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Alaska Airlines flight attendants reject new contract, union says there's ‘more work to do'
Alaska Airlines and its flight attendants union had reached a tentative agreement in June. The flight attendants union and the company will have to resume negotiations. The rejection comes as the company's merger with Hawaiian Airlines looms. Alaska Airlines flight attendants rejected a new labor deal that would have come...
Upcoming Alaska icebreaker to have home port in Juneau
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - On Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard officially announced that an icebreaker being secured for use in Alaskan waters will be homeported in Juneau. The announcement comes as no surprise, as Juneau was the expected destination for the Aiviq. However, it was greeted with enthusiasm by Alaska...
HOMETOWN HERO: Delta Flight, Eielson Air Force Base
Congratulations to Delta Flight at Eielson Air Force Base for winning the flight of the quarter!. Have a Hometown Hero in your life who deserves to be recognized? Email their name with a photo to news@youralaskalink.com. And to all our heroes: thanks for all that you do. MORE HOMETOWN HEROES:...
Copper River Seafoods Named 2023 Alaska Manufacturer of the Year
Pictured left to right: DCCED Commissioner Julie Sande; Copper River Seafoods CMO Cassandra Squibb; CFO Brandi Zeman; and Executive VP Bryan Kimball. Copper River Seafoods is the Manufacturer of the Year for 2023, an award presented by the Made in Alaska program within the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED).
Climate change means changes to wild Alaska berries
Find out in a free webinar what is changing in some of the state’s key berry species and what Alaskans can do to ensure that future generations have berries to pick. The webinar will be Wednesday, Aug. 28, from noon-1 p.m. Registration is required at https://bit.ly/BerryClimate. Katie Spellman, an...
Alaska’s News Source anchor Mike Ross announces retirement
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - From hurricanes to earthquakes and reporting with humanity, empathy, and grace, longtime news anchor and reporter Mike Ross has earned a reputation as one of Alaska’s most distinguished journalists. Mike joined Alaska’s News Source and KTUU in 2006. Mike is a staunch advocate for balanced,...
Alaska’s pre-primary election turnout is down from extraordinary 2022 and 2020 primaries
Voter turnout ahead of Alaska’s Aug. 20 primary election is down from the past two elections but is running ahead of what it was in 2018 and 2016, the last two primaries without extraordinary factors in play. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic emergency encouraged Americans to vote by mail, and in 2022, Alaska’s primary election […]
Alaska Beacon Voter Guide offers step toward more informed election
Alaskans voting in the Aug. 20 primary election again have a resource to learn where the candidates stand on a wide range of issues: the Alaska Beacon’s 2024 Voter Guide. These questions encompass candidates’ positions on everything from schools to taxes to what candidates see as the biggest local need. Across the U.S., many news […]
16-year-old girl dead following officer-involved shooting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A 16-year-old girl is dead following an officer-involved shooting Tuesday night in the University Area neighborhood, according to the Anchorage Police Department. According to APD, the shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday when police were called to an apartment complex. The caller said her sister was...
Family of Anchorage man shot and killed by police files lawsuit
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The family of an Anchorage man shot and killed by police earlier this year filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the four officers involved and expects to take the city to court as well. The 24-page lawsuit details the night that 34-year-old Kristopher Handy died. “...at no...
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