NOAA issues new guidelines for vessels in glacial fjords
A federal agency has revised voluntary guidelines for cruise ships and other vessels in Alaska's glacial fjords, which provide nurseries for harbor seals. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
View ArticleCHARGES: Wasilla man forged checks, stole $20K from mom for drugs
A Wasilla man was arrested on forgery and theft charges Tuesday, for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from his mother, to fuel his drug habit, court documents say. Troopers arrested...
View ArticleEconomists forecast uptick in traffic at Anchorage Port this year
In this video: - The Anchorage Economic Development Corporation released their report of Anchorage's economic future, Wednesday. - One of the highlights of the report was the announcement of the...
View ArticleAnchorage child psychiatrist to serve 3.5 years for $605k medicaid fraud
An Anchorage child psychiatrist was sentenced to seven years in prison Wednesday for medicaid fraud for more than half a million dollars. Dr. Shubhranjan "Shubu" Ghosh was pinpointed as the mastermind...
View ArticleSome fishing regulations relaxed for late-run Kenai sockeyes
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has opened dipnetting to 24 hours a day for the last few days of the Kenai River's dipnetting season. When the season started on July 10, dipnetters were limited...
View ArticleAlaska Native leaders speak out in support of newly appointed Elections Director
Alaska Native leaders are supporting Lt. Gov. Byron Mallot's Monday decision to appoint Nome City Manager, Josie Bahnke as the new director of the Division of Elections. The decision was deemed...
View ArticleSutton residents question officials at council meeting addressing flooding
Sutton residents attended a community council meeting at the Sutton library with Mat-Su Borough and Department of Transportation officials Wednesday, to address the swelling Matanuska river that...
View ArticleTroopers arrest driver in attempted Kasilof head-on collision
A Soldotna driver was arrested by Alaska State Troopers Wednesday in Kasilof, after she allegedly tried to crash into another vehicle and engaged in an hours-long standoff with troopers in her parked...
View ArticleUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks cuts $20 million from budget
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced it will cut $20 million from its budget this upcoming year. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that some of the cuts come from 150 eliminated...
View ArticlePolice say training will produce loud noises in Anchorage
Anchorage police are warning residents that loud noises may be heard Thursday near 26th Avenue and Eagle Street. Police say the department's special weapons and tactics officers will be conducting...
View ArticleNTSB: No reported problems at takeoff in Wings of Alaska crash
Investigators say the small plane that crashed during a scheduled commuter flight bound for the southeast Alaska community of Hoonah earlier this month, killing its pilot, took off with no reported...
View ArticleCooling fan failure suspected in Aleutians emergency landing
Cathay Pacific Airways says a preliminary inspection after an emergency landing at a remote air base in Alaska's Aleutian Islands indicates an equipment cooling fan failed. The Hong Kong-based airline...
View ArticleMan enters guilty plea in girlfriend?s Anchorage murder
More than a year after the death of his girlfriend at a Hillside home, a man admitted Thursday to shooting her as he pleaded guilty to murder charges in an Anchorage courtroom Thursday. Joshua Almeda,...
View ArticleMan gets 20 years for fatal 2006 stabbing in Anchorage
A man accused of stabbing another man to death in Anchorage nearly a decade ago pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges Thursday, receiving a 20-year sentence in the case. Richard Hunter appeared in an...
View ArticleChild on ATV hit by semi in Wasilla crash
A child whose four-wheeler was struck by a semi truck at a Wasilla intersection Thursday afternoon escaped with only minor injuries, according to Mat-Su Valley emergency responders. Ken Barkley,...
View ArticleTuesday?s Cook Inlet quake largest of its kind in 25 years
Seismologists say Tuesday night’s long earthquake, felt across the Cook Inlet area, was the most intense one of its kind in the region in more than a quarter-century. According to an overview of the...
View ArticleAuthorities move to break up protest delaying Shell icebreaker
Authorities are trying to force protesters in kayaks from a river in Portland, Oregon, where the demonstrators are trying to stop a Royal Dutch Shell icebreaker from leaving dry dock and joining an...
View ArticleFlash flooding reported in Mountain View early Thursday
Anchorage police asked drivers to avoid a section of Mountain View Drive Thursday morning, due to flash flooding in the area. According to a brief message from APD at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, one...
View ArticleOnce in a ? Well, you get the picture
Tomorrow morning at 2:43 Alaska Time, we’ll see a “blue moon.” Now, it won’t actually be blue. The term “blue moon” is used to identify the second full moon during a calendar month. The lunar cycle...
View ArticleTown Square cleanup top priority for new mayor
Cleaning up Anchorage's Town Square Park is a top priority for new Mayor Ethan Berkowitz. On Thursday, Berkowitz and several other city officials, including APD Chief Mark Mew, spent about an hour...
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