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Alaska State Troopers beat, stunned and used dog in violent arrest of wrong man, charges say
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Fire aboard former state ferry Malaspina quickly extinguished in Ketchikan
A fire broke out on the decommissioned state ferry Malaspina in Ketchikan’s Ward Cove on Tuesday night, but was extinguished without injuries. North Tongass Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jerry Kiffer said the fire aboard the vessel, which is being used as a bunkhouse for workers in Ward Cove, was reported at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. When firefighters arrived, there were no visible flames or smoke.
Myers Chuck dock needs to be replaced; no contractor bid on project
Wilderness mostly makes up the Cleveland Peninsula, a Southeast Alaska mainland peninsula. Meyers Chuck juts out of it with a series of small islands that encircle the bay. Prince of Wales Island is just west of the community. About 20 residents live in Meyers Chuck – including Carol Brown. She...
Alaska mental-health provider Akeela sued over delayed data breach warning
A Washington woman is suing Alaska-based behavioral health provider Akeela Inc. after a 2023 data breach. The federal class-action lawsuit claims it wasn’t until last month that the nonprofit told former patients their personal data had been stolen. Akeela has facilities in Homer, Kenai, and Anchorage. It ceased operations...
Two Alaska state troopers charged with assault after violently arresting wrong person
Two Alaska State Troopers have been charged with misdemeanor assault after using pepper spray, a taser and a canine while arresting a man on a warrant that had been issued for a different person, authorities announced Thursday.
Two additional flags can be flown at public buildings in Alaska, according to new law
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - A bill signed into law by Governor Mike Dunleavy has established two new state symbols for Alaska. On Tuesday, the governor added his signature to Senate Bill 174, which passed both the State House and Senate unanimously. The bill allows two additional flags to be displayed at public buildings. The two flags are known as “Honor and Remember” and “Honor and Sacrifice.” “Honor and Remember” pays tribute to those who died in service in the armed forces.
Alaska elections officials plan to debut new ballot-tracking system with Aug. 20 primary
The Alaska Division of Elections is using a new tool this year in an attempt to avoid the kinds of ballot-counting problems that have occurred during previous elections. Enclosed in the bright red and green paperwork bags sent to every remote polling station is a small, black tracking device that will allow workers to trace […]
Federal appeals court ruling eliminates — for now — legal threat facing Southeast Alaska fishers
A three-judge panel at 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower-court decision that could have temporarily halted troll fishing for salmon in Southeast Alaska. The appellate court decision, announced Friday, clears the way for the region’s troll fishery to continue. It had been threatened by a lawsuit from the Washington-based Wild Fish […]
For this local food stand, the Alaska State Fair is a whole lot of work and a massive opportunity
Buffy Meyer combined cheese in a large stand mixer in a food truck at the fairgrounds in Palmer. The blend will be stuffed into umiak, or, what Meyer calls an “Alaskan jalapeno popper.”. “It’s half a jalapeno blanched, stuffed with the three cheese blend, wrapped with a thin filet...
HEA Agreement With Solstice Energy Paves The Way Construction Of The largest Solar Project In Alaska
Alaska is taking another step toward more renewable energy in the coming years after the largest solar farm in the state was greenlit for construction on the Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday. The project, a collaboration between Homer Electric Association and Solstice Energy, LLC, aims to build a 300-acre solar farm in Nikiski.
Brenda Josephson: Dunleavy signs property tax assessment reform into law
This week saw the fruition of a grassroots effort to improve Alaska’s property tax assessment process by establishing guardrails to protect the public from bad actors from abusing property owners at the local level. Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed SB179, an act relating to municipal property tax, into law on Monday.
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