New Administrator Named for Valdez Hospital
A new administrator has been named for Providence Valdez Medical Center. Officials with Providence Health & Services say Barbara Bigelow will begin her new job Aug. 5. Officials say Bigelow brings...
View ArticleSoftware Crashes Phone Systems at FNSB Buildings
There's limited phone service at buildings in the Fairbanks North Star Borough until a new piece of hardware arrives. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the phones suffered what borough officials...
View ArticleAlaska Redistricting Board Plans to Meet on Schedule
The Alaska Redistricting Board plans to meet this week to discuss a work schedule. Superior Court Judge Michael McConahy last week called on the board to immediately begin redrawing the state's...
View ArticleFlooded Town Awaits Damage Assessment
Some residents of a flood-raked town in Alaska's interior are starting to repair their homes, even before state emergency managers officially assess the widespread damage. The Fairbanks Daily...
View ArticleDEC Warns of Frozen Berry Recall, May Be Contaminated with Hepatitis A
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is warning consumers of a product that could be contaminated with Hepatitis A. Townsend Farms, Inc. is recalling their Organic Antioxidant Blend of...
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New Mexico Man Killed in Plane Crash near Le Conte Bay in Southeast Alaska
A plane crash near Le Conte Bay in southeast Alaska killed one person and left six injured, according to the Coast Guard in Juneau. Alaska State Troopers have identified the deceased as 66-year-old...
View ArticleSenator Lesil McGuire Running for Lieutenant Governor
Alaska state Sen. Lesil McGuire (R-Anchorage) confirmed with Channel 2 via phone Wednesday that she will run for lieutenant governor. McGuire, who was first elected to state House in 2000, filed...
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State Approves Land-Use Request by Navy SEALs
The state has approved a request from the Naval Special Warfare Center in Kodiak to conduct training missions on state land.The Kodiak Daily Mirror says the Navy submitted its request in April, asking...
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Infant Falls from Fairview Apartment Window
Anchorage police are responding Wednesday afternoon to reports of a male infant who fell from a third-story window at a Fairview apartment building.APD spokesperson Dani Myren says officers responded...
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Authorities Recovering Man's Body from Southeast Alaska Plane Crash
Recovery efforts continued Wednesday for a man's body trapped in a Southeast Alaska plane crash that also left six people injured, according to the Coast Guard in Juneau. Alaska State Troopers have...
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Infant Falls from 3rd-Story Fairview Apartment Window
Anchorage police responded Wednesday afternoon to Fairview, after a male infant fell from a third-story window at a neighborhood apartment building.APD spokesperson Dani Myren says officers responded...
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Boy, 7, Suffers Facial Injuries in South Anchorage Dog Attack
A 7-year-old boy sustained facial wounds Tuesday in a South Anchorage attack by a family friend's dog, which police say had also attacked him a few years earlier.APD spokesperson Dani Myren says...
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Alaska Airlines Making Plane Changes for Fairbanks
Alaska Airlines is planning to mostly replace the jets it flies between Fairbanks and Anchorage with three turboprop planes.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the Bombardier Q400 planes will...
View ArticleFederal Summer School Program Helps Anchorage Students
With budget cuts forcing the Anchorage School District to limit its summer school options, one federal program is trying to make sure students with obstacles are not held back.The Migrant Education and...
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Lawsuit Filed to Block ConocoPhillips Bridge in NPR-A
A second lawsuit is challenging an Army Corps of Engineers permit granting ConocoPhillips access to leases within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.The Center for Biological Diversity sued...
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Jerry Active Pleads Not Guilty of Murders, Sexual Assaults
The man accused of a horrific crime last month appeared in an Anchorage courtroom Wednesday, with his attorney entering a not-guilty plea on his behalf as he sat quietly. Jerry Andrew Active, 24, is...
View ArticleVisitation Service Held for Katie John in Anchorage
A viewing ceremony was held in Anchorage on Wednesday for respected Ahtna elder Katie John, following her death May 31 at age 97. John was known nationwide for her fight against the State of Alaska to...
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Murkowski Won't See Fuglvog in Her Office
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she won't see a former aide-turned-lobbyist in her office for the time being.Murkowski says her office has a policy, that there needs to be a two-year separation between...
View ArticleState Sen. Lesil McGuire Running for Lieutenant Governor
Alaska state Sen. Lesil McGuire (R-Anchorage) confirmed to Channel 2 Wednesday that she will run for lieutenant governor. "I decided after 13 years of serving in the leadership of the House and the...
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Trial Begins for Man Charged in Anchorage Homicide
A trial has begun for a 49-year-old man charged with murder in the June 2009 death of a woman at her Anchorage home.Kenneth Wahl is charged with killing 47-year-old Elisa Orcutt, who was found beaten...
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