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The Sunday Minefield – June 30, 2024
I can’t believe June is already over! Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) announced his vetoes and unceremoniously signed the operating and capital budgets into law on Friday afternoon. Anchorage Mayor-elect Suzanne LaFrance will be sworn in tomorrow at a ceremony at Town Square Park that starts at noon. The deadline to withdraw from the primary was yesterday. A last minute withdrawal left yet another House incumbent unopposed, taking the total to eight. In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit’s decisions holding that enforcing anti-camping ordinances on city property constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the U.S. Constitution. And the Alaska Supreme Court reversed Judge Zeman’s ruling that the correspondence program is unconstitutional.
Lower 48 police department explains different body camera policy after 4 Anchorage police shootings
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - As Anchorage welcomed its new mayor on Monday, some of the public were in protest. During Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s inauguration in Town Square Park, members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation could be heard protesting nearby, calling for not only the immediate release of body camera video for the officer-involved shootings, but also the creation of a civilian oversight committee.
Escaped campfire started weekend Tustumena blaze; crews still treating burn area
A wildfire that burned more than 50 acres west of Tustumena Lake this weekend was caused by an escaped campfire at Centennial Lake Campground, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. Campers near the Slackwater boat launch were evacuated Saturday as firefighters responded to the area, about 15 miles south of Soldotna.
Fairbanks Senior Center begins a new era of life
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - At long last, after pandemic closure, extended construction, program expansions and a collective community effort, the Fairbanks Senior Center is once again fully open. “We’re just growing and growing,” exclaimed Pat Ives, president of the center’s board of directors, “and we’re just so pleased to come...
Soldotna council OKs budget amendments
Soldotna City Council members approved amendments to their operating budget Wednesday. The spending plan covers the fiscal year that starts on July 1. No changes were made to the city’s sales or property tax rates. Soldotna uses a budget structure that covers two fiscal years instead of one. Council...
Alaska glaciers may hit irreversible melting point sooner than expected, study finds
(Reuters) - Glaciers in the Juneau Icefield in southeastern Alaska are melting at a faster rate than previously thought and may reach an irreversible tipping point sooner than expected, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Dunleavy Signs Fiscal Year 2025 Budget, Vetoes Money For KPBSD
Governor Mike Dunleavy transmitted the Fiscal Year 2025 state operating and capital budgets on Friday, June 28. The Governor line-item vetoed and signed the appropriation bills Thursday afternoon. One of the line item vetoes included $11.9 million marked by the legislature for the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage School Districts to settle a dispute over pandemic relief funds.
FPD arrests missing suspect in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - UPDATE: Carleen Charlie was located and arrested for Unlawful Evasion in the 1st Degree. The Fairbanks Police Department (FPD) is seeking information regarding the whereabouts of Carleen Laura Charlie. Charlie is an absconder from the Northstar Center halfway house. Charlie was convicted of murder in 2015, and after serving 9 years she was sent to the Northstar Center on June 4, 2024.
Anchorage man found guilty of cyberstalking woman
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - On Friday, June 28, a federal jury convicted a man in Anchorage after a five day trial for cyberstalking a woman for over four years. The court documents and evidence presented at trial show that between 2016 and 2020, 40-year-old Rolando Hernandez-Zemora stalked the victim using location tracking, text messages, and video calls to try and control her.
Akiak residents say weeks without power have ruined frozen food stores, drained savings
Akiak has three diesel generators that are supposed to power the town, but they’ve been plagued by mechanical problems. Since mid-June, Akiak has been without consistent municipal power. It’s the second extended outage the 450-person community has faced in the past two months. In May, the community dealt with a five-day outage. City administrator Aleck Jackson has said that it’s part of a bigger pattern.
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