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Big Lake woman struck by motorcycle on walking path dies from injuries
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A motorcyclist traveling at a “high rate of speed” struck and killed a 79-year-old woman on a paved walking path on Tuesday in the Big Lake area, according to Alaska State Troopers. Nineteen-year-old Brendan Clark, of Anchorage, received a citation for riding the motorcycle...
Family Seeks Justice for Slain Army Private in Anchorage Shooting
Months after a young army private was killed in Anchorage his family is pleading for the public's help. Jaivion Hawkins, 21, was shot and killed over Thanksgiving weekend inside a home on Greenland Drive. More than eight months later, there have been no arrests in the case. Hawkins' family is...
Tug and Barge Grounding Near Kodiak, Alaska Causes $1.4 Million in Damages
An articulated tug and barge struck a known underwater rock near Kodiak, Alaska, last year, resulting in grounding and $1.4 million in damages, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported Tuesday. The tugboat Cingluku and barge Jungjuk were transiting into Shakmanof Cove from Marmot Bay on May 25, 2023, with...
Housing developer blames local paper for withdrawing from Wrangell’s “old hospital” sale
Wrangell’s “old hospital” building had a buyer, but things took a 180 and he quashed the deal. The project would have renovated the old Wrangell Medical Center into much-needed housing. But the buyer ended his plans because he didn’t like a headline in the local paper.
Time Equities Expands in AK with $9M Anchorage Acquisition
Time Equities, Inc. (TEI) has acquired an industrial site at 501 West 58th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, for $9.1 million. The purchase marks TEI’s fourth property in the Anchorage area, bolstering its growing portfolio in the region. TEI’s in-house team, including Ami Ziff, Jonathan Kim, Grant Scott, and Eli...
Montana Creek Fire Winds Down
The Montana Creek Fire that started on June 29 is 93 percent contained as of 9:45 am Tuesday. Crews and equipment continue to be demobilized from the site as mop-up is completed. Favorable weather conditions have continued to help keep the fire activity minimal and allowed crews to make significant progress.
Juneau’s school board adds back dozens of jobs previously cut for next school year
Dozens of jobs previously cut from the Juneau School District due to a lack of funding are now being added back for the coming school year. That comes after Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed this year’s state budget, which included a one-time funding boost of about $175 million for school districts.
Project GRAD Kenai Peninsula Hires New Executive Director
The board of directors for Project GRAD Kenai Peninsula hired former teacher and school district superintendent Rayna Bird as the organization’s new Executive Director. Project GRAD has partnered with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District for more than twenty years to provide supplemental education and activities at nine isolated and underserved schools.
Ordinances up for Public Hearing on July 29, 2024 Assembly Agenda
Ordinances up for Public Hearing on July 29, 2024 Assembly Agenda. The following items are scheduled for public hearing by the City and Borough of Juneau Alaska Assembly, on the date(s) designated below. The agenda and packet material for the meetings will be posted on the CBJ website at https://juneau-ak.municodemeetings.com/ by close of business the business day prior to the meetings.
Consortium building new SNF to combat state’s rising hospital diversions
A new $70 million skilled nursing facility takes aim squarely at alleviating the type of hospital patient discharge backlogs that have increasingly plagued healthcare providers across the US. Limited short-term rehabilitation beds in skilled nursing facilities have led to long delays for patients who are healthy enough to leave a...
As breaking makes its Olympic debut, an Anchorage dancer is focused on growing the sport in Alaska
Jeremy Viray, better known as B-Boy Icey Ives in the dance world, warmed up for a breaking set in his dance studio in Midtown Anchorage. He showed off some classic breaking moves — including one where his legs swoop under him in just a few steps while crouched and supported by his hands.
Watch: Famous ‘Shower Bear’ in top salmon-catching form again
The famous brown bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park are fresh out of hibernation and resuming their creative salmon-catching techniques at Brooks Falls. The accompanying footage shows Bear No. 164, a.k.a. Bucky Dent, fishing successfully at one of his favorite spots, known as the Shower. “Sometimes your best ideas happen in the shower,” Explore.org joked Sunday via X. Sometimes your best idea happen in the shower. 🐟 pic.twitter.com/1QZFv1rPMq — explore.org (@exploreorg) July 7, 2024 Explore.org and the National Park Service maintain live cameras on the Brooks River throughout the summer salmon run on the Brooks River. The bears typically begin to appear in late June and stay well into fall. Each season culminates in Fat Bear Week, a fan-driven competition held as a celebration of the bears’ success in fattening up sufficiently for the winter hibernation season. Bucky Dent, named because of a vertical indentation in his muzzle, has not claimed a Fat Bear Week title, but he remains among the more popular bears featured on the cameras.
David Norris named Alaska Athlete of the Week after shattering own record on historic Mount Marathon race
David Norris slashed 49 seconds off his previous Mount Marathon record by winning the brutal three-mile race up and down Seward’s landmark mountain in 40 minutes, 37 seconds. An Alaska-grown cross-country skier who has called both Fairbanks and Anchorage home and now lives in Colorado, Norris is our Alaska...
Juneau, Alaska To Vote on Cruise Ship-Free Saturdays
Alaskan capital, Juneau, has long been clamoring for fewer cruise ships and passengers. On October 1, the decision to introduce tighter restrictions on cruise lines one day a week will be put to a vote. If it is voted into law, vessels carrying 250 passengers and more will be prohibited...
Petersburg develops tiny home designs in hopes of easing housing market
Petersburg has a tight housing market – last year, a survey found the town would need an additional 300 homes in the next decade. But a new local program aims to make it easier for people to add small homes, also known as Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs, to their property. The Borough of Petersburg has developed detailed, pre-permitted blueprints that are available to residents free of charge.
Alaska businesswoman faces prison time for tax evasion with storied Nome hotel
An Anchorage woman pleaded guilty last Wednesday to evading taxes on income from her Nome business, which was destroyed in a fatal fire in 2017. Court documents show that Tina Yi kept two sets of financial records for the Polaris hotel, bar and liquor store from 2014 until it burned down. One set of records […] The post Alaska businesswoman faces prison time for tax evasion with storied Nome hotel appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Precollege program for rural, Alaska Native health students gets reboot and grant after funding gap
Of all the courses offered by the Della Keats precollege program, the three high school students in the University of Alaska Anchorage lobby were most struck by the cadaver lab in their Anatomy and Physiology course. It’s not the kind of opportunity students from rural Alaska usually get, which is the point. Bristol Albrant, a […] The post Precollege program for rural, Alaska Native health students gets reboot and grant after funding gap appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
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