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Watercolor gallery to open downtown next week
Ann Barker’s home is filled with dozens of watercolor paintings. “They’ve taken over everything!” she said. Barker organized a watercolor painting pop-up gallery in the Kodiak Marketplace downtown on July 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The theme for the show is “80 at 80” –...
Missing Homer dog found and receiving medical care with community support
Jaime Sylva lives in Homer and spends her days raising huskies for herself and a kennel, including 16 month old Moonie. When the mini husky slipped through a fence opening on July 9, Sylva began a frantic search across town to find him. “He has no concept of where he...
Alaska Native Heritage Center completes first renovation phase of 25th tourist season
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After marking 25 years in the community this May, the Alaska Native Heritage Center’s first renovation phase has now been completed with significant changes to the “Hall of Cultures” exhibit space. Center leaders say the renovation’s first phase was mostly structural, focusing on...
Alaska Club Seeks Donations for ASD's HUGGS Program Ahead of School Year
The Anchorage School District needs your help to get students ready for the start of school. The Alaska Club is accepting donations for ASD's HUGGS program. That's short for Helping Us Give School Supplies. In the lobby of the Alaska Club East and South, donation bins are all set up...
Microsoft Outage Causes Multiple Flight Disruptions In Anchorage and Fairbanks
The recent Microsoft issue has had significant operational impacts on the Alaska International Airport System (AIAS), Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC). Both airports are experiencing multiple flight delays, and Ted Stevens International Airport has seen several flight cancellations across multiple airlines. According to a...
New Boss for iHeartMedia Stations in Alaska and Hawai’i
The iHeartMedia family of radio stations in Alaska has a new boss. Effective October 1, Kim Williams is promoted from Market President of the Fairbanks cluster to oversee all ten stations in the Alaska market as Area President. Her responsibilities also include overseeing seven stations in Honolulu. The iHeartMedia cluster...
Alaska Fisheries Science Center Has a New Chief of Staff
NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center has added a chief of staff to its leadership team. In this role, Dr. Elaina Jorgensen will lead a newly organized strategic support team to more efficiently provide products and services to both center staff and Alaska interested parties. “We have been undertaking a...
Alaska Native students gain cross-cultural experience through Ilakucaraq program
Earlier this month, a dozen teenagers gathered in KOTZ’s studio in Kotzebue to listen to gospel music. Fifteen-year-old Edward Ochoa was one of them. He lives in Arizona but has family ties to the Northwest Arctic. “My mom and aunty used to come down here all the time to...
One lane of Seward Highway reopened after fatal crash at mile 114
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage Police have reported one person is dead following a two-vehicle crash near Mile 114 on the Seward Highway Saturday. A social media post from the Anchorage Police Department posted around noon stated a serious injury vehicle crash occurred just south of the weigh scales on the Seward. An update posted at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday said that a Kia traveling northbound crossed the center line and struck a Ford F150 pickup truck traveling southbound in the opposite the lane. The driver of the Kia was declared deceased at the scene, and both occupants of the pickup truck were transported to an Anchorage hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Rick Whitbeck: If extremist Anchorage leadership has its way, the Eklutna Dam will be removed
I’’ve written before about the Anchorage Assembly’s fascination with threatening the infrastructure that allows for 90% of the Municipality’s water supply and approximately six percent of Southcentral Alaska’s overall power generation. The Eklutna hydroelectric project is currently in the final phases of a reauthorization of...
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