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Anchorage Daily News will reduce to two print editions a week, beginning July 15
Over the winter, the publisher of the Anchorage Daily News began asking thought leaders in Anchorage about how the community would react to the newspaper reducing its hard copy editions to twice a week. The decision was made by the owners, the Binkley Company, and announced to staff in April,...
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.
Dot Lake On The ALCAN Sues Army Corps Of Engineers Over Gold Mine In Tetlin
Citing Multiple Kinross Mine Concerns, Tiny Little Village Of Dot Lake Sues Army Corps Of Engineers. A new federal lawsuit was filed on Monday, July 1, by the Village of Dot Lake against the US Army Corps of Engineers. The suit claims, among other things, that "The Corps failed to...
APD Chief: Man badly hurt in officer-involved shooting after he fired ‘at least’ one shot at police
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A man is in the hospital in critical condition following an officer-involved shooting near an East Anchorage gas station early Monday morning, according to police. In a press conference Monday morning, Police Chief Designee Sean Case said officers responded to a weapon-involved disturbance at a Circle...
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.
Anchorage’s Brody Jessee has six wins in 19 appearances with High-A Daytona, most for Alaska relief pitcher since 2005
For a relief pitcher, racking up winning decisions usually comes down to being in the right place at the right time. Daytona Dragons’ right-hander Brody Jessee of Anchorage has been lucky in that department, going 6-1 in 19 appearances this season in the Class High-A Midwest League. Those six...
UAF Hockey transfer portal signing and schedule update
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - News for Nanook Nation this time from the transfer portal for Division I hockey. The Nooks Hockey team has picked up defenseman Adam Cardona from UMass Lowell. Cardona appeared in 16 games for the River Hawks in his freshman campaign, scoring one goal against Boston University.
Ostanik signs first player in new tenure
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) -News for Nanook Nation as new Men’s Basketball Coach Frank Ostanik signs the first player in his new tenure with the team. 6 foot 6 guard Jalai O’Keith signs to the Nooks after spending the last season at East Los Angeles Community College. The Huskies are known from the hit show Last Chance University.
Damage control: U.S District Court clerk explains what will happen to Judge Joshua Kindred’s caseload
The clerk of the U.S. District Court for Alaska said in a statement today that U.S. District Court Judge Joshua M. Kindred, who resigned suddenly on Tuesday, has 77 open criminal cases with 102 defendants, as well as 148 civil cases that are open in the District of Alaska. All of the cases will be reassigned to Chief Justice Sharon Gleason, with the exception of seven cases in the Juneau division that will be assigned to Senior Judge Timothy Burgess.
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