Anchorage Teen In Critical Condition After Hit And Run
A teenager is reported in critical condition after being struck by a hit and run driver near the Huffman overpass early Sunday morning in Anchorage. Police are seeking the vehicle that struck Tevin George, 18, who was walking with a friend at the Seward Highway and Huffman.
Fairbanks-Area Voters To File Opposition To Latest Redistricting Plan
Two Fairbanks area voters plan to file opposition to the latest state redistricting plan. Goldstream Valley resident Ron Dearborn and George Riley of Ester have contested redistricting board proposals in court from the start. Riley says their latest objections primarily focus on the re-alignment of two Fairbanks Senate Districts to make them more geographically and politically aligned.
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Volcano Screams Just Before Eruption
Volcano eruptions are pretty violent. Lava explodes into the air, ash plumes drop particles on nearby towns, and as a new analysis from Mount Redoubt’s 2009 eruptions shows, volcanoes can also scream right before they erupt.
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Evacuation Watch Lifted For Two Rivers, Pleasant Valley
Work will continue on the Stuart Creek wildfire east of Fairbanks, despite rainy weather.
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Redistricting Board Rejects Settlement Offer
The Alaska Redistricting Board has rejected a settlement offer and sent their map to a judge for review. The plaintiffs said they will see the Board in court.
Fishery Disaster Funds Included In Early Appropriations Bill
Relief funds for last summer’s King salmon fisheries disasters on the Kuskokwim and Yukon Rivers has taken one step closer to reaching fishermen in the region.
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HAARP Facility Shuts Down
The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP facility, shut down last month. The official in charge of the military research facility near Glennallen isn’t talking, but the closure appears to be short term.
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Senate Confirms Labor, EPA Nominees
Both Alaska's senators vote for cloture on the nominees, but only Senator Begich votes aye on confirmation.
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Muslims Adapt For Holy Month In The Midnight Sun
We’re now in the midst of Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for those of the Islamic faith. Over 1.6 billion Muslims across the globe are observing the holiday each night through the middle of August, many with large community celebrations. But for Muslims in Petersburg, and across Alaska, they’ve adapted to celebrating where they can, and sometimes alone.
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Interior Mayors Voice Concerns Over F-16 Move
The Air Force is holding public hearings in the Mat-Su Valley and the Fairbanks area this week on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement released last month. The EIS outlines the effects of a proposal to relocate a squadron of F-16s from Eielson Air Force Base to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson. Mayors from four communities that could be affected by the move held a press conference in Fairbanks on Wednesday to reiterate their concerns with the proposal.
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Military Explains Missile Defense Failure
Pentagon leaders say the "kill vehicle" failed to detach from its boosters mid-flight.
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Research Details Alaska’s Role In Bird Migration
The US Geologic Survey—with help from U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Y-K Delta subsistence hunters— released research this month about Western Alaska’s role as an international crossroads for migratory birds and how those birds transmit avian flu viruses between each other.
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Kokhanok Man Indicted on Charges of Sexual Abuse of a Minor
A Kokhanok man has been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting an underage male family member. Following his arrest Tuesday, Edwin Zackar is now in custody in Anchorage on $30,000 bail.
Hundreds Gather For Regional Economic Summit
Hundreds of business and political leaders from Canada, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho have come to Alaska to talk about what these places all have in common.
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Dunbar Sets Alaska Mile Mark At 3:59.06
Kodiak High School graduate Trevor Dunbar did something Monday night in Portland that no other Alaskan – not even his father – had ever accomplished: He ran a mile under four minutes. His time of 3-minutes 59.06-seconds came in the Portland Roughrider Twilight Meet.
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Veteran Senators Defuse Rule-Changing Confrontation
Veteran senators averted what would have been a meltdown in Washington early this morning. Long-time legislators from both sides of the aisle agreed to defuse a confrontation that would changed Senate rules.
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More Charges Surface In Bethel Child Abuse Case
Peter Tony, a 69-year-old Bethel resident, and former foster parent, is facing more charges of sexually abusing minors.
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Coast Guard Opens Forward Operating Location In Kotzebue
The U.S. Coast Guard opened up its forward operating location in Kotzebue last week as part of Arctic Shield 2013.
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Worry About Whale Watching Comes From Within The Industry
Is the North Pacific humpback whale no longer endangered? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could decide as early as today whether to pursue taking the whale off the Endangered Species list.
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Hundreds Gather To Remember Pilot Killed In Soldotna Crash
Hundreds of people gathered at the Rediske Air hangar in Nikiski on Saturday afternoon to remember and celebrate the life of Walter Rediske. He was killed in the July 7th plane crash at the Soldotna Airport. He was 42-years-old.
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