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The Dogs Den Podcast Episode Two August 28, 2024
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) -Check out the second episode of The Dogs Den presented by Newscenter Fairbanks. A show where Fairbanks Ice Dogs Head Coach Ryan Theros and Sports Anchor Alex Johnson sit down and talk about how fall camp is going, what it takes to have foreign players on the team, a fun new segment and other topics revolving around the Ice Dogs.
Japanese-inspired garden trail adds new gate, discusses future additions
Nestled in the woods near Soldotna High School is a Japanese-inspired garden. The Kenai Peninsula Peace Crane Garden Trails has been a work in progress since 2018. It was inspired by a Rotary International conference that highlighted an organization that harvests seeds collected from plants that survived the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima.
Vulcans surge late for 5-set win
HONOLULU (Aug. 30) – Senior outside hitters Katie Birtcil-Tipton and Bethany Tuchardt combined for 29 kills, but the Alaska Anchorage volleyball team could not hold off a late Hawaii-Hilo comeback Friday, falling 21-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-11 in the finale of the Alaska/Hawaii Challenge at the Shark Tank. The...
Local businesses make their case against Juneau’s “Ship-Free Saturday” ballot proposition
An advocacy group is telling Juneau residents to vote no on a proposition set to appear on the local ballot this fall. It’s about whether large cruise ships should be banned on Saturdays starting next year. The Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum Thursday featuring a panel...
Labor Day Weekend Restaurant Open Hours
To make your dining experience a breeze this Labor Day weekend, our Visitor Services team has compiled a helpful list. We've contacted over 100 Fairbanks-area restaurants to confirm their openings for the holiday weekend. This list features restaurants that confirmed their hours with our team but it's always a good...
Kuskokwim 300 announces $15,000 increase to 2025 race purse
Race organizers for Bethel’s Kuskokwim 300 (K300) Sled Dog Race have announced a $15,000 increase to the 2025 race purse, or the total amount of prize money paid out to competitors. The move brings the total race purse to $200,000, which will be split between the top 25 competitors...
Alaska fighting 'overtourism' with vote to limit cruise ships
Residents of Juneau, Alaska, are fighting "overtourism" by proposing a vote to limit cruise ships docking in the city, bringing criticism from local business owners. NBC News' Ellison Barber speaks with locals about these tourism concerns.
Town hall panel hopes Skagway residents will vote yes to convert clinic to non-profit
Assembly member Alex Weddell, Dahl Clinic Board President Lea Mauldin and Dahl Clinic Director Albert Wall at the Aug. 21 town hall. Around a dozen Skagway residents attended the first town hall to ask questions about Proposition 1, which would transition Dahl Memorial Clinic into a non-profit. Concerned citizens met...
Conceptual plan for Garden City addresses housing crisis
Skagway’s assembly approved a plan to convert one of its RV parks, formerly the site of a mission boarding school, into 32 housing lots. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson has the details. The Skagway Borough Assembly recently approved a conceptual plan for the two blocks that make up Garden City...
Sitka still without internet, cell service after undersea cable break
Sitka continued to experience a wide internet and cell service outage Friday. Nearly all Sitkans use GCI for both services, but that went out Thursday shortly after 11 a.m. On Friday, GCI said in a statement posted to social media that they are investigating a break in a subsea fiber optic cable.
Jerry Riley, ’76 Iditarod champion from Nenana, dies
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - One of the first champion mushers of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race died last week. In a Facebook post, Iditarod officials wrote they were sad to lose Jerry Riley, a “member of the mushing family.” It did not list an age. “Jerry was...
Pili Power: Dimond’s Cayden Pili leads Lynx to 40-39 win over Linfield in California
Given how well the offenses moved the football Friday night, chances were good whoever held possession last was going to win the game. That was the Dimond Lynx. Quarterback Cayden Pili threw for a touchdown and go-ahead two-point conversion with 9 seconds left to lift the Lynx to a thrilling 40-39 road win over Linfield Christian in Temecula, California.
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola visits Petersburg’s medical facilities; pledges support for hospital replacement project
Petersburg’s hospital is deteriorating and state funding for a replacement facility is just out of reach, so hospital administrators are turning to federal lawmakers for aid. On August 10, they showed U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola around the medical center in hopes of securing her support for the project. At...
Juneau Picked as Icebreaker Homeport
The Coast Guard has selected Juneau, Alaska, as the future homeport for an icebreaker the service will acquire from a private business. The vessel, named Aiviq, had been used commercially for oil exploration in the Arctic. Modifications will bolster its inherent capabilities to the point where it will be suitable for medium icebreaking missions.
Cross Country Heads South for Opener at Anchorage
ANCHORAGE - Did someone say rivalry? The Alaska Nanooks Cross Country team is headed south to the University of Alaska Anchorage to face off against their in-state rivals this Saturday at the Seawolf Throwdown. This first race of the season will take place at Kincaid Park with the men starting at 10:00 a.m. and the women following immediately after.
Two mysterious disappearances haunt a rural Alaska community. One man is on a mission to find out what happened
There’s a rural community in Alaska that is known for dog sled racing and its gold rush history. But it’s also become known for dozens of mysterious disappearances. In June 2016, Joseph Balderas, 36, vanished without a trace. Just four years later, in August 2020, Florence Okpealuk, 33, an Alaskan Native, also went missing.
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