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Tongass Voices: Diosdado Valdez on finding family away from home
This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. Every summer, the docks of downtown Juneau are packed with tourists. Among the visitors are people like Diosdado Valdez, who prepares the onboard entertainment for one of the cruise ship companies. Valdez has been coming to Juneau for over 30 years, and in that time, he’s found another family off the ship.
Bristol Palin Shares 15-Year-Old Son Tripp Has Moved Back to Alaska
Watch: Bristol Palin Expresses Heartbreak Over Her 15-Year-Old Son Tripp Moving Out of Her Home. Bristol Palin is opening up about her son Tripp Johnston’s latest chapter. In a first day of school photo featuring her daughters Sailor Grace, 8, Atlee Bay, 7—whom she shares with ex-husband Dakota Meyer—Bristol shared her 15-year-old son has moved back to Alaska.
‘They took my girl’s life’: Family wants answers after 16-year-old daughter dies in police shooting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A family in Alaska says the police department killed their teen daughter just a month after they celebrated her 16th birthday. Easter Leafa turned 16 in July but she died Tuesday night in a shooting involving Anchorage police - the same week she was going to start her junior year of high school at Bettye Davis East High.
“Does he have a pulse?” Fairbanks medevac unit advises callers to be specific
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Charlie Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, a helicopter unit based on Fort Wainwright, handles medevac operations all across the northern half of Alaska. According to CW 3 Ryan Ray with the battalion, “We have done medevac all the way up to Prudhoe Bay.”. The...
Bethel’s KYUK tower comes down after 5 decades
A prominent feature of the Bethel skyline has been retired after roughly 50 years of service. KYUK’s iconic orange and white communications tower was originally intended to beam television programming, including local TV news, educational productions, and popular programs like Sesame Street, locally since at least as early as 1975. In more recent years, it carried FM radio programming as well.
Inside the Alutiiq Museum's renovation project
The Alutiiq Museum has been closed for over a year now for a major construction project. It’s going to remain closed until next year. Several of the building’s walls are down to their metal framing as people in high visibility vests and hard hats walk between heavy machinery. There’s still plenty of work to do before the building is ready to reopen.
City Hall News: Fake News
There have been a number of stories going around about the EMS and Delta Medical Transport. I wanted to inform the community of the actual truth. FAKE NEWS… Delta Junction does not need an EMS service… THE TRUTH… in the first 14 days of July, there were 16 emergency calls, and all were transported to Fairbanks.
Economic impacts of mining in Alaska include wages, taxes and career training, report says
Alaska’s mining industry supported 11,800 jobs and $1.1 billion in total wages in 2023, according to a report commissioned by the Alaska Miners Association and Alaska Metals Mines. The four-page report, by the McKinley Research Group, uses data from 2023 and earlier years to calculate the economic impacts of one of the state’s largest industrial […]
Norwegian Cruise Donates $50,000 to Aid Juneau Flood Recovery
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) announced it would donate $50,000 to help with the recent flooding in Juneau, Alaska. Dan Farkas, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ executive vice president, chief development officer, and general counsel, described NCL’s ties with the city. “We are deeply connected to the Juneau community, and witnessing the devastation from the recent flood has been heart-wrenching,” he said in a press release.
Invasive Species Threaten Alaska’s Wildlife and Economy
Along the Chester Creek Trail in Anchorage, a hidden threat lurks beneath the surface. Invasive species, some of which have been present for decades, are harming local wildlife and disrupting the food supply for fish. Biologist Tim Stallard is on a mission to identify and mitigate these non-native plants. The...
16-year-old girl dead following officer-involved shooting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A 16-year-old girl is dead following an officer-involved shooting Tuesday night in the University Area neighborhood, according to the Anchorage Police Department. According to APD, the shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday when police were called to an apartment complex. The caller said her sister was...
Military Report: Fairbanks sees first multi-organization Veterans Picnic
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The veteran community gathered over the weekend to celebrate each other and learn about the services that are available. On Saturday, August 10, veterans organizations and members collected at Tanana Lakes for the Veterans Picnic. “There are three existing American Legions and two existing VFW’s in...
Fill the Bus school supply drive brings in materials for 300 students
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Hundreds of students have been helped as the community provided many donations to the Fill the Bus school supplies drive. After weeks of working together to help students start the school year strong, the golden heart community donated enough materials to support about 300 students according to the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. That’s about five school buses worth of school supplies.
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