Lawmakers Advocate Change in Approaching Budget
Alaska lawmakers will need to rethink how they approach the budget in the wake of declining oil revenue. That was the message of four interior Republicans during a meeting of the Greater Fairbanks...
View ArticleEnroll Alaska Signs Up About 800 Residents in 2013
A broker created to help enroll individuals in private health insurance under the federal health care law enrolled just over 800 Alaskans in 2013. Tyann Boling is chief operating officer for Enroll...
View ArticleAPD: Samaritan Stopped Drunk Downtown Stabbing Suspect
Anchorage police say a man arrested in a Downtown stabbing incident Tuesday had more than twice the legal limit for drivers of alcohol in his blood when a good Samaritan stopped him from attacking...
View ArticleUS Army to Cut Hundreds of Anchorage Soldiers
Fort Wainwright will gain a few hundred soldiers by fall of 2015, but the U.S. Army will have a shrinking presence in Alaska over the next couple years. After announcing planned cuts last June, Army...
View ArticleAlaska One Step Closer to Legalizing Pot for Recreational Use
Pot pushes closer to becoming legal for recreational use in the state of Alaska. Wednesday The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana submitted more than 45,000 signatures asking for Alaskans to vote on...
View ArticleWalmart Execs Have 'Very Productive' Visit on Alaska Salmon
Walmart decided this summer that Alaska salmon fisheries may not be up to par ecologically, prompting state leaders to embark on a lobbying effort to make sure the state’s famous fish stay on the...
View ArticleAnchorage to Lose 780 JBER Soldiers
As a part of the U.S. Army's restructuring plan, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will loose about 780 soldiers.
View ArticleState Commission Jeopardizes Winter Drilling for Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Producer
A Cook Inlet Oil and Gas producer will have to make a major modification to its oil spill clean-up plan. Buccaneer Energy operates producing gas wells near Kenai and a jack-up rig for exploratory...
View ArticleSupreme Court Hears City Labor Ordinance Debate
The city’s controversial labor law overhaul known as AO-37, and Mayor Sullivan's veto on when the public votes on it, was heard before the Alaska Supreme Court Wednesday. Counsel for the plaintiff...
View ArticleFairbanks Man Fatally Shoots Neighbor's Dog, Claims Self-Defense
A Fairbanks man claimed self-defense after shooting and killing a neighbor's dog in his yard near downtown Fairbanks. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the man shot the 30-pound chow-type dog...
View ArticleHomer Electric Association Worker Injured in Electric Shock
Homer Electric Association employees are credited by Alaska State Troopers with saving a fellow lineman’s life after he sustained serious injuries in an electric shock incident late Wednesday...
View ArticleAnchorage Man Gets 14 Years for Meth
An Anchorage man will serve 14 years in a federal prison for possession and intent to distribute methamphetamine. The U.S. attorney's office says in a release San Chiam Saechao was sentenced in U.S....
View ArticleAkiachak Man?s Body Found in Bethel Outdoor Death
The Bethel Police Department is investigating the outdoor death of an Akiachak man whose body was found Wednesday afternoon. According to a BPD statement, the body -- later identified at 37-year-old...
View ArticleCoast Guard Medevacs 2 Burned Men from Bulk Carrier near Cold Bay
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter temporarily stationed in Cold Bay medevaced two men from a bulk carrier in the vicinty Wednesday night, after they received severe burns in a boiler accident. According...
View ArticleMan Arraigned in Mountain View Shooting After Domestic Dispute
A man accused of shooting a man leaving a Mountain View domestic dispute in the back of the head with a rifle early Tuesday told his family he “screwed up,” according to charging documents in the...
View ArticleHaines Heli-Ski Operator: Federal Land Encroachments 'Minor'
A Haines helicopter ski operation that has agreed to plead guilty to unauthorized use of federal land says the encroachments were "minor, infrequent and unintentional." Southeast Alaska Backcountry...
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