Treadwell, Sullivan Assail Each Other’s Ties To L48 Companies
The two leading Republican U.S. Senate candidates are increasingly turning on each other. Last week, Dan Sullivan sent mailers to Alaska voters alleging Mead Treadwell benefitted financially from the Obama stimulus package, a bill he denounces on the campaign trail. This week Treadwell is fighting back, and he’s taking aim at the Ohio paint conglomerate Sullivan’s family runs.
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Eielson A Frontrunner to House F-35 Fighters
There's good news for the Fairbanks business community today. The secretary of the Air Force called Alaska’s congressional delegation this morning to announce that Eielson Air Force Base is the only candidate selected to house two squadrons of F-35 fighter planes. The final decision won’t be until the fall of 2015, after a study of the environmental Impact, but Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she’s confident.
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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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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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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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Is the Mine Tailings Dam Failure in B.C. a Warning for Alaska?
Monday’s tailings-dam break at a British Columbia copper and gold mine could threaten Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries. That’s according to critics, who say similar dams closer to the border could suffer the same fate, polluting Alaska waters.
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Tanana River Bridge Eases Training Area Access For Military
The Alaska Railroad Corporation hosted a ribbon cutting Tuesday at the Tanana River Crossing bridge and levee. It’s the first phase of the Railroad’s Northern Rail Extension project.
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Conservationists Line Up For Izembek Lawsuit
When the Interior Department axed a proposal last winter to build a gravel road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, conservation groups cheered.
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Gold Miners Push Back Against Nome Over ‘Negative Social Impacts’
A vocal show of frustration from Nome’s mining community took center stage at this week’s City Council meeting. The miners were angry about a letter the city sent to the State Department of Natural Resources complaining about impacts from the recent gold mining boom.
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NOAA Investigating Ferry, Humpback Collision
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration law enforcement officials are investigating a collision between the state ferry Kennicott and a humpback whale near Kodiak. The incident brought a multi-agency team of scientists to the island to help determine whether the collision caused the death of the sub-adult humpback whale.
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Parnell Finalizes Tax Cuts for In-State Refineries
After getting through all of the security clearances and checks, guests were ushered into the fire station at the Tesoro refinery where Governor Parnell put his signature on the dotted line.
KSM Mine Wins Environmental Approval From British Columbia Government
A controversial mine planned for an area northeast of Ketchikan just won environmental approval from the British Columbia government.
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In Tok, Some Grumbling Over Electricity Rate Hikes vs. Energy Sustainability
Alaska Power Company customers in Tok and elsewhere in the Interior are unhappy that their electricity bills went up earlier this year. Some are frustrated that they’re being charged more partly because they’re conserving electricity – and generating it themselves.
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Southwest, Southeast Alaska Face Highest Risks From Ocean Acidification
Coastal communities in Alaska that depend on fisheries were warned Tuesday to prepare for the impacts of ocean acidification. A study from federal agencies says many of the science questions remain unanswered but changes are already happening.
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Research Team Sets Out For Islands of Four Mountains
A group of researchers set out from Unalaska this week to a remote part of the central Aleutians: the Islands of the Four Mountains. The 16 scientists are beginning a three-year mission in territory that’s unpredictable – and largely unexplored.
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