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Alaska Nanooks Hockey 2024-25 Season: Upgraded Carlson Center & Exciting Schedule Revealed
The Alaska Nanooks hockey team prepares for the 2024-25 season with significant updates, including games at the Big Dipper Arena and Carlson Center. The Carlson Center will host its first game of the season on Dec. 6-7 against the Augustana Vikings, featuring new NHL-size ice and upgraded facilities following a funding announcement from the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly in Sept. 2023.
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.”
Slideshow: 2024 Bethel Volunteer Emergency Services Association’s Volleyball tournament
Bethel Volunteer Emergency Services Association hosted their annual Mud Volleyball tournament on July 20, 2024 in Bethel, Alaska. The Bethel Volunteer Emergency Services Association’s annual Mud Volleyball tournament took place this past Saturday, July 20 at the BIA sand pits. Players and spectators alike enjoyed some of this summer's...
Long-delayed trial for former legislator Gabrielle LeDoux scheduled for this week
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After years of delay, the trial for former Alaska State Legislator Gabrielle LeDoux is scheduled to get underway this week in an Anchorage courtroom. LeDoux, a Republican who served in the State House of Representatives, has pled not guilty to several charges of voter misconduct and...
Candidate: grow opportunity, not government
“Sometimes you just have to hit pause on your personal life and give some public service time,” declared Cole Snodgress, a candidate for House District 36. Snodgress is from the Fairbanks area. He is married and has two young children. When asked why he decided to enter the race,...
Longtime Alaskan receives VA benefits 78 years after honorable discharge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A longtime Alaskan was awarded his VA healthcare benefits during a ceremony last week in Anchorage — almost eight decades after leaving the U.S. Armed Forces. According to the Alaska National Guard, Louis “Jiggs” Gigliotti was recognized by the Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs on...
Bronson’s Bombshell Report Reveals Anchorage’s Hidden Crises
Former Mayor Dave Bronson’s transition report reveals a municipality in crisis. Anchorage faces significant challenges across departments and agencies, including staffing shortages, outdated equipment, and fiscal problems. These issues threaten basic services, including fire and police departments struggling with hundreds of vacancies and outdated gear. The police department has...
Juneau police name officers involved in deadly shooting
JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - A Juneau police officer who was one of two officers to shoot and kill a homeless man in Alaska’s Capitol city last week had over 20 years of experience, authorities say. The Juneau Police Department released the names of the four officers with the department...
Why is there a shortage of affordable housing in Kodiak and what can be done to fix it?
Kodiak is running out of room. Like other Alaska communities, there is not enough housing available within city or borough limits, and the homes that are for sale are too expensive for the average lower to middle class resident. It’s an issue affecting teachers, police officers, and firefighters, among other essential workers. Some have blamed short term or vacation rentals, but the problem and the solutions are multi-faceted.
Oilers Drop Two Games Against Chinooks
Oilers drop their fourth and fifth games on the road in a doubleheader against the Chugiak Eagle River Chinooks. The Oilers were the “home team” in game one of the doubleheader due to a rainout in Kenai this past week. The Chinooks struck first in the top of the first inning, plating an early run.
$1,312 Payout Alert: Track Your Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Status Online or In-Person
Alaskans can track their $1,312 Permanent Fund Dividend payments online or at PFD offices, with applications due by August 7 and final payments set for August 15, but should note that online services will be down for maintenance on July 24. How to Track Your $1,312 Permanent Fund Dividend: Online and Office Options for Alaskans […]
Alaska has two contested top-four state legislative primaries in 2024. Here is a closer look
Alaska has two contested top-four state legislative primaries on August 20, 2024. This is the second state legislative primary since Alaska voters approved a ballot measure to establish a top-four primary system in 2020. Under the system, the top-four vote getters in the primary, regardless of partisan affiliation, advance to the general election.
Some Alaska Republican candidates pledge to withdraw if they aren’t atop GOP votes in primary
In some Alaska races, Republican candidates have pledged to withdraw from the general election in November if they do not receive the top votes among fellow party members in the primary. The most high-profile pledge was made by Nick Begich III, who is running for Alaska’s single U.S. House seat. Begich publicly pledged in April […] The post Some Alaska Republican candidates pledge to withdraw if they aren’t atop GOP votes in primary appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
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Studies show an influx of sushi worms in Alaska salmon
Allison Little, a middle school assistant principal from Anchorage, has been fishing on the Kasilof River her entire adult life, so she’s used to seeing wormy parasites coiled up in fish on occasion. But last year, as she cleaned her dipnet catch, the worm situation edged into horror movie territory.
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