In Nome, Ice Crabbers Return to Bering Sea
While most Alaskans think of the Aleutian Islands fishery when talk turns to king crab, in Nome the fishery is much closer -- with about 400,000 pounds of red king crab harvested annually, using crab...
View ArticleMeasure Making Alaska?s Attorney General Elected Advances
Originally introduced before this legislative session began, Rep. Bill Stoltze's constitutional amendment to allow voters to elect Alaska’s attorney general advanced to the House Finance Committee...
View ArticleMeasure Making Alaska?s Attorney General Elected Advances
Originally introduced before this legislative session began, Rep. Bill Stoltze's constitutional amendment to allow voters to elect Alaska’s attorney general advanced to the House Finance Committee...
View ArticleDeadline Approaching to Apply for Permanent Fund Dividends
The deadline to file for an Alaska Permanent Fund dividend falls on a state holiday this year. March 31 is also Seward's Day. The state Revenue Department says that means the last day to get questions...
View ArticleSenate Committee Examines Early Education Reading
The Senate Education Committee will hear Friday a bill establishing a reading program for young students. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens, a Republican from Kodiak, establishes a reading...
View ArticleBlack Violin is Not Your Average Hip-Hop Group
Sheila joins Black Violin as the duo tours Alaska.
View ArticleInvestigators Not Yet Releasing Fairbanks Man's Cause of Death
The identity of a young adult male found dead in a Fairbanks snow bank early Wednesday morning is not being released at this time as police wait to notify next of kin. Primary investigator Det. Scott...
View ArticleBooming Mat-Su Borough Building 2 Brand New Schools
Trying to keep up with the highest growth rate in Alaska, two new schools are part of a huge construction boom in the Mat-Su Valley -- space officials say could benefit the entire community. With the...
View ArticleSchool Project Helps Kodiak Student Reflect on 1964 Quake
Every Wednesday afternoon, Kodiak residents hear a sound that might one day herald disaster: the 2 p.m. testing of the city's tsunami alarm. Having grown up on the island, 14-year-old Tracy Gatter...
View ArticleMan Arrested in $30K South Anchorage Drug Bust
A South Anchorage drug bust by Anchorage police Friday morning resulted in the seizure of about $30,000 worth of heroin and methamphetamine, as well as a man’s arrest on multiple drug charges....
View ArticleTrial in Alaska Cold Case Starts in Juneau
A cold case murder trial has started in Juneau involving the shooting of a Washington State woman by her boyfriend at Yakutat's Glacier Bear Lodge in 1996. The Juneau Empire reports the case involving...
View ArticleVPSO Sits on Disruptive Prisoner During Transfer Flight
Alaska State Troopers say a prisoner transfer flight became unruly Thursday, when the Togiak man being transported threatened to crash the plane and had to be restrained by a village public safety...
View ArticleCoast Guardsman?s Rape Court-Martial Set for Monday
The court-martial of a Coast Guardsman facing charges of rape and sexual contact, initially scheduled for last summer, is now set to begin Monday. In a Friday statement, the Coast Guard says...
View ArticleGrand Jury Indicts Man for Attempted Murder in Wife?s Stabbing
A grand jury has returned an indictment against a 73-year-old man on attempted-murder and assault charges in the South Anchorage stabbing of his wife last week. According to Deputy District Attorney...
View ArticleAnchorage Cost of Living Report Details Positive Change
A new report that compares the cost of living for 306 cities in the country ranks Anchorage the nation's 23rd most expensive, according to 2013 data.
View ArticlePrincipal "Tweets" to Engage Students
Chugiak High School principal David Legg is taking advantage of the same technology popular with the students to increase engagement in their education.
View ArticleAnchorage Cost of Living Report Details Positive Change
A new report that compares the cost of living for 306 cities in the country ranks Anchorage the nation's 23rd most expensive, according to 2013 data. The Anchorage Economic Development Corp. recently...
View ArticleTweeting Principal Makes Connections With Chugiak Students
Trying to tie in today's technology with today's students, Chugiak High School principal David Legg is using that technology to reach them -- making use of their smartphones in ways many educators...
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