2 Men Plead Guilty to Narwhal Scheme
For almost a decade, two Tennessee men operated a multinational scheme to illegally buy and sell narwhal tusks. Narwhals are rare, toothed whales found in the Arctic Ocean and North Sea. Jay Conrad of...
View ArticleAlaska Health Officials Watch for Measles Symptoms
Alaska health officials are monitoring for cases of measles, especially in people who have been traveling in the Philippines. KTOO reports (http://is.gd/ukpDbe) authorities in the Philippines declared...
View ArticleAnchorage Family Surprised by $450,000 Tax Bill
Few people look forward to a letter from the Internal Revenue Service, but an Anchorage family was shocked by the what showed up in the mailbox Friday. Veronica Pearson said her son, Wayne, received...
View ArticleLocal Family Surprised by $468,000 Tax Bill
Identity thieves leave an Anchorage family facing a huge IRS bill.
View ArticleCommunity Remembers Victim of Fatal Bicycle Collision
Eldridge Lynn Griffith died Jan. 2 trying to cross Northern Lights Boulevard on a bike when he was wit by a sports utility vehicle.
View ArticleCommunity Remembers Victim of Fatal Bicycle Collision
Eldridge Lynn Griffith died Jan. 2 trying to cross Northern Lights Boulevard on a bike when he was hit by a sports utility vehicle. Many gathered at a Kincaid Park conference center Sunday afternoon...
View ArticleLawmaker Wants State to Pay Everything for Schools
An Alaska lawmaker is proposing a change in state law that would eliminate the requirement for local dollars for public schools. North Pole Republican Rep. Tammie Wilson says the state should pick up...
View ArticleJuneau Black Bear Still Not Ready to Hibernate
At least one bear in Juneau isn't ready to hibernate. Several residents have reported a bear or its tracks. Wildlife officials say residents should continue being vigilant with their garbage. Ryan...
View ArticleThe Morning Show (Jan. 13, 2014)
KTUU Channel 2 News presents The Morning Show with David George and Sheila Balistreri.
View ArticleAFD Crews Extinguish Russian Jack Chimney Fire
Anchorage firefighters safely extinguished a chimney fire at a Russian Jack apartment building Sunday evening. Fire crews arrived on scene shortly after 7 p.m., at the 4000 block of East 20th Avenue,...
View ArticleAFD Honors Unspoken, Life-Saving Heroes
Seldom seen, but often heard, the Anchorage Fire Department honored its unspoken heroes on the other end of the phone, who are often the difference between a life saved and a life lost: dispatchers.
View ArticleJuneau Hospital Executives Paid Nearly $300K in Severance
The top three executives at Bartlett Regional Hospital were paid a total of nearly $300,000 in severance costs when they left at the end of last year. The Juneau Empire says the city-owned hospital...
View ArticleCantwell Gas Station Reopens After Explosion, Fire
A gasoline station near Alaska's Denali National Park has reopened less than two years after it was shut down following a fire and explosion. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner says the gas station in...
View ArticleBill Would Set Aside Day Honoring Soboleff
A new bill would set aside Nov. 14 each year as Dr. Walter Soboleff Day in Alaska. Soboleff, a Tlingit elder, died in 2011 at age 102. According to a release from the House Democratic caucus, Soboleff...
View ArticleAssault Trial Begins Against Rumrunner?s Bouncer, Owners
A bouncer from a now-closed Downtown Anchorage bar appeared in court with its owners Monday, in a trial related to employees’ allegedly excessive use of force against a man more than two years ago....
View ArticleMore Than 3,300 Alaskans Sign Up for Insurance
Newly released figures show more than 3,300 Alaskans signed up for private health insurance during the first three months of the online marketplace. The figures released by the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleTanana Man Arrested in Burglary, Broomstick Beating of 2 Men
Alaska State Troopers say a Tanana man who allegedly beat two men with a broomstick overnight Friday, after they wouldn’t let him stick around and play cards, is being held on assault and burglary...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Suspect in Homer Shotgun Robbery
Police in Homer have arrested a 29-year-old man suspected of using a shotgun to rob a liquor store. KGTL reports Michael McClendon was arrested custody Friday in connection with the robbery of the...
View ArticleState OKs Modified Expansion for Soldotna Hospital
The state of Alaska has approved a modified expansion plan for Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna. The Peninsula Clarion reports the state health department last week approved the hospital's...
View ArticleLt. Gov: No Hearings Planned for Oil Tax Referrendum
The lieutenant governor's office is not planning any public hearings on the oil tax referendum. Michelle Toohey, a spokeswoman for Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell, says a referendum is not considered an...
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