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Heat hits Interior Alaska, clouds return to Southcentral
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Temperatures will likely hit the mid to upper 80s to near 90 degrees across Interior Alaska through mid-week. Tuesday and Wednesday will be the warmest with near-record temperatures for Fairbanks. The hot, dry conditions will increase fire danger and can cause existing fires to spread more easily.
Candidate: grow opportunity, not government
“Sometimes you just have to hit pause on your personal life and give some public service time,” declared Cole Snodgress, a candidate for House District 36. Snodgress is from the Fairbanks area. He is married and has two young children. When asked why he decided to enter the race,...
Some Alaska Republican candidates pledge to withdraw if they aren’t atop GOP votes in primary
In some Alaska races, Republican candidates have pledged to withdraw from the general election in November if they do not receive the top votes among fellow party members in the primary. The most high-profile pledge was made by Nick Begich III, who is running for Alaska’s single U.S. House seat. Begich publicly pledged in April […] The post Some Alaska Republican candidates pledge to withdraw if they aren’t atop GOP votes in primary appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Studies show an influx of sushi worms in Alaska salmon
Allison Little, a middle school assistant principal from Anchorage, has been fishing on the Kasilof River her entire adult life, so she’s used to seeing wormy parasites coiled up in fish on occasion. But last year, as she cleaned her dipnet catch, the worm situation edged into horror movie territory.
Flags ordered at half-staff on Monday in honor of Air Force Tech Sgt. who died in Alaska
Gov. Andy Beshear ordered U.S. flags to be at half-staff on Monday at all state buildings in honor of a technical sergeant who died in Alaska, according to a release. Tech. Sgt. Andrew Hemsath died on July 5 while on active duty with the U.S. Air Force in the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. He was assigned to the 355th Fighter Generation Squadron. ...
Vehicle Accidents On Seward And Kenai Spur Hwys Claim 2 Lives
Two people are dead after a pair of major motor vehicle accidents occurred within minutes of one another on Saturday morning on the Seward and Kenai Spur Highways. At 11:55 a.m., Alaska State Troopers in Soldotna responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Treasure Chest and the Kenai Spur Highway.
King Cove man charged with killing parents in Anchorage house fire
A man from King Cove is now charged with arson and murder in his parents’ deaths earlier this year following an Anchorage house fire. Joshua Gould, 46, is facing more than half a dozen charges filed Wednesday, including two counts of first-degree murder and a count of arson in the deaths of James and Kathryn Gould.
Family of 9 Receives Refund After Alaska Cruise Excursion Leaves Them Stranded
A $30,000 family reunion cruise aboard the Norwegian Encore became a nightmare for the Gault family when a tour operator in Ketchikan, Alaska, failed to return them to their ship on time, leaving them stranded as the boat sailed away. The kicker: they booked the cruise excursion through the cruise...
Nooks and Ostanik stay on the recruiting trail
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Coach Ostanik and the Nanooks have added another name to the 2024 signing class. The Nooks signed talented scorer, Michael Miller from San Bernardino Valley College. Miller played in and started 29 games for the Wolverines in 2023-24. He averaged 14.8 Points, 4.4 Rebounds, 2.3 Assists...
Giving back in Fairbanks with local cyclists
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Over a hundred cyclists turned out for the Salty’s Gives Back fundraiser on Saturday, to further show Fairbanks has a heart of gold. “It’s the Pwerhouse, Lavelle’s Taphouse and Salty’s on Second,” listed Pwerhouse founding coach Jenny Gilbertson, “and we bring all of our cycling bikes down right in front of Salty’s and we raise money for over 40 different causes and charities, mostly local to Fairbanks.”
Anchorage’s JT Thor helps South Sudan take Team USA to the brink before losing 101-100 in Olympic tune-up
There for a moment Saturday, Anchorage’s JT Thor held the basketball world in the palm of his hand. A corner 3-pointer by the 21-year-old NBA player out of West High School gave underdog South Sudan a stunning 100-99 lead over Team USA with 20 seconds left in the pre-Olympics exhibition game in London.
Coast Guard leading search for plane with 3 onboard missing near Panhandle
JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - The Coast Guard is conducting a search for three people unaccounted for after the plane they were traveling in failed to land in Yakutat as scheduled, a report from the Department of Public Safety says. A DPS dispatch released Sunday afternoon said that troopers were alerted...
Isaac Updike closes his track season with searing steeplechase; Allie Ostrander’s steeple season is done, she’s headed to the trails
After a bout of COVID derailed Isaac Updike’s Olympic dreams at the U.S. Trials last month, his steeplechase performance Saturday night in Los Angeles provided some salve. The 32-year-old pro runner from Ketchikan closed fast at Sound Running’s 2024 Sunset Tour to blow away the field, clock a season’s-best 8 minutes, 19.11 seconds and win by 2.57 seconds.
Permanent Fund trustees to meet in Fairbanks
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation’s Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on July 24 in Fairbanks. Agenda items include reports from the Audit and Governance Committees, Private Equity asset class presentations from internal and external managers, and updates to the Personnel Management Plan. During the meeting, the...
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