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Woman swept to sea whilst at beach is rescued 37 hours later and 50 miles away
TOKYO -- A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach was rescued 37 hours later after drifting in an inflatable swim ring more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) in the Pacific Ocean, officials said Thursday. Japan's coast guard launched a search for the...
Root for the Home Team
Above: Anchorage Bucs pitcher Angel Landazuri throws a pitch at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. Photo by James Brooks. The Alaska Baseball League is celebrating its 50th year. The league’s five teams, all from the Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula areas, play an annual season that begins in June and wraps up with a post-season “Top of the World” tournament in early August. The collegiate league uses equipment that meets Minor League specifications, and its players are unpaid so they can maintain NCAA eligibility.
Olympic roster change puts Homer cyclist Kristen Faulkner in her best event
Kristen Faulkner’s secondary option made her an Olympian, and now her primary goal will make the cyclist from Homer a very busy Olympian. Faulkner on Tuesday was selected to compete in the women’s road race in Paris, giving her a shot at an Olympic medal in the event that has catapulted her to international success.
New federal program aims to speed restoration of damaged Alaska streams and rivers
Around Alaska, particularly in the Interior region, there are streams, creeks and rivers that were damaged by mining conducted as far back as the mid-19th century. The Bureau of Land Management, a federal agency of the Department of the Interior, now has a new program intended to speed up work to fix those historic damages. […] The post New federal program aims to speed restoration of damaged Alaska streams and rivers appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Former Alaska City Treasurer Gets 30 Months for Embezzlement
A former Alaska city treasurer was sentenced to 30 months in prison for embezzling more than $1 million from the City of Houston, Alaska, and from a Wasilla-based equipment company, and then evading taxes on the embezzled profits, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Jess Adams was entrusted with bookkeeping responsibilities...
Officials select GCI as City of Unalaska’s internet provider
The City of Unalaska selected GCI as its internet provider for the next five years. City administration said they recommended the telecommunications company because they offered increased bandwidth and backup service options. A $227,040 per year contract with GCI would cost the city less than with competitors’ rates. Acting...
2023 Fairbanks fentanyl arrest culminates in guilty plea
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - 36-year-old Galen Smith pleaded guilty to fourth-degree drugs misconduct Wednesday in connection with possessing and selling fentanyl-laced pills. As part of the plea deal reached Wednesday, the state dropped six other felony counts of drug and weapons misconduct, some of which had presumptive sentencing ranges of up to 20 years.
Blown underground transformer sends parts of Petersburg into a blackout
An electrical component exploded in Petersburg’s downtown area at around 10:30 a.m. on July 10, sending parts of the community into a two-hour blackout. Virtually all affected homes and businesses had their lights back on by 12:30 p.m. However, restoring power took a bit longer at the place where...
Rebuilt Cordova Small Boat Harbor makes a splash
The newly rebuilt Cordova Small Boat Harbor is back welcoming boats, as the nearly $40 million project wraps up. The renovation included a comprehensive replacement of the existing harbor, which is now one of Alaska’s largest single-basin harbors, and a capacity expansion to accommodate 727 vessels. The rebuilt small...
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