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Ore Dock and residents celebrated in ribbon cutting ceremony
Port Director Cody Jennings listens to speeches at the Ore Dock ribbon cutting ceremony with the 'Skagway or Bust' flag behind her. Skagwegians gathered to celebrate the opening of its new dock, the biggest capital project in municipal history. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson explored the infrastructure and has this report.
AROUND ALASKA: Affordable Housing, Nightly Blasting, and Polar Bears!
Move-in has now begun at a new affordable housing facility in downtown Juneau. KTOO reports Glory Hall's former homeless shelter and soup kitchen has been converted into seven affordable housing units. There's also a commercial space downstairs. Officials say construction took less than a year. Grants from the city and other local organizations helped fund the project in Juneau.
Governor’s vetoes whittle list of funded Alaska Long Trail projects to four
Only four of nine projects that the Legislature funded this year as part of an envisioned Alaska Long Trail network survived Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto pen. Dunleavy’s vetoes left a bit over $1.1 million of the $3.7 million in Alaska Long Trail projects that lawmakers approved in their capital budget.
Missing in the North: Shanna Oman
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Shortly after midnight, Shanna Marie Oman left a residence just north of Fairbanks, in June of 2019 and there have been no traces of her since. Oman, from Eagle River, stopped by Fairbanks to see a friend. She visited a house on McGrath road before leaving around 12:30 a.m. on June 3, she then went to a cabin on Pleasant Valley Road, Mile 23 Chena Hot Springs Road. The owner of the cabin later said Oman “walked away” sometime on June 4.
Alaska Native groups push back against racist rant outside Fairbanks grocery store
Editor’s note: This story includes audio containing racist language and profanities. An encounter outside a Fairbanks grocery store in which a man launched a racist diatribe against Alaska Native shoppers is drawing condemnation from area Native groups, as well as store management. The Fairbanks Native Association and the Tanana...
Company provides new Anchorage option to recycle more types of plastic
Alaskans will have a new place to recycle more types of plastics in Anchorage starting Saturday. Alaska Plastic Recovery is opening a drop-off location in Midtown which provides a unique twist on recycling: The company uses the material to make plastic lumber, which can be used in place of wood.
Prelude to the Midsummer Classic 250 at White Mountain Offers Provisional, $2,000 Winner’s Share in Non-Point Qualifier
American-Canadian Tour officials, in conjunction with White Mountain Motorsports Park, have added a special non-point event to the 2024 schedule with the Prelude to the Midsummer Classic 250 on Sunday, July 14 as part of a doubleheader midseason championships weekend at White Mountain. The 75-lap sprint on the North Woodstock highbanks offers a $2,000 winner’s share and all ACT Late Model drivers who take the green will be provisional eligible for a starting spot in the 7th annual Milton CAT Midsummer Classic 250 on Saturday, August 3.
Alaska Botanical Garden poppy collection offers glimpse of rare Himalayan flora
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Botanical Garden this summer is more than just a garden; it’s a living museum. That’s because the East Anchorage attraction boasts the only nationally accredited Meconopsis collection, a group of flowering plants typically only found on a trek to the Tibetan Plateau.
Fire reduces new Bristol Bay floating fish processor’s capacity
An electrical fire has damaged one of three spiral freezers aboard Northline Seafoods’ new floating fish processor Hannah, which is anchored in Bristol Bay’s Nushagak district this salmon season. The vessel is currently operating at a reduced capacity after Sunday’s blaze, and other processors are taking on some...
City of Unalaska greenlights fishermen’s memorial site overlooking Carl E. Moses Boat Harbor
Unalaska’s long-awaited fishermen’s memorial is almost finished and will go up soon on a hill overlooking the Carl E. Moses Small Boat Harbor. City officials greenlit the location at a council meeting June 25. They’ll sign a 10-year land lease for a roughly 10,000 square foot area near...
HOMETOWN HERO: Deputy Chief Erich Scheunemann, Anchorage Fire Department
Congratulations to Deputy Chief Erich Scheunemann on his recent retirement from the Anchorage Fire Department after 26 years with the department. Have a Hometown Hero in your life who deserves to be recognized? Email their name with a photo to news@youralaskalink.com. And to all our heroes: thanks for all that...
Econ 919: Kenai's personal use fishery
There’s less than a week to go until residents from around Alaska descend on Kenai to participate in the city’s personal use salmon fishery. The annual sockeye harvest for Alaska residents is open July 10 through the end of the month. Last year, the City of Kenai took...
Anchorage HOME Initiative set to become law after surviving potential vetoes
When the Anchorage Assembly narrowly passed the HOME Initiative last week — a measure that effectively eliminates single-family zoning in most of the Anchorage Bowl — it came with the caveat that it would be susceptible to a mayoral veto. The 7-5 vote was a single vote short...
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