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New CES Fire Station Breaks Ground This Week
Construction of the new Central Emergency Services Fire Station begins this week. The official groundbreaking will be held on Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. at the corner of Wilson Lane and Warehouse Drive. Mayor Peter Micciche, Fire Chief Roy Browning, and key project personnel will speak briefly prior to celebrating a...
Mayor Steven Eisenbeisz files to run for another term
Mayor Steven Eisenbeisz filed to run for reelection last week (7-17-24). KCAW spoke with Eisenbeisz about his decision to run for a third term as Sitka’s mayor, maintaining city projects and managing the city’s economic growth, and why he thinks tourism is “the question of our generation.”
USACE awards contract for navigation improvements at Unalaska
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District awarded a construction contract for the Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channels project in the Aleutian Islands. J.E. McAmis Inc. of Chico, California, will dredge a 600-by-600-foot channel with a depth of minus 58 feet at...
Parks & Recreation’s free Month of Play kicks off August 1
Join the City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department for Month of Play, a month of in-person and DIY fun taking place August 1 through August 30. Complete do-it-yourself activities, use the Passport to Play for free admission to Parks & Rec facilities, join the in-person events, or do it all. All activities are free and the more you play, the more chances you have to win prizes! Learn more at the Month of Play website.
UAF Hockey add seven heading to the end of the off season
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) -The Nanooks Hockey Team signed seven new student-athletes from some of the top junior leagues across North America. First up is Caelum Dick, a right shot 5-10 defenseman who played for the United State Hockey League’s (USHL) Dubuque Fighting Saints from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Dick played in 116 regular season games for the Fighting Saints and tallied six goals and 21 assists for 27 points and a playoff goal.
Assembly to interview three finalists for City Attorney position
Assembly to interview three finalists for City Attorney position. Following a nationwide search, the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly has narrowed the pool of candidates for the City Attorney position to three finalists. They will complete an assessment exercise and interview with the Assembly on July 24 and 25, 2024.
Explore the forest with Jensen-Olson Arboretum family plant walk on August 10
Explore the forest with Jensen-Olson Arboretum family plant walk on August 10. Join Friends of the Jensen-Olson Arboretum for a family stroll along Point Caroline trail on Saturday, August 10 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. During the walk, kids and adults will learn to identify several of the native plants found in the area, think up a “recipe for a forest,” and share plant stories.
HOMETOWN HEROES: Deputy Chief Juarez, Sergeant Fenton, and Sergeant Mullowney, ANC Police and Fire
Congratulations to Deputy Chief Juarez, Sergeant Fenton, and Sergeant Mullowney all with the ANC Police and Fire on their recent promotions!. "On Thursday we celebrated three promotions. Deputy Chief Juarez, Sergeant Fenton, and Sergeant Mullowney were joined by family and friends to celebrate their promotions to their respective positions! We look forward to them serving the public and department in their new positions."
Outfitting North Slope Workers with Layers of Protection
There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing. The Norwegian adage is wise advice for Alaskans too. Workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil fields 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle have learned through experience how true the saying is. Equipped with their employer’s list of required...
Searches underway for 2 missing men on Chena and Yukon rivers
A search continued Sunday on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks where a man went missing in the water Friday, a day before a Yukon River boater was reported overdue. With prayers and Gwich’in singing, the family of Elia Ansaknok gathered Sunday morning to resume searching for his body in the Chena River. Elia’s uncle, David Solomon of Copper Center led family members in song, as Fairbanks police and Alaska State Troopers launched three boats yesterday at Graehl Landing to dredge the river below the pedestrian bridge where Ansaknok went into the river.
Texas man dead after rafting accident southeast of Bethel
A Texas man has died after an accident during a remote river rafting trip southeast of Bethel. According to a Alaska State Trooper dispatch, 53-year-old Larry Erwin of Dallas, Texas was part of a rafting trip around 53 miles southeast of Bethel. Erwin reportedly went over a waterfall after losing...
Isaac Updike closes his track season with searing steeplechase; Allie Ostrander’s steeple season is done, she’s headed to the trails
After a bout of COVID derailed Isaac Updike’s Olympic dreams at the U.S. Trials last month, his steeplechase performance Saturday night in Los Angeles provided some salve. The 32-year-old pro runner from Ketchikan closed fast at Sound Running’s 2024 Sunset Tour to blow away the field, clock a season’s-best 8 minutes, 19.11 seconds and win by 2.57 seconds.
King Cove man charged with killing parents in Anchorage house fire
A man from King Cove is now charged with arson and murder in his parents’ deaths earlier this year following an Anchorage house fire. Joshua Gould, 46, is facing more than half a dozen charges filed Wednesday, including two counts of first-degree murder and a count of arson in the deaths of James and Kathryn Gould.
Vehicle Accidents On Seward And Kenai Spur Hwys Claim 2 Lives
Two people are dead after a pair of major motor vehicle accidents occurred within minutes of one another on Saturday morning on the Seward and Kenai Spur Highways. At 11:55 a.m., Alaska State Troopers in Soldotna responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Treasure Chest and the Kenai Spur Highway.
Heat hits Interior Alaska, clouds return to Southcentral
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Temperatures will likely hit the mid to upper 80s to near 90 degrees across Interior Alaska through mid-week. Tuesday and Wednesday will be the warmest with near-record temperatures for Fairbanks. The hot, dry conditions will increase fire danger and can cause existing fires to spread more easily.
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