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Proud dog carries huge log in mouth during a 14-mile hike
A proud pooch carried a massive log in his mouth - for 14 miles. Owner Vanessa Keating, 32, often takes Bryce on long cross-country hikes along the coast of Anchorage, Alaska. But earlier this month, the six-year-old Golden Labrador decided to take along a big stick and carried it in his mouth for 14 miles.
Southeast Alaska tribe continues hands-on response to glacial flooding
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A southeast Alaska tribe is continuing to respond to a glacial outburst that flooded some 290 homes in Juneau, the state capital. Early estimates show around 14.6 billion gallons of water were released from an ice dam on the Mendenhall Glacier. That’s according to Aaron Jacobs, a senior service hydrologist at the National Weather Service office in […]
US Coast Guard Announces Homeport for Icebreaker Aiviq
The US Coast Guard will homeport its commercially procured icebreaker Aiviq in Juneau. The vessel was originally built to serve as an Arctic oil exploration support vessel and has an icebreaking capability sufficient to serve as a Coast Guard medium polar icebreaker, following modification. The Coast Guard was appropriated $125...
Police fatally shoot teen in Alaska’s largest city, the fourth such killing since mid-May
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police officers fatally shot a 16-year-old girl who approached them with a knife, the department said Wednesday, the fourth deadly shooting involving police in Alaska’s largest city since mid-May. Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case told reporters that the shooting happened when officers responded...
Bethel Black Hawk crew and paramedic rescue overdue rafter near Goodnews Lake
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Nick Lime, an aviation maintenance technician and crew chief assigned to Delta Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, inspects and removes the missing rafter’s pack raft from the Goodnews River, Aug. 12, 2024. Alaska Army National Guard aviators with Alpha Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, operating a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter out of Bethel, Alaska, helped rescue an overdue rafter in the vicinity of Goodnews Lake.
Small ammonia leak at Kodiak seafood plant contained without incident
The Kodiak Fire Department responded to a reported ammonia leak near one of the local seafood processors off Shelikof Street on Friday morning, Aug. 9. According to an emailed statement from the department, the odor of ammonia was strongest around 517 Shelikof Street, where the Silver Bay Seafoods plant is located. This was formerly the International Seafoods of Alaska building.
Gymnasts welcome eight for 2025 campaign
ANCHORAGE (Aug. 14) – The Alaska Anchorage gymnastics program will welcome eight newcomers in for the 2025 season as head coach Marie-Sophie Boggasch unveiled her team's roster for the upcoming campaign Wednesday. Adding to perhaps the most diverse groups of collegiate gymnasts in the nation, the newest Seawolves hail...
As Juneau students go back to school, how prepared is the district for the year ahead?
The first day of school for the Juneau School District is just around the corner — classes kick off on Thursday. Superintendent Frank Hauser sat down with KTOO to chat about the start of the new year with the consolidation plan in place, the stability of the district moving forward and what students can expect.
Tongass Voices: Diosdado Valdez on finding family away from home
This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. Every summer, the docks of downtown Juneau are packed with tourists. Among the visitors are people like Diosdado Valdez, who prepares the onboard entertainment for one of the cruise ship companies. Valdez has been coming to Juneau for over 30 years, and in that time, he’s found another family off the ship.
Stolen Subaru: Anchorage animal clinic’s fundraiser hits bump in the road
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An Anchorage animal clinic had something special planned for this year’s annual fundraiser. In addition to their popular items like food baskets, Alaska SPCA was set to auction off a much larger — and costly — product. “This year we were really excited...
Two Alaska State Troopers charged with assault stemming from Kenai mix-up
Two Alaska State Troopers, Joe Miller (not the former U.S. Senate candidate) and Jason Woodruff, have been charged with misdemeanor assault stemming from a May 24 incident on the Kenai Peninsula. In an email obtained by the Landmine, Public Safety Commissioner James Cockrell told Department of Public Safety Employees, “Over...
Kenaitze workshop highlights cultural significance of the atlatl
Laid out on a picnic table at the tribe’s K’beq’ Cultural Heritage Interpretive Site near Cooper Landing is a wooden spear, about the size of a yardstick, with synthetic red feathers affixed to the back. Next to it is the wooden atlatl, a device that acts like a tennis ball launcher used to play fetch with a dog.
Bristol Palin Shares 15-Year-Old Son Tripp Has Moved Back to Alaska
Watch: Bristol Palin Expresses Heartbreak Over Her 15-Year-Old Son Tripp Moving Out of Her Home. Bristol Palin is opening up about her son Tripp Johnston’s latest chapter. In a first day of school photo featuring her daughters Sailor Grace, 8, Atlee Bay, 7—whom she shares with ex-husband Dakota Meyer—Bristol shared her 15-year-old son has moved back to Alaska.
Anchorage police open death investigation for woman found in Spenard home
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage Police Department has opened a death investigation after responding early Wednesday to a report of a deceased woman. Late Wednesday morning, one police officer was stationed outside a Lancaster Drive home in Spenard, where police said they found an unresponsive female around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday.
‘They took my girl’s life’: Family wants answers after 16-year-old daughter dies in police shooting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A family in Alaska says the police department killed their teen daughter just a month after they celebrated her 16th birthday. Easter Leafa turned 16 in July but she died Tuesday night in a shooting involving Anchorage police - the same week she was going to start her junior year of high school at Bettye Davis East High.
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