Between 2016 and 2020, countless other families across the state shared a similar nightmare come true. According to a new report from the Alaska Department of Health, between 2011-2015 and 2016-2020, Alaska saw a 44 percent jump in homicides.
The move comes after the City of Wasilla paid $122,065 to break even in operating costs in 2022 and $133,450 the year prior. According to the commission’s chair, James Grogan, the airport has been operating in the red for years and the increases have been long overdue.
New, high-end facilities for the UAA men's hockey team will elevate the fan gameday experience, and help the coaching staff recruit skilled players to the team by keeping pace with other Division I programs across the country. As head coach Matt Shasby says, "It's a little bit of an arms race in college hockey right now." The only question is how they'll find the money to bring the big plans to life.
A ridge of high pressure helps to clear southcentral of clouds and ensure some sunshine into the weekend, a large storm is lurking over the western end of the Aleutians, churning toward the Bering Sea for a weekend landfall along the west coast and interior.
The Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope is part of a “new era” of large-scale development in the region but it isn’t a sure thing.
