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Senator Dan Sullivan on current provisions in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - In an exclusive interview with Newscenter Fairbanks, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan discussed ongoing work with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is currently being negotiated and debated. “We write that bill every year. By the way, that bill passes every year. Sixty-five years in a...
Former Alaska City Treasurer sentenced for embezzling $1 million
Jess Adams was the City of Houston, Alaska’s Treasurer from 2015 through 2018. Adams was found to have full access to the city’s record-keeping and accounts and abused his position to further his own gains. The IRS Criminal Investigation Department, in conjunction with the Alaska State Troopers, investigated...
Georgia man withdraws from Wrangell housing deal, blames newspaper headline
Wrangell’s former hospital building had a buyer, but he has quashed the deal — citing a headline in the local newspaper. The project would have renovated the old Wrangell Medical Center into much-needed housing. But Georgia resident Wayne Johnson ended his plans because he didn’t like a headline in the Wrangell Sentinel that read: “Hospital property developer now wants borough lots for free.”
Fairbanks City Council passes blighted properties measure
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The City of Fairbanks will amend its code in hopes of creating a more direct legal path for dealing with blighted properties. That’s due to an ordinance passed Monday night at a regular Fairbanks City Council meeting. The measure gives the mayor the power to...
Docents keep Sullivan Roadhouse's doors open
Delta Junction has long been a community that runs on its volunteer force, and the Sullivan Roadhouse is no exception. The Roadhouse is open seven days a week from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Volunteer docents daily open the doors, hang out the flags, and prepare the Roadhouse for its daily visitors.
Workforce shortages and inflation are key challenges for Alaska’s small businesses, new survey says
Inflation, operating costs and workforce shortages are the most common challenges facing small businesses in Alaska, according to a new survey. The Alaska Small Business Development Center survey tracks small business growth in the state and projects future trends. This is the seventh annual report. Inflation was most frequently cited as the top issue facing […] The post Workforce shortages and inflation are key challenges for Alaska’s small businesses, new survey says appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
APD officer fired weapon in 2 of 5 recent officer-involved shootings
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - This week’s officer-involved shooting of an armed man in East Anchorage had several things in common with a controversial shooting two months earlier. In addition to the connections between the styles of weapons — both men were said to have carried long guns — there...
New security council debuts with Coinbase, Anchorage as founding members
Industry stalwarts including Anchorage Digital, Coinbase, Kraken and Fireblocks have come together to form the Blockchain Security Standards Council. The council, helmed by 10 firms, aims to set standards for security across the blockchain industry. Halborn, Bastion, Figment, OpenZeppelin, Ribbit Capital and Sentinel Global will also be on the council.
Lumen Christi baseball coach announces retirement
Jackson, Mich. (WKHM, Greg O’Connor) — Longtime Lumen Christi High School Baseball Coach Phil Clifford announced his retirement from coaching after 19 years. He spent five years as assistant coach and 14 years as head coach. Clifford won nine district titles, won the state championship in 2015, and...
Talk Is Jericho: Up & Vanished – The Mysterious Disappearance Of Florence Okpealuk
Payne Lindsey hosts and co-created the hit true crime podcast series Up And Vanished. Part 1 of season 4 In The Midnight Sun was released earlier this year, and part 2 premieres August 8th. Payne explains what drew him to the edge of the Arctic Circle to investigate two mysterious disappearances in Nome, Alaska – Alaska native Florence Okpealuk and Joseph Balderas, the lengths he went to in order to get answers, and the dangerous situation that netted the biggest clues but also had had him fearing for his life. He also discusses the missing person cases he covered in seasons 1 and 2 of Up And Vanished and what he loves about investigative journalism and podcast storytelling. For more Talk Is Jericho episodes, please visit our archives, and for future episodes, you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts.
US Coast Guard patrol spots Chinese naval ships off Alaska island
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol in the Bering Sea came across several Chinese military ships in international waters but within the U.S. exclusive economic zone, officials said. The crew detected three vessels approximately 124 miles (200 kilometers) north of the Amchitka Pass in the Aleutian Islands, the Coast Guard said in a statement Wednesday. A short time later, a helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak spotted a fourth ship approximately 84 miles (135 kilometers) north of the Amukta Pass. All four of the People’s Republic of China vessels were “transiting in international waters but still inside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone,” which extends 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) from the U.S. shoreline, the statement said. The Chinese vessels told the Coast Guard their purpose for being there was “freedom of navigation operations.” “The Chinese naval presence operated in accordance with international rules and norms,” said Rear Adm. Megan Dean, Seventeenth Coast Guard District commander. “We met presence with presence to ensure there were no disruptions to U.S. interests in the maritime environment around Alaska.”
Woman swept to sea whilst at beach is rescued 37 hours later and 50 miles away
TOKYO -- A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach was rescued 37 hours later after drifting in an inflatable swim ring more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) in the Pacific Ocean, officials said Thursday. Japan's coast guard launched a search for the...
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