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Alaska election officials to recalculate signatures for ranked vote repeal measure after court order
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge on Friday disqualified numerous booklets used to gather signatures for an initiative that aims to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system and gave elections officials a deadline to determine if the measure still had sufficient signatures to qualify for the November ballot.
Jackson Krug Announced as Newest Signing for Alaska Men’s Basketball
FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Nanooks men's basketball program has announced another signing for the 2024-25 season in 6-7 guard Jackson Krug. Krug spent the previous two seasons at Lassen Community College in Susanville, Calif. as a member of the Cougars men's basketball team. "Jackson will provide much needed size and...
Family says Norwegian will reimburse costs after getting stranded in Alaska during excursion mishap
A cruise vacation through Alaska turned into a travel nightmare for one Oklahoma family who got stranded without their belongings after a mishap with a local excursion caused them to miss their ship's boarding window. The Gault family, including six young kids and a 78-year-old grandmother, are now safely back home from Ketchikan. They had disembarked from the Norwegian Encore on Friday, July 12 to see a lumberjack show that they booked through the cruise line. "When you talk about cruise nightmares this is the definition of it," Joshua Gault told Good Morning America of the incident. He said when they tried to get back to the ship, the local tour operator had told them to wait for the next bus. But that bus never arrived. The family said they called the local port agent who rushed them to the ship, only to see it already pulling away from the dock with their belongings, including some of their passports.
A nice weekend combo of sunshine and 70s!
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Warmer weather is here for many Alaskans!. A ridge of high pressure is over the southwest part of the state and Bering Sea, moving north and east. It will provide a sunshine bubble over the state for several days. Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska will benefit from...
U.S. District judge hears food stamp backlog case against Alaska’s health department
U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason is considering a case that asks the court to make sure the state issues food stamps on time after years of chronic delays. She heard oral arguments Thursday in Anchorage. Ten Alaskans sued the state in January of last year because they said the Department of Health failed to […] The post U.S. District judge hears food stamp backlog case against Alaska’s health department appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Federal appeals court appears unlikely to halt Southeast Alaska king trolling for now
In closely watched oral arguments on Thursday, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals indicated that it is unlikely to grant an environmental group’s petition for an order that could halt — at least temporarily — a valuable Southeast Alaska king salmon fishery. In May 2023, a judge in the U.S. […] The post Federal appeals court appears unlikely to halt Southeast Alaska king trolling for now appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Woman stabbed in alleged fight with man downtown, APD says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A woman suffered life-threatening injuries after being stabbed in the upper body Friday night in downtown Anchorage, APD said. A phyisical fight was reported to police at about 6:15 Friday night near East 4th Avenue and Barrow Street downtown between a man and woman. That’s where police found out the woman had been stabbed. APD found the woman and she was taken to the hospital. The man who allegedly stabbed her was arrested as a suspect at 6:18 p.m. and was taken to the police department where he’s being questioned by detectives.
Man charged with murder in homicide-arson case involving parents
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A 46-year-old man charged with multiple counts of murder entered a not-guilty plea during his arraignment hearing on Friday in Anchorage Superior Court. According to a Department of Law release, Joshua James Emon Gould was charged with multiple counts of first- and second-degree murder — in...
Anchorage police chief says body camera footage of Handy shooting to be released ‘probably within a week’
Anchorage police officials say they’ll enact a new body camera policy on Monday that mandates the release of footage of police shootings within 45 days. Police Chief Sean Case said the most recent Anchorage police shooting of Damien Dollison on July 8 will be held to that 45-day standard, though footage of prior shootings may take a little longer.
Alaska State Troopers released the name of one officer involved in the shooting of a Juneau man
The name of one of the law enforcement officers involved in the shooting death of a man in downtown Juneau earlier this week has been released. Alaska State Troopers released the name of Alaska Wildlife Trooper Sergeant Branden Forst on Thursday. Forst was among several officers who fired their weapons during a confrontation with Steven Kissack on Monday.
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