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Anchorage Football Coaches Set to Screen for Concussions
In less than two weeks, the West High School Eagles open the 2013 football season. The pressure is on to shake off the summer rust and get into football shape. Coach Tim Davis finds himself balancing...
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Plane in Soldotna Crash That Killed 10 Didn't Have FAA Flight Plan
The National Transportation Safety Board says a plane that crashed at the Soldotna airport more than a month ago, killing 10 people including two families from South Carolina, was flying without a...
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Stebbins Man Accused of Biting VPO
A 29-year-old Stebbins man is accused of biting a village police officer in the western Alaska village of Saint Michael.Alaska State Troopers say the VPO did not require medical attention in the...
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Veterinarian Confirms Horse Abused at Tanana Valley State Fair
A veterinarian has confirmed that a horse stabled at the Tanana Valley State Fair in Fairbanks was injured over the weekend.Alaska State Troopers say the horse was sexually abused.The Fairbanks Daily...
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AFD Lifts Municipal Burn Ban After Rainfall
The Anchorage Fire Department has lifted a municipal burn ban, citing the city's ongoing rainfall.The burn ban was instituted last month because of prolonged dry weather. During the ban, all open...
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Man Seriously Injured in Glenn Highway Single-Vehicle Rollover
A man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash on the Glenn Highway near Mirror Lake Wednesday night, which Anchorage police say closed the highway for nearly an hour.APD spokesperson...
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Board Votes to Temporarily Close Tenakee Springs School
A school board in southeast Alaska has voted to close the school in Tenakee Springs for the upcoming school year.Five students were expected to be enrolled this year, including two signed up through a...
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Anchorage Boston's Restaurant Closes in Midtown
A franchise pizza restaurant and bar in Midtown Anchorage has closed, according to officials with the national chain. The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports that the Boston's Restaurant and Sports Bar...
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Eighteen JBER Paratroopers Injured in Drop Exercise
More than a dozen Anchorage-based paratroopers were injured Tuesday when they fell into choppy weather and landed poorly during a drop exercise near Delta Junction, according to Army officials.U.S....
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Fleeing Girdwood Suspect Foiled by Own Vehicle
A man was arrested in Girdwood Wednesday night after Alaska State Troopers say he tried to elude troopers, but was caught when his sport-utility vehicle attempted to elude him.According to a Thursday...
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Median Adjusted Rents in Alaska Rise Over 2012
The cost of renting a home or apartment in Alaska has gone up.State labor department economists report the median adjusted rental price in Alaska rose from $1,065 a month in 2012 to $1,119 this year...
View ArticleDoors Opening for Displaced Boy Scouts
A couple days after a troop of local Boy Scouts learned they would no longer be allowed to use the facilities at Anchorage Baptist Temple, other community and religious leaders are opening their doors....
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Human Waste Near Homeless Facilities Prompts New Health Protocols
Directors of the Brother Francis Shelter and Bean's Cafe in Anchorage say they're trying to be proactive about human waste near their facilities, including feces and urine, after receiving advice from...
View ArticleTask Force Wants Equal Access to Broadband For All Alaskans
Broadband Internet has been called an essential tool for our society today and in the future. A recent report, however, shows that Alaska is one of the worst states when it comes to availability and...
View ArticleAPD Names Suspects, Charges in JBER Fence-Crashing Incident
Anchorage police have named a suspect and his passenger in Wednesday's East Anchorage car chase, both of whom face charges after allegedly leading police to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in a stolen...
View ArticleArson Suspected in Russian Jack Fires
A large park in east Anchorage has been plagued with 16 suspicious fires since August 5. The Anchorage Fire Department said someone seems to be intentionally setting the fires in the Russian Jack...
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Senate Panel to Meet on Education Funding
A Senate Finance subcommittee plans to meet to begin delving further into the issue of education funding.The panel plans to look at the various components of school funding, including the formula that...
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ISER Names Knapp New Director
The Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage has a new director.Gunnar Knapp has been named to the post, after acting as interim director since January.The...
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Seward Prison Disturbance Linked to Inspection Order
Alaska Department of Corrections officials say a disturbance at Seward's Spring Creek Correctional Center began when inmates were ordered to make beds and clean rooms.Director of institutions Bryan...
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Attorney General's Office Approves Southeast Alaska Barge Deal
The Alaska attorney general's office has approved Lynden Inc.'s buyout of a competing cargo carrier in southeast Alaska, with conditions.Lynden, which operates Alaska Marine Lines, and Northland Marine...
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