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Curtis Hebert sees 13.2-inning scoreless streak snapped in West Coast League
There for a while it looked like Curtis Hebert of Anchorage wasn’t going to give up a run in the West Coast League. The Ridgefield Raptors’ right-hander didn’t yield any in his first three appearances stretching 11 innings and then carried a shutout into the third inning against the Corvalis Knights on the Fourth of July.
Anchorage mayor’s transition team to hold open house on city priorities
Anchorage community members will have a chance to hear about what Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s transition team is planning on city priorities, and provide feedback, at an open house Tuesday. The open house is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Wilda Marston Theater in the Loussac Library,...
Decades before Anchorage’s hot air balloon heyday, the ‘Prince of the Air’ took to Alaska’s skies
Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story. Once upon a time, hot air balloons positively littered the Anchorage...
Alaskans react to $1,718 PFD in governor’s signed budget
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - With a signed budget that included more than $230 million in cuts, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a slightly higher Permanent Fund dividend than what lawmakers agreed on at the end of the session. The governor said his signed budget includes a PFD check of approximately $1,718...
Large quantities of roofing nails dumped on the Glenn Hwy, APD says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - While most people in Eagle River were preparing for firework celebrations on July 3, Bryan Brenner was fixing an unexpected flat tire. As Brenner quickly came to discover, he wasn’t alone. Brenner and a close friend were some of the Eagle River residents who have...
Mary Louise Heidel
Mary Louise (Nickoley) Heidel passed away in her sleep on June 5th in Anchorage, Alaska. She was 91. We will always remember her good spirits, easy smile, and unintentionally hilarious bird call imitations. Mary was born in Libertyville, IL in 1932. At an early age, the family moved to Hinsdale,...
Joseph "Joe" Edward Kirkwood
Joseph “Joe” Edward Kirkwood, passed away July 2, 2024, at the age of 91. A memorial service will be held at the Wasilla Bible Church , 1651 W Nicola Ave, Wasilla, on Sunday July 21, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. To plant a tree in memory of Joseph Kirkwood...
Company provides new Anchorage option to recycle more types of plastic
Alaskans will have a new place to recycle more types of plastics in Anchorage starting Saturday. Alaska Plastic Recovery is opening a drop-off location in Midtown which provides a unique twist on recycling: The company uses the material to make plastic lumber, which can be used in place of wood.
Alaska Pacific University to receive millions from NASA to study microplastics
To examine microplastics in Alaska waterways, APU Chemistry and Environmental Sciences professor Dee Barker has to first filter a water sample and examine what’s left over under a microscope, identifying small particles that might be plastic. Then she has to move it to a different, infrared microscope. “And then...
Alaska businesswoman pleads guilty to tax evasion scheme
An Alaska woman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to evading taxes on income she earned from the business she operated. According to court documents and statements made in court, Tina H. Yi, of Anchorage, was the sole owner and operator of SJ Investment LLC, a hotel, bar and liquor store in Nome, Alaska, that did business as Polaris HBL. Yi created the business in approximately April 2007 and operated it until approximately October 2017, when the physical property was destroyed in a fire.
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