Man Accused In Police Killings Competent For Trial
A judge has ruled a man accused of ambushing and killing two police officers in a small Southeast Alaska village is competent to stand trial.
Alaska News Nightly: July 7, 2011
Alaska Senators Back ‘Pilot’s Bill of Rights', ‘Bullet Line’ May Disrupt Plans for Cook Inlet Drilling, Sea Otters Tagged for Population Study, New Statistics Show Unemployment Rates are Higher for Veterans, and more...
Board of Fisheries reconsiders Upper Cook Inlet decision
The Alaska Board of Fisheries has rescheduled its consideration of a controversial proposal that would limit fishing effort in the Upper Cook Inlet Central...
Take a hike in Juneau with Governor Sarah Palin
AlaskaHDTV's Scott Slone caught up with Sarah Palin this past winter in Juneau and they took the brief hike from the Governor's residence up...
Red Mountain B.C. gold mine nears approval
Critics worry about long-term storage of tailings upstream from Portland Canal. Listen now
Zirkle, Baker, Mackey Lead Iditarod
Aliy Zirkle led a group of mushers towards Nikolai in the Iditarod Tuesday morning. She was followed closely by defending champion John Baker and past champion Lance Mackey. Hugh Neff was not far behind the trio.
More photos added to picnic gallery
We recently had our second annual membership appreciation picnic (July 30) and posted some of our snapshots on Flickr. Now we've more than doubled...
Retail marijuana sales in Juneau could begin this month
Juneau’s first legal retail marijuana sales could begin by month’s end. Listen Now
26th Anniversary of Exxon Spill Prompts anti-Shell Protest at White House
It’s the 26th anniversary of America’s second largest oil spill, when an Exxon tanker leaving Valdez Arm ran aground, leaking 11 million gallons of North Slope Crude into Prince William Sound. In Washington D.C., environmental activists marked the occasion with a demonstration in front of the White House. Their message was less about Exxon and tanker safety than it was about Shell and its plans to drill in the Chukchi Sea.
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Eldred Rock Weather Sensors Down
Eldred Rock wind speed and wind direction sensors have not been working for a couple of weeks, frustrating both the Lynn Canal gillnet fleet and National Weather Service.
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Anchorage legal settlement sets August deadline to get all police officers outfitted with body cameras
The Alaska Black Caucus sued the city in April 2023 over not having body cameras on officers, two years after voters approved their purchase.
As some sea star populations make a comeback, scientists may have found cause of ‘wasting disease’
Along the West Coast, there are signs that sea stars are recovering from what’s known as a wasting disease epidemic that began around 2013. Stars suffering from the disease literally melt away within 48 hours of the first sign of sickness. Scientists once thought it was caused by a virus or another pathogen, but now they think it may actually be another sign of climate change.
Everyone got tested, but Alaska’s only cruise this year still came back with COVID-19 on board
According to Uncruise CEO Dan Blanchard, all passengers were required to get tested for COVID-19 up to five days before traveling to Alaska and boarding the boat.
More resources on tap for Y-K Delta law enforcement
After visiting rural Alaska in May, U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared a public safety law enforcement emergency nd the results, Liedike said, were almost immediate.
Alaska is getting a new sled dog competition: the Delta Championship
The Delta Championship will be based on points awarded to the top 10 finishers in most Kuskokwim 300 season races, depending on their finishing positions.
Issue of Genetically Engineered Salmon Remains Undecided
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
It may be some time before the federal Food and Drug Administration decides whether or not to allow genetically...
Air Force investigators lay out lapse after lapse that led up to Eagle River ROTC cadet’s death in Humvee crash
Untrained cadets were given unsupervised access to old humvees intended only for use as bombing targets that were improperly put into service.
House Exempts Large Non-Profits From ‘Pick, Click, Give’ Audits
The House Monday exempted large non-profits from being financially audited as a part of their collecting donations through the Permanent Fund Dividend distribution. The audit was required as part of the Pick, Click, Give program that allows people to make donations from their annual dividend.
Mining Company Finds Promising Deposits Near Tok
Officials with a Canadian-based mining company say they’ve found promising ore deposits near Tok.
Fairbanks Schools Anticipating Teacher, Staff Reductions
The State Legislature has boosted money for education, but it’s not enough to stem cuts by the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. The district is getting 6 million new dollars from the state, $3.3 million more than the expected increase, but acting Superintendent Karen Gaborik says it’s not sufficient to avert teacher and staff reductions.
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