PHOTO: Moose on the river
Daryl Manumik told Channel 2 News that he and other fishermen were in the mouth of the Yukon River, casting their nets for commercial fishing when they saw what looked like boats on a sandbar about...
View ArticleAnchorage fire chief passes the torch at Monday ceremony
The Anchorage Fire Department welcomed a new fire chief at a 'change of command' ceremony Monday morning. Former Chief John Fullenwider passed the torch to Chief Denis LeBlanc. It was a morning full...
View ArticleFairbanks voters to decide on marijuana tax
The Fairbanks City Council has approved a proposed tax on marijuana retail sales that will now be up for debate among voters. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that the council on Monday...
View ArticleFairbanks adds unsolved homicides to city website
Poking around the city of Fairbanks' website you can find the municipal budget, a map of the area, a calendar of events and now descriptions of unsolved homicides. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner...
View ArticleUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks removes Mississippi flag
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has removed a Mississippi flag from a 50-state display, citing the ongoing national discussion about Confederate imagery. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that...
View ArticleGovernment attorneys seek dismissal in Guard records case
The U.S. attorney's office is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit by four National Guard members alleging that investigative and other records pertaining to them were improperly leaked to reporters and...
View ArticleBethel man found dead after boat sinks near Napakiak
Searchers have found the remains of a Bethel man who was aboard a boat which sank near the village of Napakiak Friday, after Alaska State Troopers say another occupant was rescued unhurt. Bethel...
View ArticleScientists record explosion at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano
The Alaska Volcano Observatory says underground activity is increasing at Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutians Islands. The observatory recorded an explosion at the volcano at 8:17 a.m. Tuesday, but no...
View ArticleA final letter for her sister, before a pilot dies
The day before 45-year-old Fariah Peterson died her sister, Michelle Ramsey, got a letter from her. "Out of sight, but never out of mind," it read. The letter came with a package of treats from...
View ArticleWalker orders Alaska flags to half-staff after Chattanooga shooting
In the wake of a proclamation by President Obama, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has ordered state flags to half-staff in memory of five military service members fatally shot last week in Tennessee. In a...
View ArticleHomeless plan: Anchorage mayor adds 56 'Housing First' units
Anchorage’s new mayor plans to add dozens of "Housing First" units downtown to provide a permanent place to stay for homeless people suffering from alcoholism and mental disorders. The units, which...
View ArticleAlaska bear cam's greatest hits
Need a lunchtime diversion? You can't do much better than these irresistible Katmai bear cams that show a live feed of brown bears at Brooks Camp. Scroll below for a few of our favorite clips posted...
View ArticleHollis French applies for state Superior Court judge seat
Hollis French, the man who gave up his state Senate seat to briefly run for lieutenant governor before being set aside in Gov. Bill Walker’s “unity ticket” last year, has applied to become a state...
View ArticleSoldotna pilot crashes plane near Dinglestadt Glacier, fails to report crash...
A Soldotna pilot crashed his plane near Dinglestadt Glacier in the Kenai Mountains and failed to report the crash for a week, Alaska State Troopers wrote in a dispatch. Troopers were notified Monday...
View ArticleConsultant hired to help recommend Medicaid reforms
The state health department has hired a consultant to help recommend next steps as the administration plans to implement Medicaid expansion and looks to make further changes to the existing Medicaid...
View ArticleGovernment attorneys seek dismissal of lawsuit over leaked National Guard...
The U.S. attorney's office is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit by four National Guard members alleging that investigative and other records pertaining to them were improperly leaked to reporters and...
View ArticleTeen trapped, injured after vehicle crashes in Trapper Creek ravine
Trapper Creek emergency responders rescued a teen trapped in a wrecked vehicle late Monday night, before he was flown to a Wasilla hospital for treatment of serious injuries sustained in the crash....
View ArticleBusinesses asked to return payments from bankrupt Buccaneer Energy
HOMER -- When Cook Inlet gas exploration company Buccaneer Energy Ltd. went bankrupt, the company had unpaid debt in Alaska and around the country. As a result, some businesses on the Kenai Peninsula...
View ArticleDrop in summer donations taking a toll on Anchorage food pantries
ANCHORAGE -- A summer decline in donations could be partially to blame for an increase in demand at food pantries lately, according to local charities. Pastor Stacy Stone, operations director at New...
View ArticleJudge signs with Jewell in dispute over exploration plan
A federal judge has sided with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell over whether Jewell must approval exploration plans meeting certain requirements for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The state last...
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