offshore drilling decision
A federal judge in Anchorage issued a ruling late Friday afternoon against the Trump Administration's plans to increase areas available for offshore oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic waters and off the Atlantic coast. → Read More
Iditarod History: Legendary lead dogs of the Iditarod
When the sled dog teams leave the starting line in Anchorage, they pass by a statue of the most famous sled dog of them all: Balto. Through the years of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race, other lead dogs have built their own legends. → Read More
THE RUNDOWN: (Updated) List of Highway closures, detours due to earthquake repairs
The Alaska Department of Transportation has made more progress on road repairs after Friday's 7.0 earthquake, though Glenn Highway fixes are being troubled by aftershocks causing more damage. → Read More
PTSD: the emotional damage caused by catastrophe
When disaster strikes, the physical damage to roads and buildings can be repaired, but often the emotional damage caused by living through a catastrophe can last for a lifetime. → Read More
UPDATE: Second suspect arrested in downtown Anchorage stabbing
Anchorage police responded late Thursday night to an assault that witnesses described as a double stabbing. → Read More
UPDATE: Second suspect arrested in downtown Anchorage stabbing
Anchorage police responded late Thursday night to an assault that witnesses described as a double stabbing. → Read More
UPDATE: Inbound Glenn to be closed "indefinitely" says APD
APD has redirected area traffic routes, following an 18-wheeler overpass collision Wednesday afternoon. → Read More
APD: Pedestrian who allegedly "jumped into traffic" was struck
The southbound lanes of Muldoon Rood were shut down Wednesday afternoon, after a vehicle struck a pedestrian, according to APD. → Read More