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Nascar Legend rockets around the track for the Great Alaska Dirt Shootout
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) -Dirt track racing... Some will say it’s the last true form of grass roots racings. Cars built and worked on by those who drive them, and this past weekend was the 11th Annual Great Alaska Dirt Shootout. The two day event brings in talent from all...
Camp LaFrance: Homeless have taken over entire street in midtown Anchorage
A warning to parents, children, and the elderly: A street just a block east of Cuddy Park has become the new no-man’s-land for street people living in cars, trucks, and tents in Anchorage. In addition to tarps, tents, and vehicles in the street, the street is lined with trash,...
Residents Propel Initiative to Limit Cruise Ship Activity in Juneau
You can receive daily cruise news updates directly to your inbox, so you don't miss a thing! Go ahead and Subscribe here. Residents of Juneau, Alaska, the state capital, have successfully collected the necessary signatures for a crucial ballot measure aimed at limiting large cruise ship activities. The initiative, labeled...
Alaska Regional Hospital to Extend Services to South Anchorage
Alaska Regional Hospital (ARH) is proposing to expand its life-saving healthcare services into South Anchorage with a new Certificate of Need application. The hospital announced it is again seeking state approval to build a full-service emergency room facility to meet what hospital officials say is a growing need for services in Anchorage.
Author and educator visits Peterburg to talk about community building
M. Paloma Pavel is a writer and psychologist exploring the ways that people interact with each other and the places they live. She will be in Petersburg June 9 to give a workshop on the topic. She encourages community members to get involved in local politics and decision-making to help...
Bethel Police warn of phone scam impersonating officers
Bethel Police Department is warning residents about a phone scam run by someone impersonating a local police officer. Multiple residents have reported receiving calls from an individual who calls themselves “Deputy Chris” and uses multiple last names. The calls appear to come from a local landline number at Bethel’s courthouse.
Fire department rescues two hikers in back-to-back calls on Saturday
Sitka Fire Department carried out two back-to-back rescues over the weekend. Around 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, the department received a call from an injured hiker on Harbor Mountain. Assistant Fire Chief David Johnson said the woman fell and hurt her leg, and was having difficulty walking. Over 20 first responders hiked in to help her, and carried her down the mountain in a litter.
2 Wasilla women found dead after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Alaska State Troopers say two women were found dead at a Wasilla home Saturday, in a suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning. According to an online dispatch, troopers were informed shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday that Rosa Schlosser, 21, and Desiree Michaud, 19, had been found dead in Wasilla’s Williwaw subdivision. First responders, including Wasilla police and medics, had tried to resuscitate them but they were declared dead at the scene.
Alaska Airlines flight attendants win tentative contract with historic 32% pay boost
Alaska Airlines flight attendants have a tentative agreement with the airline that could avert a strike or work slowdown. The draft contract boosts pay by 32% and also specifies that flight attendants will be paid for the boarding period before the plane takes off. Currently, they are not paid while passengers board, as wages start when the airplane door gets shut.
Juneau’s Jacob Thibodeau and Mario Fata consistently cashing in at World Series of Poker
Anchorage pro Adam Hendrix remains Alaska’s most prominent poker player, but don’t sleep on Juneau stalwarts Jacob Thibodeau and Mario Fata, who have been cashing in regularly at the ongoing 55th annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Thibodeau has already cashed in 10 events at this...
Man threatens campers with harpoon, is shot dead by State Trooper at Kasilof Beach on Kenai Peninsula
One unhinged Alaska man brought a knife to a gunfight. Or rather, a harpoon. It didn’t end well for him. Just after midnight on Monday, Alaska State Troopers were informed that a man wielding a sword was threatening to kill people on South Kasilof Beach on the Kenai Peninsula, where Alaskans are engaged in their annual personal-use dip-netting for salmon.
Tragic Accident When Raft Hits "Landslide Debris" In Klutina River: Troopers Say One Woman Died
Troopers, EMS & Fish & Wildlife Responded At Bridge On The Richardson. A Man Who Was Swept Down The River Was Saved At The Bridge. EMTs Unsuccessfully Tried To Save Pennsylvania Woman's Life, Troopers Say Family Members At Scene. FOLLOW UP REPORT. Alaska State Troopers say one person died in...
Officers put holes in man they say discharged weapon in East Anchorage
Police Chief Sean Case was only six business days into his new job heading up Anchorage Police when he was in front of a microphone explaining to the media why a man had been shot early Monday morning. At 3:27 a.m. on July 8, Anchorage officers were dispatched to the...
An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. Now, long-simmering tensions over Juneau’s tourism boom are coming to a head over a new voter initiative aimed at giving residents a respite from the influx. A measure that would ban cruise […]
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