‘In Pursuit of Alaska’ Highlights State’s Earliest Visitors
Author and historian Jean Morgan Meaux lived in Alaska during the hectic and heady days of oil pipeline construction. She returned to her native Louisiana after many years here, but has never forgotten her adopted state. Meaux will travel through Alaska later this month to promote her book In Pursuit of Alaska, a collection of accounts of some of the earliest visitors to the Great Land, starting with John Muir.
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Float Plane Crash Victim Recovered From Steep Mountainside
Alaska State Troopers and other rescuers Wednesday recovered the body of a Santa Fe man killed in Tuesday’s float plane crash near Petersburg.
Memories of Making Cranberry Hooch
In 1968, my handsome, newbie husband Dick spotted an article in the Anchorage Daily News that told how to make different things out of high bush cranberries: jelly, juice, ketchup and hooch.
We decided to try and make some.
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Galena Residents Begin To Rebuild
Work continues to restore basic infrastructure in Galena, after an ice jam on the Yukon River severely flooded the village last week.
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Alaskans Mourn Katie John
A Memorial Service was held Wednesday at the Anchorage Baptist Temple for Ahtna Athabascan elder Katie John, who worked to secure Alaska Native subsistence fishing rights in Alaska.
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New Oil Spill Technology A ‘Game Changer,’ Says CIRCAC
A large oil spill in Cook Inlet is the stuff of nightmares for Alaskans who call the area home. One of the organizations dedicated to cleaning up potential spills is CIRCAC, the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council. CIRCAC has a new tool in its clean-up toolbox that it’s calling a “game changer.”
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Lawsuit Filed To Block Bridge To Alaska Reserve
A second lawsuit is challenging an Army Corps of Engineers permit granting ConocoPhillips access to leases within the National Petroleum Reserve- Alaska.
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Lesil McGuire Announces Candidacy For Lieutenant Governor
Anchorage Republican Lesil McGuire announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor for the 2014 election on Wednesday.
New Honorary Consul An Opportunity For Alaska
More than 25,000 Filipinos live in Alaska, and now they’ll have an easier time accessing their government. The Filipino Ambassador and Consul General to San Francisco have been in Juneau to celebrate the appointment of the first Honorary Consul of the Republic of the Philippines to Alaska.
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Weather Helps Firefighters Battling Bitter Creek Blaze
Weather is cooperating with crews fighting the Bitter Creek fire along the Alaska Highway, 30 milres southeast of Tok. The 2300 acre fire was ignited by lightning. It’s now estimated to be within one mile of the highway.
One Dead, Six Survive Float Plane Crash Near Petersburg
One person is dead and six were rescued from a floatplane crash Tuesday on the mainland near Petersburg.
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Bill Passes US House
The U.S. House has passed a $73.5 billion Military Construction Appropriations bill, which includes Veterans Administration programs. About $200 million of that would be spent in Alaska. Representative Don Young says the bill includes money to start reducing a backlog of VA claims.
ConocoPhillips Fighting $45,000 Fine
ConocoPhillips is fighting a $45,000 fine for allegedly failing to report pressure levels in the Kuparuk field in a timely fashion. The fines also cover a missed a mechanical integrity test. The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Conservation is scheduled to have a hearing on the matter in August.
Cargo Vessel Detained In Valdez After Oily Leak Discovered
A cargo vessel has been detained at the dock in Valdez because something oily is leaking out of its containers. The Caribbean-registered "BBC Arizona" was delivering construction beams when the leak was discovered.
Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan Files Letter Of Intent To Run For State Office
Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan has filed a letter of intent to run for state office, but he says he's still keeping his options open about what he might run for, and he might not run for any.
Alaska Airlines Announces Direct Flights To Las Vegas, Phoenix
Alaska Airlines announced a schedule of December direct flights between Anchorage and Las Vegas, with a special promotional fare on Tuesday. It is also introducing a Phoenix direct route at that time. And it says it will be bringing in Horizon Air planes for some in-state routes beginning next March.
Carrying a Piano Up Chilkoot Pass
In February, 1898 Mike Mahoney aka “Klondike Mike” made a deal with Hal Henry. He would escort the Sunny Samson Sister Sextette and their luggage over the Chilkoot Pass and down to Dawson city.
There was just one problem – the sisters insisted on bringing their accompaniment piano.
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Recall Lindsey Holmes Campaign Gets Ready to Submit Application
Lindsey Holmes, who serves Anchorage district 19 in the House of Representatives, switched parties just after she was elected last year. A group of voters hoping to recall her is getting ready to submit their application to the division of elections.
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Student Loan Rate Hike Pending, Congress Bickers Over Politics
Rates for federally subsidized Stafford loans are set to double July 1st.
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Democratic Legislators Want Intervention In Redistricting Process
Last week, a superior court judge scolded the redistricting board, saying that it was unnecessarily holding up the redrawing of the state's political boundaries. Now, Democratic lawmakers are calling for non-partisan "masters" to step in and guide the redistricting process.
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