Richardson Highway Open After Clearing Avalanche Debris
Alaska highway officials say they have re-opened the avalanche-choked Richardson Highway, nearly two weeks after a series of avalanches cut off the only road to Valdez. Th highway had been blocked by...
View ArticleSass Maintains Yukon Quest Lead Into Dawson City
Brent Sass maintains his lead in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog race. The musher from Eureka, Alaska, was the first to arrive in Dawson City. He came into the checkpoint late Tuesday night,...
View ArticleJuvenile, Trooper Uninjured in Parks Highway Pursuit Rollovers
Alaska State Troopers say a Parks Highway pursuit ended without injuries near Talkeetna early Wednesday, after a stolen SUV driven by a 17-year-old Palmer boy and a trooper’s vehicle hit ice and...
View ArticleAlaska Benefits from Newly Approved Farm Bill
Earlier this week Congress gave final approval for the reauthorization of the nation's farm bill and for Alaska many are saying it's a good thing. The approval sets policies for the next five years...
View ArticleAST: Process Server Falsely Claimed Serving JBER Resident
Alaska State Troopers served an arrest warrant on an Anchorage process server Tuesday, after she allegedly claimed serving a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson resident who was out of state at the time....
View ArticleSenate Panel Advances Proposed Education Amendment
The Senate Finance Committee has advanced a proposed constitutional amendment on education. SJR9, from Sen. Mike Dunleavy, would strike a provision in the state constitution prohibiting use of public...
View ArticleBarrow Boy Killed in what Police Say May Be Accidental Shooting
The North Slope Borough Police Department said Wednesday that the death of a 13-year-old boy originally reported as a suicide may have been the result of an accidental shooting by another boy. North...
View ArticleAnchorage Issues Air Quality Advisory
An air quality advisory has been issued Wednesday afternoon for Anchorage and Eagle River, as a National Weather Service fire warning is set to take effect Thursday for the Matanuska Valley. In a...
View ArticlePolice Identify Man Found Dead in Chester Creek
Police have identified a man found dead in Chester Creek on Saturday. In a release from the Anchorage Police Department, spokesperson Jennifer Castro said investigators have identified 39-year-old...
View ArticleRural Education Report: Postsecondary Options
There's no shortage of opportunities for the 2,500 students in the Kodiak Island Borough School District, and the district does what it can to make sure every student starts off strong From fulfilling...
View ArticleLawmakers Say Flint Hills Closure a Blow to Interior Economy
Lawmakers Say Flint Hills Closure a Blow to Interior Economy
View ArticleLawmakers Say Flint Hills Closure a Blow to Interior Economy
Flint Hills will decommission its North Pole refinery this year, leaving 81 employees without a job come November 1st. "We have 126 employees statewide, now we'll retain 35 employees to run the...
View ArticleState-Supported Gasline Project Moves Forward in Senate
Executives from the North Slope's major oil and gas companies hailed an agreement with the state as a major step forward in pursuing a liquefied natural gas project. While they told lawmakers there's...
View ArticleFirefighters Need Thousands of Feet of Hose to Control 'Humungous' Chugiak Fire
[UPDATED Feb. 5, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.] Firefighters controlled what dispatchers described as a "humungous" residential fire Wednesday afternoon in Chugiak. Just before 4 p.m., a neighbor spotted the...
View ArticleUAA Needs $2.7 million Before Opening Alaska Air Center
UAA Needs $2.7 million Before Opening Alaska Air Center
View ArticleUAA Needs $2.7 million Before Opening Alaska Air Center
The Alaska Airlines Center on the University of Alaska-Anchorage campus is set to open this summer but the $2.7 million needed to pay for the arena is not yet approved. On Wednesday, UAA’s "statewide"...
View ArticleKenai King Conservation Measures
The future of kings in the Kenai River will see an experimental phase.
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