Alaska Robotics Hopes To Satirize 2014 Legislative Season
Filmmaker and illustrator Pat Race wants to create a satirical news series documenting the 2014 Alaska Legislature, and he hopes crowdsourcing will make it happen.
UPDATE: Former Petersburg School Maintenance Director Charged For Child Porn
The former maintenance director of the Petersburg School District appeared in a Juneau courtroom Wednesday after being charged with distribution and possession of child pornography.
Sitka’s New Bear Cub Settles In
The orphaned black bear cub who recently became famous in the virtual world is settling into her new home in the real world. Over 300,000 people viewed Smokey’s story on Facebook when she was captured two weeks ago in Seward. Now, Sitka’s bear habitat, the Fortress of the Bear, is writing her next chapter.
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Can Logging Switch To Second-Growth Sooner?
Can Southeast’s timber industry survive while only logging second-growth forests? An Oregon research group says it can. And it could happen sooner than many expect.
Hoonah Lawsuit Going To Trial Early Next Fall
A lawsuit stemming from the murder of two Hoonah police officers may go to trial on September 16, 2014. A court officer and some of the attorneys in the case tentatively set the date during a brief hearing in Juneau Superior Court on Tuesday.
Alaska Airlines Changing Check-In Cutoff Time
Ketchikan residents be warned: You might need to catch an earlier airport ferry than you used to. Alaska Airlines announced it is changing its minimum check-in time for most domestic flights from 30 to 40 minutes prior to departure, whether or not the traveler has a bag to check.
Police Make 16th Arrest in Drug Investigation
Unalaska police have arrested another person in connection with alleged drug sales, and levied more charges against suspects who are already in custody.
NOAA Fisheries Releases US Landing Figures
U.S. commercial fishermen landed 9.6 billion pounds of seafood in 2012, valued at $5.1 billion. That averages out across all fisheries to about 53-cents per pound. Those figures were released by NOAA Fisheries on Wednesday.
Options for Saving Storis Dwindle
The retired U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis, which spent 50 years stationed in Kodiak, is now in Mexican waters, on its way to an Ensenada scrap yard.
The Last Leg of the 2013 Garden
With all of the leaves gone, the weather is starting to feel less like fall and more like winter, and I'm somewhat surprised that there is no snow on the ground yet.
I've been taking full advantage of the un-frozen earth, however, and am still enjoying the harvests from the garden.
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Veteran Spotlight: Tina Trosper
Tina Trosper served in the Army from 2005 to 2010 and was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq as an Aviation Specialist and radio transmit operator.
Since serving, Trosper has devoted herself to helping Alaskan soldiers transition back into the civilian workforce.
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Disaster Declared For Area South Of Kenai
A handful of residents on the Kenai Peninsula have been battling surface and groundwater flooding for more than a month.
Flood Insurance Reform Act Could Mean Higher Premiums
In 2012, the Flood Insurance Reform Act was passed in order to cut the costs of running the National Flood Insurance Program. It increases premiums and removes subsidies for residents under certain circumstances, including those who have multiple flood claims. There’s one very clear reason why Congress felt they had to act.
Denali Park Landslide Mostly Cleared
The landslide that came down on the road into Denali National Park last week has been largely cleared. The slide covered a 200-foot stretch of the road near mile 37 in rock, mud and vegetation up to 35 feet deep.
Denali Park Rangers Discover Remains Of Small Pets Cooked In Campfire
Last Thursday, an employee at Denali National Park made a disturbing discovery while driving to the site of the landslide on the Park Road. He saw trash scattered near a turnout at Mile 7 and stopped to investigate. What he found has Park staff baffled.
AFN Youth Speak Out On Abuse
The Alaska Federation of Natives convention that just concluded in Fairbanks had a theme of traditional values this year. Protection became a big component of that. The perennial call to ensure that subsistence rights are not diminished was strong, but even stronger this year was the outpouring of support for young people, who opened up with gut wrenching stories of pain from the fall out of addiction, suicide and abuse.
Eielson’s Biplane Takes Flight Once More
If you visited Fairbanks International Airport over the weekend, you may have noticed a small construction project near one of the baggage carousels. A local group has been working for six years to restore a biplane that once belonged to Carl Ben Eielson.
Warm Weather Sets Records In Fairbanks, Eielson
Some high temperature records were set in the Interior on Monday, as the latest Chinook channeled more southerly air across the region.
Providence Cuts Nighttime Sexual Assault Exams
The Providence health system has stopped conducting nighttime sexual assault exams in Anchorage, citing a shortage of specially trained nurses.
Alaska Insurers Report Marketplace Enrollment Numbers
Nearly one month after the federally run health insurance marketplace launched, just 35 Alaskans have been able to sign up for plans. That's according to the two insurers offering plans on the marketplace, Premera Alaska and Moda Health.