Nome Judge Accused of Misconduct
Nome Superior Court Judge Timothy Dooley is facing a host of allegations from a judicial oversight commission for alleged violations of professional conduct.
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Alaska LNG Gains Milestone With Export License
The federal Energy Department announced today it will license Liquified Natural Gas exports from Nikiski, even to countries that don't have a free trade agreement with the U.S. The authorization is conditional on winning final approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. But Sen. Lisa Murkowski says it’s a big boon for the project to bring North Slope natural gas to market.
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Federal Officials to Meet With Forty Mile Gold Miners
Bureau of Land Management officials are scheduled to meet with Forty Mile area gold miners tomorrow. BLM Alaska spokeswoman Leslie Ellis Waters says Friday’s meeting in Chicken will include the agency’s top administrators.
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Heroin Hits Home: Small Airlines Are The Drug’s Major Inroad
Federal officials say they intercepted nearly ten times as much heroin coming into Alaska in 2014 than compared to 2013. State law enforcement officials say heroin gets into Bethel mainly on low-security, small airline passenger flights.
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Obama Creates Arctic Steering Committee
President Obama discussed Alaska, climate change, and Arctic issues in a speech May 20. That came after an executive order in January creating an Arctic Executive Steering Committee to coordinate federal Arctic activities. These may be signs Arctic issues are gaining a higher profile.
House Republicans: Take It Or Leave It
After weeks of an impasse, House Republicans have a new message for Democrats: Take our latest budget package, or we’ll go around you.
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Fairbanks Navigates Pot Legalization
The Fairbanks North Star Borough is holding a public meeting Wednesday on proposed rules for marijuana businesses.
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Going Undercover With APD Vice’s Kathy Lacey
Busting drug dealers, sex traffickers and prostitutes is a tough job. Recently retired Sergeant Kathy Lacey did that dangerous work for 20 years as the head of Anchorage Police Department's undercover vice unit. Lacey says when she first started in law enforcement, prostitution and drug crimes were more visible, out on the street. Now though, she says trafficking is more covert.
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Bethel Man Arraigned on Murder Charge After Weekend Stabbing of Girlfriend
A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Bethel over the weekend was arraigned Tuesday. Twenty-four-year-old Justine Paul appeared by video from the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center.
With Budget Talks Stalled, Republicans See Out With Permanent Fund Shift
The House's Republican Majority is moving forward with a contingency plan to tap the rainy day account without Democratic support. The bill would shift money around the Permanent Fund without using it to plug the state's multi-billion-dollar deficit.
With Legislature At Impasse, One Alaskan Suggests A Kickstart
For weeks, the Alaska Legislature has been wrestling with how to cover its multi-billion-dollar budget deficit. Now one Juneau man has a modest proposal for them: Try crowdfunding.
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Nome Neighbors’ Lawsuit on Sled Dog Noise, Smell Dismissed
A lawsuit between Nome neighbors that centered on noise and odor from one household’s dog lot has been dismissed—and is no longer set to go before a jury this summer.
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Alaska Muskrat Populations Are Rebounding
After years of unexplained population declines across North America, muskrat numbers have returned to levels not seen in Alaska for at least 40 years.
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7-Year-Old Girl Severely Injured in Dog Attack
A 7-year-old girl in Unalakleet was severely injured in a dog attack Sunday—and had to be medevaced to Anchorage for her injuries.
Juneau Business Fined Nearly $12K For Whale-Watching Violations
Tour company Juneau Whale Watch recently finished paying almost $12,000 in fines for violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act.
Cleanup continues for Cook Inlet diesel spill
Clean up and assessment work continues following a diesel spill in southern Cook Inlet over the weekend. The vessel in question is currently tied up in Seldovia, on the southern Kenai Peninsula.
As Negotiations Continue, Little Public Action From Legislature
With negotiations over the state’s multi-billion-dollar budget deficit still underway, the Alaska House and Senate met in brief and uneventful floor sessions over the weekend. But legislative leaders say there has been some progress on a compromise between the Republican Majority and Democratic Minority.
Dalton Highway Repairs Should Be Underway Soon
Alaska transportation officials say flood waters have receded enough for repairs to begin on the Dalton Highway.
Eielson Air Force Base Investigates Potential Ground Water Contamination
Ground water contamination at Eielson Air Force Base may have spread off the facility. The Air Force has contacted private property owners in the nearby Moose Creek area offering to test well water for presence of a chemical presumed to be from firefighting foam formerly used at the base.
Heroin Hits Home: One Woman’s Struggle to Get Clean in Bethel
Federal officials say in 2014 they intercepted nearly ten times as much heroin coming into Alaska than in 2013. The growing use of the drug is impacting urban and rural areas. This is the first in a series of three stories about the impacts of heroin in Bethel and how the community is fighting it. It begins with one woman’s struggle to get clean in Bethel.