King Cove Fishing Vessel Skipper Found Dead near Belkofski
A skipper of a King Cove fishing boat was found dead in the water near Belkofski Friday around noon, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers identified 46-year-old Marvin H. Love as the skipper of...
View ArticleLong Lines Back Up USS Anchorage Tours
STORY UPDATED AT 9:00 p.m. at 5/3/13: STORY UPDATED AT 4:51 p.m. at 5/3/13:(Photo: Deb Lincoln-Parker, NorthWay Mall, 5-3-13)The USS Anchorage tour remains the hottest ticket in Anchorage and if you...
View ArticleSeasonal Jobs to Pick Up in Alaska During the Summer
"We get a lot of people from the lower 48 and they actually think they're going fishing, but they're not," Melody Dosier, an Employment/Seafood Specialist at the midtown Job Center in Anchorage. Job...
View ArticleGreat Alaska Aviation Gathering Celebrates 16 Years
This weekend, the Great Alaska Aviation Gathering is soaring into town for its 16th year. Organizers say flying is a way of life and it's the 100th year of aviation in the state. There will be...
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty to Attempted Sex Assault at UAF
A 21-year-old Fairbanks man was sentenced to one year behind bars after pleading guilty to attempted sexual assault. Marcos Efrain Camacho entered the guilty plea to the misdemeanor charge on Friday....
View ArticleFairbanks Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Girlfriend's Son, 2
A Fairbanks man pleaded guilty to murder in the killing of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son.Twenty-six-year-old Carl Delbert David Jr. entered the plea on Friday. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports...
View ArticleT.R.E.L. Zawko Murder: Court Docs Say Suspect in a "Dark Place"
Charging documents against 22-year-old Victor Enrique Garcia say he told Anchorage police that he described himself in a "dark place" the morning of Jan. 18, when he allegedly killed 21-year-old...
View ArticleSnowy Morning Preempts Hundreds from Blessing of the Bikes
On a snowy Saturday morning, more than a hundred motorcycle riders and enthusiasts gathered on the Delaney Park Strip.They came together to celebrate the 10th Annual Blessing of the Bikes. At the...
View ArticleThousands Celebrate Commissioning of Navy Warship USS Anchorage
Despite winter weather, thousands of people came to the Port of Anchorage Saturday morning to celebrate the transition of the Navy's newest ship from a vessel to a warship. For the crew of the USS...
View ArticleLow-level Eruption at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano
STORY UPDATED AT 8:25 p.m. at 5/4/13: Scientists say Alaska's Cleveland Volcano is undergoing a continuous low-level eruption. The activity began with an explosion early Saturday morning,...
View ArticleLow-Level Eruption at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano
STORY UPDATED AT 8:25 p.m. at 5/4/13: Scientists say Alaska's Cleveland Volcano is undergoing a continuous low-level eruption. The activity began with an explosion early Saturday morning,...
View ArticleT.R.E.L. Zawko Murder: Suspect Lived Next Door, Tried to Cut His Own Neck
Charging documents against 22-year-old Victor Enrique Garcia say he told Anchorage police that he described himself in a "dark place" the morning of Jan. 18, when he allegedly killed 21-year-old...
View ArticleNASA Developing Tablet-Based App for Alaska Pilots
Alaska has long been considered one of the most dangerous places to fly in the U.S., but a handful of NASA engineers and scientists hope the e-tablet app they're developing will help change that....
View ArticleSen. Begich Says Military Plans Alaska Training
Military exercises that bring thousands of personnel to interior Alaska were cancelled for budget reasons this year but U.S. Sen. Mark Begich says a smaller version could take place in late summer....
View ArticleFrozen Pizza Company Offers Coupons after Recall Due to Plastic Fragments
Check your freezer, if you have frozen pizza, from several months ago, there's a food recall. Four different DiGiorno and California Pizza Kitchen frozen pizzas may have contained fragments of plastic...
View ArticleCalifornia Man Dead Near Trident Cannery in Akutan
A California man was pronounced dead Saturday morning near the Trident cannery in Akutan, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers said 31-year-old Simon Gatpan, of Santa Clara, Calif., was "found...
View ArticleFairbanks Homeless Shelters See Increase in Youth
Two Fairbanks shelters that help homeless young people are seeing an increase in clients. Their say it's likely because of greater outreach, not because of more kids on the street. Jeff Cimmerman...
View ArticleFamily Pets Die in Trailer Fire in East Anchorage
Several family pets died Sunday afternoon in a trailer fire in East Anchorage when the homeowners weren't home, according to the Anchorage Fire Department. The initial calls came in around 3:15 p.m....
View ArticleMinor Injuries in Plane Crash near Newtok, NTSB Says
A plane crashed Saturday afternoon just outside of Newtok, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Clint Johnson, chief of the NTSB in Anchorage, said the plane departed from Bethel and...
View ArticleTour Companies Plan Changes for Interior Tourists
Two tour companies will transport visitors from Denali National Park to Fairbanks next year by bus instead of rail car. Princess Alaska Tours and Holland America say a two-hour bus ride instead of a...
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