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Assembly to interview three finalists for City Attorney position
Assembly to interview three finalists for City Attorney position. Following a nationwide search, the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly has narrowed the pool of candidates for the City Attorney position to three finalists. They will complete an assessment exercise and interview with the Assembly on July 24 and 25, 2024.
Explore the forest with Jensen-Olson Arboretum family plant walk on August 10
Explore the forest with Jensen-Olson Arboretum family plant walk on August 10. Join Friends of the Jensen-Olson Arboretum for a family stroll along Point Caroline trail on Saturday, August 10 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. During the walk, kids and adults will learn to identify several of the native plants found in the area, think up a “recipe for a forest,” and share plant stories.
Outfitting North Slope Workers with Layers of Protection
There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing. The Norwegian adage is wise advice for Alaskans too. Workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil fields 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle have learned through experience how true the saying is. Equipped with their employer’s list of required...
HOMETOWN HEROES: Deputy Chief Juarez, Sergeant Fenton, and Sergeant Mullowney, ANC Police and Fire
Congratulations to Deputy Chief Juarez, Sergeant Fenton, and Sergeant Mullowney all with the ANC Police and Fire on their recent promotions!. "On Thursday we celebrated three promotions. Deputy Chief Juarez, Sergeant Fenton, and Sergeant Mullowney were joined by family and friends to celebrate their promotions to their respective positions! We look forward to them serving the public and department in their new positions."
Searches underway for 2 missing men on Chena and Yukon rivers
A search continued Sunday on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks where a man went missing in the water Friday, a day before a Yukon River boater was reported overdue. With prayers and Gwich’in singing, the family of Elia Ansaknok gathered Sunday morning to resume searching for his body in the Chena River. Elia’s uncle, David Solomon of Copper Center led family members in song, as Fairbanks police and Alaska State Troopers launched three boats yesterday at Graehl Landing to dredge the river below the pedestrian bridge where Ansaknok went into the river.
Isaac Updike closes his track season with searing steeplechase; Allie Ostrander’s steeple season is done, she’s headed to the trails
After a bout of COVID derailed Isaac Updike’s Olympic dreams at the U.S. Trials last month, his steeplechase performance Saturday night in Los Angeles provided some salve. The 32-year-old pro runner from Ketchikan closed fast at Sound Running’s 2024 Sunset Tour to blow away the field, clock a season’s-best 8 minutes, 19.11 seconds and win by 2.57 seconds.
Texas man dead after rafting accident southeast of Bethel
A Texas man has died after an accident during a remote river rafting trip southeast of Bethel. According to a Alaska State Trooper dispatch, 53-year-old Larry Erwin of Dallas, Texas was part of a rafting trip around 53 miles southeast of Bethel. Erwin reportedly went over a waterfall after losing...
King Cove man charged with killing parents in Anchorage house fire
A man from King Cove is now charged with arson and murder in his parents’ deaths earlier this year following an Anchorage house fire. Joshua Gould, 46, is facing more than half a dozen charges filed Wednesday, including two counts of first-degree murder and a count of arson in the deaths of James and Kathryn Gould.
Alaska Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy visiting Cordova
The Alaska Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy (ACFTA) is visiting Cordova today to offer community members, health care professionals, and first responders a training on how to adequately document and report cases of violence and abuse. The event will take place at the Cordova Community Medical Center from 10-11:30 a.m. and...
Pilot project puts wildfire sensors on Anchorage Hillside
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage Fire Department has a new tool for detecting wildfires on the Anchorage Hillside that can provide an early alert to first responders. The system called FIRE-SPY consists of a small box that contains a sensor which is mounted on a utility pole. There are currently 25 monitors in place on the Hillside with plans to install five more by the end of July.