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Stranded hiker flown down from Arrowhead Peak
Sitka Search & Rescue and the US Coast Guard safely recovered a man who had become stranded on top of a local peak on Saturday afternoon. Fire engineer Karl Muench says a 9-1-1 call came in just before 6 p.m. from a man who had summited Mt. Verstovia – known locally as Arrowhead Peak – and could not find the route down.
Valdez evaluating new air carriers, citing chronic issues with current service
The city of Valdez will soon start evaluating new air transportation options to town, after earlier this month announcing a federal request for proposal (RFP) for essential air service. The impetus for the RFP process comes from what Valdez city officials are calling a lack of reliable and frequent air...
A dozen candidates enter race for Kodiak municipal election prior to deadline
The final list of registered candidates running for local municipal office is set with a dozen Kodiak residents on the upcoming election ballot. That does not include those running for various service area boards. By 4 p.m. on Aug. 15, when the two week filing period closed, four candidates each...
Coast Guard Foundation Activates Emergency Disaster Relief Program
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, announced that its emergency disaster relief program is providing vital assistance to Coast Guard members and their families impacted by Hurricanes Beryl, Tropical Storm Debby, and glacial flooding in Juneau, Alaska. The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has already proven to be one of the most challenging in recent memory. Hurricane Beryl, a powerful Category 1 storm, made landfall in Texas, bringing with it catastrophic winds, flooding and widespread destruction. Shortly after, Tropical Storm Debby followed, bringing damaging wind, heavy rains and flooding to multiple states on the East Coast, including Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Then, just last week, a glacial dam burst releasing floodwaters that damaged more than 100 homes in Alaska.
UAF receives funding to enhance nuclear proliferation detection
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has been named to a group of 12 universities tasked by the federal government with improving and expanding the nation’s detection of nuclear weapons proliferation. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded two groups of universities a combined $50 million...
West Anchorage blanks Colony in season-opening statement
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - It took all but about 30 seconds of West Anchorage’s season opener against Colony to prove why the Eagles are the defending state champions and the team to beat in Alaska. On the Eagles’ opening drive, senior running back Zephaniah Sailele took a handoff and...
StarDate Susitna 8-18-23, by Kathleen Fleming
In this edition of StarDate Susitna, Part 4 of the Eclipse Experience series, Kathleen Fleming includes the 7 interviewee’s answers to questions #14-16 (2 more left for next week’s wrap-up). AND she tells us what astro-sights to look for now that the wee hours of the morning are dark enough to see the Milky Way.
Bering Sea storm brings erosion and flooding to Western Alaska communities
A series of large storms have left some Western Alaska communities grappling with flooding and erosion. Some residents report that the flooding is worse than Typhoon Merbok, and that it rivals this year’s historic breakup floods on the Kuskokwim River. In Tuntutuliak, on the lower Kuskokwim, a community member...
Alaska Health Dept. announces opioid settlement grantees
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Department of Health on Monday announced the names of the 19 recipients of a Statewide Opioid Settlement grant, totaling almost $3 million. As the only statewide grantee, the Alaska Behavioral Health Association was awarded the most money at just over $290,000. “Alaska’s communities continue...
Tuesday is Alaska’s primary election, but the biggest races will wait until November
Polls open at 7 a.m. on Tuesday for Alaska’s primary election, the preliminary round for 50 legislative races and one of the most competitive U.S. House elections in the country. Pre-election turnout has been unusually low: This is the first Alaska primary in more than a decade without a governor’s race, race for U.S. Senate, […]
Passings: Paul Jenkins, longtime Alaska journalist, who went through the Great Alaska Newspaper War
Conservative journalist Paul Jenkins, who went from being an Associated Press reporter to becoming managing editor of the Anchorage Times, an editor of the Voice of the Times, editor of the Anchorage Daily Planet and finally a columnist at the Anchorage Daily News, has died. That is according to his former longtime colleague Robert Dillon, who announced it on Facebook. The announcement was corroborated by a family member.
Former Bethel police officer charged with assault and providing false information
The state has charged a former Bethel Police Department officer with multiple misdemeanors for a 2023 incident that left a man in the hospital. According to a charging document filed in Bethel District Court, Jonathan Murphy allegedly struck 44-year-old Bernard Mael repeatedly with a closed fist, lied to a fellow officer about being struck by a vehicle Mael was driving, and provided a false report of the incident.
Troopers: Brown bear attack ‘seriously injured’ hunter on Kenai trail
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A brown bear was shot and killed by hunters after it came after the pair on Saturday afternoon along a popular trail on the Kenai Peninsula, according to the Department of Public Safety. According to troopers, the attack took place on Resurrection Pass Trail near Cooper...
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