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Hutli Pole welcomed at Sandy Beach Park
Members of Petersburg’s tribe unveiled a brand new, 14-foot totem pole at a popular recreation area on July 5. It’s called the Hutli Pole, and it’s part of a larger project to bring awareness to the people who have lived on Mitkof Island since time immemorial. The...
Soaking rains build into Southcentral through the weekend
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Despite the trend of wetter conditions for much of the state, Anchorage has remained on the drier side. While many areas across Southcentral have already received over half an inch of rain this month, Alaska’s largest city has only managed to see 0.03″. However, that is all set to change as widespread rain is set to build into Southcentral through the weekend.
Face to Face with Convicted Killer Brian Smith Ahead of Sentencing
Court TV speaks to David Scott, an investigative journalist who did an exclusive jailhouse interview with Brian Smith, a South African native who was convicted of torturing and killing two women in Alaska. (7/12/24) Fore more crime and trial news coverage, visit Court TV
Twelve candidates are running for Alaska’s At-Large U.S. House district this year—the second-most in the last 10 years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Alaska was June 1, 2024. Twelve candidates are running for Alaska’s At-Large Congressional District, including two Democrats, four Republicans, two non-major party candidates, three nonpartisan candidates, and one undeclared candidate. Twenty-two candidates ran in 2022, six candidates ran in 2020, and seven ran in 2018.
Schwanke sets sights on Juneau
Since Mike Cronk announced that he would not again be running to maintain his seat for House District 36, the field of candidates has exploded to six people. One of the candidates is Rebecca Schwanke, a Republican from Glennallen. Other candidates include James Fields, Pamela Goode, Brandon Kowalski, Dana Mock,...
Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Completes Science Report
NOAA Fisheries, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, together with the Governor of Alaska are sharing the final report of the Congressionally mandated Alaska Salmon Research Task Force. It identifies potential impacts to salmon productivity, gaps in understanding of the Pacific salmon life cycle and recommended research priorities to support sustainable salmon management in Alaska.
Bear baiting again banned in national preserves in Alaska, under new National Park Service rule
Bear baiting will be again banned on national preserves in Alaska starting on Aug. 2, under a new rule adopted by the National Park Service. The rule restores a ban for sport hunters that was imposed in 2015 by the Obama administration, then subject to a 2020 Trump administration rule that attempted to overturn it. […] The post Bear baiting again banned in national preserves in Alaska, under new National Park Service rule appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Man gets 226 years in deaths of 2 Alaska Native women. He filmed the torture of one
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who killed two Alaska Native women and was heard while videotaping the torture death of one say that in his movies “everybody always dies” was sentenced Friday to 226 years in prison. Brian Steven Smith received 99-year sentences each for the...
Sustainability Report: Green Star’s community outreach programs
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The staff at Green Star of Interior Alaska carries knowledge about a variety of different electronics, from phones to computers to DVD players, and is using this knowledge to benefit the community in a number of ways. Out of the Reuse IT store, Green Star not...
State identifies trooper who fatally shot Soldotna man
The Alaska Department of Public Safety on Thursday identified the state trooper it says fatally shot a man in Kasilof early Monday morning as Gabriel Holmann. Troopers say Holmann shot 67-year-old Soldotna resident Kirk Medak after Medak charged a trooper patrol vehicle on South Kasilof Beach. Two troopers responded to the beach after receiving reports of Medak wielding a weapon. Medak was declared dead at the scene.
Goals for new Alaska crime law range from harsher penalties for drug dealers to reducing recidivism
Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday signed into law a bill originally aimed at curbing the meteoric rise in opioid overdoses in the state, but which turned into comprehensive crime legislation that Alaska lawmakers approved in the final hours of the legislative session. A bill-signing ceremony was held at the Department of Public Safety’s aircraft hangar […] The post Goals for new Alaska crime law range from harsher penalties for drug dealers to reducing recidivism appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
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