Talkeetna Man Accused in Roadhouse Break-In
A Talkeetna man has been arrested after allegedly breaking into the Talkeetna Roadhouse early Sunday morning. Augustus Shoulders, 19, is charged with causing approximately $2,000 in damage to the building.
Flightseeing Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Parks Highway
Sunday night yet another DeHavilland Beaver aircraft got in trouble. A Talkeetna Air Taxi flightseeing plane made an emergency landing on the Parks Highway.
2 Fort Wainwright Soldiers Die In Water-Related Accidents Over Weekend
It was a deadly weekend for soldiers. Officials say Fort Wainwright soldier died in when a jet boat lost power on the Klutina River and capsized, and another drowned while swimming at the Chena Lakes Recreation area.
Man Shoots, Kills Brown Bear Near McHugh Creek
A hiking trail south of Anchorage has been closed after a man was charged by a brown bear and shot it with an assault rifle Sunday. The incident took place between McHugh Creek and Rainbow along Turnagain Arm.
An Alaska Midwife in Haiti
Lack of skilled health care providers and a lack of access to medication is the everyday experience of those in developing nations. Midwives for Haiti is a non-profit organization training locals to be skilled birth attendants in rural Haiti.
Alaska FIlm Forum is partnering with one of those midwifes, to make a documentary film about her experience.
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Oil Tax Referendum Meets Ballot Requirements
An effort to repeal a tax cut on oil companies hit the magic number for its referendum to appear on the ballot.
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False Pass Inches Closer To Ocean Energy
Fishermen and scientists have known for years about the extremely strong ocean currents that rush past the Aleutian town of False Pass. A recent study shows it might be viable as a power source for the town, but there's still plenty of work to be done.
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Almost All Fuel Removed From ‘Lone Star’
The work to get the fuel off the sunken tender Lone Star is nearly complete. The vessel has been leaking fuel into a salmon producing river in Bristol Bay for nearly a month.
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Mat-Su Voters To Decide On Alcohol Tax
Matanuska Susitana Borough Assemblyman Steve Colligan wants an area-wide alcohol tax to help fund Borough expenses.
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Alaska Dental Therapist Program Serves As Model
A mid-level dental practitioner program that got its start in Australia more than a hundred years ago then came to Alaska, is being taken up in a few dozen states across the country.
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Galena Residents Finding New Living Space
While the Galena City School District is getting dorms ready for its vocational school students, Galena residents, are finding new living quarters.
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Fairbanks Registers 12th Day Above 85 Degrees
It got up to 88 degrees in Fairbanks on Sunday, the 12th day this summer it’s crested 85 – an all time record.
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Marine Reptile Fossils Found On Gravina Island
Whatever you do, don’t call them dinosaurs. If you do, a geologist will quickly correct you.
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Ted Stevens Day At NOAA Honors, Educates
Hundreds of people poured into Juneau’s Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute, or Auke Bay Laboratories, on Friday, a day set aside to honor its namesake and his legacy in Alaska.
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Barge Strikes Coast Guard Vessel In Cordova Harbor
There was a collision at the docks in Cordova that damaged a Coast Guard buoy tender.
Woman Pleads Not Guilty in Anchorage Hit-And-Run
A woman has been charged in a South Anchorage hit and run. Kayla Johnson, 20, pled not guilty Saturday. The damaged vehicle was spotted by a tipster and Johnson was arrested Friday. She is accused of driving while intoxicated as well as the hit and run on July 20. The victim, Tevin George, is still hospitalized with a serious head injury.
AVCP Requests Mulchatna Caribou Hunting Restrictions
A request by the Bethel-based Association of Village Council Presidents would see hunting of Mulchatna Caribou in Bristol Bay and the Kuskokwim closed to all but federally-qualified users living in those areas from now until July 1 of next year.
Settlement Expected In Fairbanks Wood Boiler Case
Resolution of the Straughn wood boiler case in Fairbanks appears imminent. The state Department of Environmental Conservation sued Fairbanks residents Andrew and Gloria Straughn for creating a public nuisance by operating two wood fired boilers that smoked out neighbors, including students and staff at Wood River Elementary school.
I Am An Off The Grid Artist
Wendy Smith-Wood spent the early part of her life climbing mountains around the world and serving for the British Army.
When cancer struck at age 27, she decided to completely change her life. Now, she's a fiber artist living 111 miles from Anchorage, and she wouldn't have it any other way.
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Buckland VPO Shot By Man With Alcohol
Alaska State Troopers say a 48-year-old village police officer in the northwest Alaska village of Buckland was shot by a man bringing banned alcohol to the village by boat.
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