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Progressive candidates show unusual strength in Alaska state legislative primaries
Democrats and moderate Republicans posted unexpectedly strong results in Alaska’s primary election results for state House and Senate on Tuesday night, with several incumbent conservative Republicans trailing in the early tally. Alaska’s primary elections have traditionally seen conservative Republicans turn out in disproportionally large numbers, but this year’s results don’t reflect that trend. “It tells […]
A Big Mac, flowers and candles honor 16-year-old killed by Anchorage police
What happened the night of Aug. 13 that led to the death of 16-year-old Easter Leafa? At the family’s invitation, Alaska’s News Source visited the home where Easter was fatally shot by an Anchorage police officer to see the layout of the apartment.
Copper River Seafoods Named Alaska Manufacturer of the Year
Copper River Seafoods has been honored as Alaska’s Manufacturer of the Year for 2023, with the award being presented Aug. 6 in Anchorage. Copper River was chosen for the honor by officials with Alaska’s Commerce, Community and Economic Development (CCED) department. CCED Commissioner Julie Sande cited Copper River...
Alaska Supreme Court clears the way for ranked choice repeal measure to appear on November ballot
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for a measure aimed at repealing the state’s new open primary and ranked choice general election system to remain on the November ballot. The court heard arguments earlier in the day in a case appealing Superior Court Judge Christina Rankin’s decision in June that the state Division of Elections complied with deadlines and acted within its authority when it allowed sponsors of the repeal measure to fix errors with petition booklets after they were turned in. The short, written order simply said it affirmed Rankin’s decision and said an opinion explaining the high court’s reasoning would be issued later. The measure seeks to repeal provisions of a 2020 voter initiative that replaced party primaries with open primaries and instituted ranked choice general elections. Under the open primary system, voters are asked to pick one candidate per race, with the top four vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, advancing to the general election.
Appeals Court Decision Allows SEAK Trollers to Keep Harvesting
Southeast Alaska commercial fishermen facing a potential shutdown of a lucrative salmon fishery are currently free to fish while NOAA Fisheries revises a biological opinion dotted with procedure errors, according to an Aug. 16 ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeals court gives the fisheries service until...
Students, staff welcome first day of school
Thousands of students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District streamed back into schools on Wednesday, kicking off the start of the new school year. Wednesday morning found Chip Abolafia speaking into a microphone in Soldotna High School administrative office. Clad in SoHi’s signature navy blue and white, his voice echoed through the school’s lunchroom.
Nostalgia Tour Wraps Up August With Afton And Thunder Mountain
CENTER LISLE, NY – The Dirt Modified Nostalgia Tour will try again to get a pair of shows in at the Afton Fairgrounds Speedway and Thunder Mountain Speedway this coming weekend after raining out the previous double header for the Spoonhauer run tracks earlier this month. The upcoming dates...
Man linked to Cynthia Hoffman’s murder receives lighter sentence than 2 other defendants
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A judge has sentenced the man who prosecutors say admitted to giving the two teenagers his SUV so they could kidnap Cynthia Hoffman and kill her near Thunderbird Falls in 2019 has been sentenced to serve 30 years in prison, with the eligibility for parole in 10 years.
A Big Mac, flowers and candles honor 16-year-old killed by Anchorage police
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - What happened the night of Aug. 13 that led to the death of 16-year-old Easter Leafa?. At the family’s invitation, Alaska’s News Source visited the home where Easter was fatally shot on that night by an Anchorage police officer to see the layout of the apartment.
NEA leadership meets with Alaskan Native, JBER artists in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The 13th chair of the National Endowment for the Arts paid a visit Wednesday morning to the Alaska Native Heritage Center, part of a busy day of site visits in Alaska’s largest city. As Yup’ik dancers’ music echoed throughout the open space, Maria Rosario Jackson,...
Statewide housing organization to field Unalaska’s concerns at community forum
Representatives from a statewide housing organization are holding a meeting Wednesday morning to hear Unalaskans’ concerns about the local market. The Alaska Housing Finance Corp. aims to make housing more accessible. They provide loans and offer energy efficiency, senior housing and professional development programs. The group was created in 1971 by the state of Alaska and runs public housing statewide. It also invests in a sizable chunk of the mortgage market in Alaska every year — anywhere from 25% to 35%.
Incumbents lead in early primary election results
Unofficial results are in for this year's state primary election. Polls closed Tuesday at 8 p.m. The top four vote-getters in each race advance to the General Election in November. Senate District D (Northern Kenai Peninsula including Kenai, Soldotna) Incumbent Republican Sen. Jesse Bjorkman carries a lead of about three...
Police searching for man suspected in deadly Fairview shooting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage police are searching for a man they believe is responsible for a deadly shooting Thursday morning in Anchorage’s busy Fairview neighborhood. APD said they believe the man fired at least one shot “outside at a camp” around East Fifth Avenue and Karluk Street around...
City leaders discuss mayor’s plans in handling police shootings, public transparency
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Disagreements on the appropriate speed of reaction to six officer-involved shootings in three months were expressed among Anchorage Assembly members during a special committee meeting Wednesday. Assembly Public Health & Safety Committee co-chair Kameron Perez-Verdia held Wednesday’s meeting in response to recent updates from Mayor Suzanne...
UAA, UAF volleyball teams picked fifth and sixth, respectively, in GNAC preseason coaches poll
The 10 coaches in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference agree the Seawolves and Nanooks will be better volleyball teams than they were a year ago. However, they don’t agree who’s the top team in the NCAA Division II league. Central Washington, Seattle Pacific and Simon Fraser each received...
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