As Primary Nears, House Candidate Attacks Rival’s Residency Status
Last election cycle, state legislator Mia Costello's opponents falsely alleged that she didn't actually live in the Sand Lake neighborhood of Anchorage that she represents. Now, it's déjà vu in the district, with similar charges being levied against a new candidate.
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Mat-Su Asked to Return $12.3M in Federal Grants for Ferry Project
The federal government wants the Matanuska Susitna Borough to pay back $12.3 million in grants related to the ferry MV Susitna. Mat-Su Borough manager John Moosey made the announcement Thursday at a press conference in Palmer.
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Murkowski Demands Begich Stop Using Her Image in Campaign Ads
A lawyer hired by Sen. Lisa Murkowski‘s re-election committee today sent a cease-and-desist letter to the campaign of Sen. Mark Begich. She is demanding that he quit using her name and image in his political ads.
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Teen charged with manslaughter for killing Anchorage cyclist
The 17-year-old who hit and killed bicyclist Jeffery Dusenbury in July is being charged with manslaughter, a class A felony. Alexandra Anne Ellis is being tried as an adult. She's also charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene without rendering assistance to Dusenbury.
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Alaska News Nightly: August 7, 2014
Eielson A Frontrunner to House F-35 Fighter Jets; Mat-Su Asked to Return $12.3M in Federal Grants for Ferry Project; Mud-Slinging Ratchets Up In U.S. Senate Republican Primary; Murkowski Demands Begich Stop Using Her Image in Campaign Ads; Teen Who Allegedly Struck, Killed Anchorage Cyclist To Be Tried As An Adult; Anchorage Candidate Stares Down Residency Dispute; Alaska Entrepreneurs Host Pitch Slam Aboard A Moving Train; Juneau Whale Watching Captain Arrested for Allegedly Driving Boat Intoxicated.
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Why the FAA is Paying for New Hiking Trails In Juneau
The Southeast Alaska Land Trust plans to donate about 128 acres of land to the City and Borough of Juneau this fall for preservation and natural recreation. The deal is technically an airport project—most of the money the land trust used to get the land in the first place traces back to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Coho limits Loosened in the Mat-Su
Coho salmon are running so strong in three Matanuska Valley creeks that the state department of fish and game has upped the bag and possession limit for the species in three Knik Arm streams. The change starts August 9, this coming Saturday.
Alaska Dispatch News to Open Bureau in Bethel
The Managing Editor of the Alaska Dispatch News says a Western Alaska Bureau should be up and running by the end of the month. The new bureau will be based in Bethel and will be staffed by veteran reporter Lisa Demer.
Juneau Whale Watching Captain Arrested for Allegedly Driving Boat Intoxicated
A text message from a whale watching boat in Juneau has led to the arrest of the captain on board. Lawrence Dupler, 67, was arrested today for allegedly driving a 52-foot tour boat while intoxicated.
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First Musk Ox Killed in Early Hunt While Dog Attacks Continue
Over the weekend, a hunter in Nome killed the first musk ox since the Alaska Department of Fish & Game opened the hunt on August first.
One Dead After Mountain View Stabbing
Anchorage police report there was an alcohol-related stabbing death in Mountain View on Wednesday night.
Litigation Blamed For Port MacKenzie Rail Spur Delays
Construction of the railroad link between the Matanuska-Susitna Borough city of Houston and Port MacKenzie is over budget and way behind schedule. Borough officials blame litigation for the delays.
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Assembly repeals AO-37, adopts new ordinance but Mayor considering a veto
The Anchorage Assembly voted 7 to 4 to repeal AO-37 on Tuesday night and replace it with a compromise ordinance negotiated by Assembly Members and union representatives. However, the mayor still has seven days to veto the new ordinance and the repeal.
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AFCA Responds to State’s Challenge of Setnet Ruling
In July, Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance president Joe Connors was very pleased that the group’s effort to get commercial setnetting banned in the state’s urban areas, was going to move forward.
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Children’s Home Featured at Bethel Cultural Center
A multimedia show on the Moravian Children’s Home near Kwethluk is on display at Bethel’s Cultural Center. The show profiles the demise of the orphanage which was home to many of the regions Native children after epidemics of the early and mid- 20th century and captures oral histories of the people who remember growing up there.
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One Company Bids In Sealed Bid Lease Sale
Only one company bid for a single exploration lease this morning at a state division of oil and gas sale. Bill Barron, division director said the exploration area is on state land on the Iniskin Peninsula area of southwest Cook Inlet near Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. He said the first exploration of the area started in 1902 near Oil Bay and continued through the 1950s.
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RFP Released For Alaska Class Day Boat Construction
The Alaska Department of Transportation has released a Request for Proposals to the Ketchikan shipyard for construction of the Alaska Class day boat.
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Four-Day Southeast Troll Closure Starts This Weekend
Southeast Alaska’s commercial troll fishing fleet will have to stand down for a few days, starting this weekend.
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Crew OK After Seiner Capsizes In Prince William Sound
The crew of a seiner is okay after their fishing vessel capsized in the Prince William Sound earlier this week. The Auriga was seeking at shelter from a storm at the time of the incident.
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Seldovia Tribe Awarded $40,000 For Cultural Preservation
The Seldovia Village Tribe was awarded a $40,000 grant from the National Park Service for cultural preservation.
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