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North Slope oil project is on track, Santos head tells industry gathering
The leader of an Australia-based company advancing one of two major upcoming North Slope oil projects said the development is mostly complete and on track to be producing oil in less than two years. Kevin Gallagher, the managing director and CEO of Santos, said the Pikka project is nearly 60% complete, with more than 40 […]
Missing Sitka hiker found safe after two-day search and rescue effort
Despite the outage, a Sitka search and rescue ended successfully. A woman first reported missing in Sitka on Thursday has been found safe. Sitka Police and Alaska Troopers first reported 28-year-old Olivia Magni was last seen on Tuesday around noon at the south end of the Katlian Bay Road looking for her lost dog.
New accessible playground at Creekside Park Elementary gives kids with disabilities a chance to play too
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - On Thursday, young students played on a new playground for the first time; for some, it was their first time on a playground in years. Creekside Park Elementary cut the ribbon for their newly remodeled playground Thursday evening. Earlier in the day, students of the school in Northeast Anchorage got to do a little preliminary test drive. Later, school district officials spoke a little about why accessibility matters on the playground before the ribbon was cut.
Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness says Next Step program is working
The program, initially funded with $1.5 million from the city’s alcohol tax, can pay for a year of rental assistance, as well as offering case management, something Coalition COO Jessica Parks said is critical for people transitioning and navigating, what is for some, a new world of leases and landlords.
Internet, cell services down for most of Sitka
Most internet and cell services went down in Stika Thursday morning shortly after 11 a.m. Sitkans who reached out to the GCI customer service line to report the widespread internet and cell service outage got a message that said “GCI is aware of the outage that is affecting internet and TV service within the O’Malley area in Anchorage and Sitka.”
REMINDER: CBJ property tax payments due September 30
Please be aware that 2024 property tax payments are due on Monday, September 30. Property tax payments must be received or postmarked by September 30 to be considered timely. Payments received or postmarked after September 30 will be considered late and will incur late fees. Property tax payments can be...
Fishing Report: Heavy fish and heavy cash prizes at Valdez Fish Derbies concluding Sunday
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Although the main staples of the popular Valdez Fish Derbies wrap up on Sunday, a $10,000 coho salmon may still be swimming in Prince William Sound. ”We’ve had the winners caught the day before the derby ends. It’s happened in both the halibut and the silver derby,” Joe Prax, President of the Valdez Fish Derbies said on Thursday. “Generally, the silvers get larger as the season goes on, so it wouldn’t be surprising if that one does not stand.”
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