Valdez Man Charged with Kidnapping, Attempted Murder
A 27-year-old Valdez man has been charged with kidnapping and attempting to kill his ex-girlfriend. The Anchorage Daily Newsreports Nicholas Huff is charged with 15 felony counts from events April 22...
View ArticleFood Truck Serving Alaska Cuisine Visits Seattle
A food truck serving Alaska cuisine visited downtown Seattle over the weekend to attract potential travelers to Alaska and the Yukon. The Midnight Sun Cuisine food truck traveled to Seattle to provide...
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State Takes Comment on Proposed Navy SEAL Training Site
The state is taking public comment through May on a proposed Navy SEAL training site on Kodiak Island.Rick Thompson, a regional manager with the state Division of Mining, Land and Water, says in...
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River Forecasters say Alaska Flood Threat Moderate
The National Weather Service lists the threat of spring flooding along Alaska rivers as "moderate" for most of the state but warns that a sudden surge of warm May temperatures could lead to ice jams...
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Feds Add Bigger, Faster Planes to Wildfire Fleet
The U.S. Forest Service is gearing up for a tough wildfire season by adding to its large air tanker fleet seven planes that fly faster and will drop a bigger payload of fire retardant than in the...
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3 Uninjured in Juneau Small Plane Crash
Three people aboard a small plane were uninjured when it crashed after takeoff at Juneau International Airport.          The Juneau Empire reports (http://is.gd/qWPWOo) the accident happened Sunday...
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Military Convicts Marine Recruiter in 2011 Anchorage Sexual Assault
An Anchorage-based Marine Corps recruiter convicted in a court-martial Friday of sexually assaulting a friend's girlfriend on New Year's Eve 2011 may face local charges in the crime, according to the...
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AST Makes Synthetic Marijuana DUI, Drug Arrests in Homer Stop
A truck stopped near Homer for not having outside rear-view mirrors led to two arrests Friday by Alaska State Troopers, who say the driver was under the influence of "Spice" synthetic marijuana and his...
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Victims for Justice Tree Adds Ribbon for Sex Trafficking
Sex trafficking. It's a crime that goes under reported and now its victims are represented on a tree that symbolizes hope. "I think most people in Alaska don't realize it's a very significant crime in...
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Captain Reflects on USS Anchorage Commissioning
It's a rare feat, even for a seasoned naval captain, to oversee the construction, christening and commissioning of a warship. The USS Anchorage left port shortly after six o'clock Monday...
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Juneau Celebrates State Ferries
Hundreds of residents gathered along the Juneau waterfront to celebrate Alaska's ferries.   Alaska Marine Highway System ferries have not been a regular sight in downtown Juneau for about 30 years....
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USS Anchorage Departs after 5 Days in Anchorage
STORY UPDATED AT 8:54 p.m. at 5/6/13:(Photo: Scott Presley, 5-6-13)After spending five days in Alaska's largest city, the USS Anchorage left the Port of Anchorage shortly after 6:00 p.m. Monday.The...
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Bethel Students Chat with Rapper Kendrick Lamar after Winning Education...
On Monday, rapper Kendrick Lamar held a chat session via Skype with students at Bethel Regional High School after students won a national education campaign by a non-profit and promoted by MTV. The...
View ArticleTwo Men Charged in Scrap Metal Theft
Two men in Kodiak are accused of stealing scrap metal valued at more than $5,700. The Kodiak Daily Mirrorsays 49-year-old Timothy Kimmel and 27-year-old Walter Erickson are each charged with three...
View ArticleTroopers Charge Driver with Felony DUI
A 50-year-old Kenai Peninsula man whose driver's license is revoked until 2063 has been charged with felony driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Alaska State Troopers say 50-year-old Dale...
View Article3 Former Labor Commissioners Promote Wage Increase
Three former state labor commissioners are promoting an increase in Alaska's minimum wage. Ed Flanagan, Tom Cashen and Jim Sampson are behind a proposed initiative to raise the minimum wage from the...
View ArticleLow-Level Eruption Continues at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano
Cleveland Volcano in southwest Alaska is continuing a low-level eruption that began early Saturday. However, scientists said Monday that the volcanic explosions on a remote, uninhabited island 940...
View ArticleState Considering Regulations on Youth Reading Readiness
The state has proposed new regulations setting out screening to gauge how well young students are reading. The Alaska Board of Education and Early Development is expected to make a decision on the...
View ArticleBoard Considering Proposal of Early Literacy Screening
The state has proposed new regulations setting out screening to gauge how well young students are reading. The Alaska Board of Education and Early Development is expected to make a decision on the...
View ArticleAnchorage School Board Welcomes New Members
The Anchorage School Board said goodbye to two of its members and welcomed in two new ones during their meeting Monday night, May 6. School Board President Jeannie Mackie and member Don Smith resigned...
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