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Human remains found inside burned home in Aniak after gunshots heard by residents
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Authorities are investigating a house fire in the Southwest town of Aniak after human remains were found inside the burned structure in the hours after gunshots were heard in the area. The Alaska State Troopers reported that gunfire was heard in the area of the home...
For Anchorage teens in search of summer work, odd jobs are a profitable niche
Mica Mckee grabbed cleaner and microfiber cloths from a large blue bucket of supplies and got to work detailing a car in Anchorage. She cleaned crumbs from the seat, wiped dust from the dashboard and wiped muddy footprints from the door. It was only 1 p.m. and it wasn’t even...
3 years after deadly small plane crash near Eagle River, pilot’s mother seeks safety policy changes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Three years to the day when her son and his passenger were killed when the small plane he was piloting crashed near Eagle River, a mother is pushing for safety policy changes. According to a final National Transportation Safety Board investigative report, on July 26, 2021,...
Municipal administrator reports high number of vacant city jobs
The City and Borough of Sitka is struggling to fill a large number of open positions. At the Sitka Assembly meeting on Tuesday (7-23-24), Municipal Administrator John Leach said there are currently 42 vacant city jobs. “I always hate to say that we’re not the only ones going through this,...
Assembly to interview former Sitka magistrate for attorney position
The Sitka Assembly will interview a former Sitka Superior Court magistrate for the open city attorney job. At its regular meeting last night (7-23-24) the assembly agreed to interview Sitka attorney and former magistrate Rachel Jones, one of two applicants for the position. The assembly declined to offer the second applicant an interview.
Alaska teacher apprenticeship program approval unlocks millions to fuel workforce pipeline
When the only preschool teacher left Harold Kaveolook School in Kaktovik, a village of around 250 people on the northern coast of Alaska, Chelsea Brower was in charge. It was January and she had been the preschool aide for about a year-and-a-half. “Being with the kids and trying to be their teacher is what really […]
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