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All Aboard for Palmer Alaska’s Storybook Scavenger Hunt!
Fireside Books and their community in Palmer, AK are hosting a Storybook Scavenger Hunt July 1- July 31, 2024, with a party August 3rd for participants and prizes. Join us for our first ever Storybook Scavenger Hunt!. Take a trip through Palmer’s local businesses throughout the month of July to...
Elementary school fire does not appear suspicious, say city officials
The cause of a fire at Eagles View Elementary School on July 4 remains unknown but does not appear suspicious, according to a Thursday night statement from the City of Unalaska. “The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, but does not appear to be suspicious in nature,” the...
Sitka, Alaska Rejects Third Petition to Cap Cruise Passenger Numbers
A proposed ballot initiative to limit cruise traffic in Sitka was denied last week. The initiative, petitioned by Small Town SOUL, sought to cap annual cruise visitors at 300,000 and daily passengers at 4,500. Sitka’s municipal clerk and legal department examined the request and offered their recommendations. According to the...
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.
AROUND ALASKA: Tribal Fight, Avalanche Danger, and Gone Fishing!
Aniak's tribal government is suing the state of Alaska and other federal agencies. KYUK reports the lawsuit is over human remains that were allegedly taken from a burial site located beneath Aniak airport. They were discovered during a project to relocate the airport runway there, and the Aniak Traditional Council wants them returned.
Alaska senators say Biden administration continues its 'war' on the state
(The Center Square) - A policy that keeps 28 acres of Alaska land under federal control drew the ire of Alaska U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, who said the Biden administration continues to attack the state. The Bureau of Land Management announced it would revoke a January 2021 environmental impact statement that would have lifted a public land order and returned the land to the state. The move came after the Biden administration had conducted its own environmental impact statement. ...
Alaska Native Heritage Center Unveils Renovations
Coinciding with its twenty-fifth anniversary this summer, the Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) unveiled its newly renovated Hall of Cultures. “We stand on the shoulders of giants who helped bring the ANHC to its current place,” says ANHC President and CEO Emily Edenshaw. “We are born out of a vision from the late Paul Tiulana, and we are honored to continue our mission-driven work to preserve and strengthen the traditions, languages, and arts of Alaska’s Native peoples.”
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...
Army mechanic indicted for second-degree murder of his newborn
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A late newborn’s father who is an active-duty U.S. Army member was indicted last week on murder charges related to the child’s death, according to the Department of Law. Antonius Meyers, 24, faces two counts of second-degree murder, one count of manslaughter, and multiple...
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...
In-person food preservation series planned in Palmer
Learn to preserve meat, fish, fruits and vegetables by canning using a pressure canner, pickling, and drying in a series of in-person workshops in Palmer. Julie Cascio, a University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service health, home and family development agent, will teach the classes, which cost $20 apiece. On...
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