Author: Sue Bergstrom

Avalanche Closes Thompson Pass

Avalanche Closes Thompson Pass

An avalanche early Saturday morning closed the southern portion of the Richardson Highway outside of Valdez for 12 hours. With limited air service and no ferries running, many city residents were forced to change plans. KCHU’s Shahmeer Azmat has this report.  Click on his picture to listen to the story.  […]

KCHU News Audio-11/30 Earthquake

KCHU News Audio-11/30 Earthquake

From KCHU’s Shahmeer Azmat A magnitude 7.0 earthquake centered eight miles north of Alaska’s largest city struck at 8:30 this morning. Damage in Anchorage caused widespread power outages, school closures and shutdown of some city bridges and roadways. Governor Bill Walker issued a declaration of disaster as crews worked to […]

Alerts from DOT

Alerts from DOT

  Advertisement STATEWIDE ALERT: The 511 road weather cameras are no longer updating due to power outages and poor cell coverage after the Anchorage earthquake. Valid from 10:13AM, Nov 30 2018 until further notice.Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities STATEWIDE ALERT: Due to the overwhelming number of calls we […]