The Anchorage School District’s financial team went over the fiscal year 2023 budget at Monday night’s Anchorage School Board meeting, combing through the details and coming up with an updated total deficit of around $67 million.
Hugh Neff has been officially blocked from participating in the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race by the Iditarod’s Qualifying Review Board — and according to the Iditarod handbook, their decision is “final and binding”.
Democratic candidate for House District 15 Denny Wells has announced that he has formally requested a recount of votes with the State of Alaska, according to a press release from the campaign.
Fulfillment of Alaska’s state motto, ‘North to the Future,’ dominated the governor and lieutenant governor’s remarks as they signed their oaths of office
While fighting the flames, troopers said firefighters found the Ester woman unresponsive in the house and moved her outside, where they attempted lifesaving efforts, but she was pronounced dead.
Anchorage resident Sephen James Allen and two juvenile suspects were arrested in Sept. 2020 following a string of armed robberies — including one at a gas station — in Anchorage, Eagle River, Chugiak and Palmer. Sentencing information for the juveniles was not available.
While some have argued that the pilot shouldn’t have been flying that low, one of his longtime friends said there’s a lesson to be learned without pointing blame toward any one party.
The National Transportation Safety Board is urging immediate action following an investigation of a helicopter crash that occurred on June 8 of this year near Kalea, Hawaii. According to a report from the NTSB, the pilot and the five passengers on board sustained injuries that ranged from minor to serious.
For the past three years, ASYMCA has asked community members to step up and act as holiday genies. Donors from the community that help sponsor and make a soldiers wish come true through the ASYMCA program, “Artic Warrior Wishes”.
The regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has taken a major step in preventing the development of mines in the Bristol Bay watershed today, issuing a recommended determination that may put a stop to the Pebble Partnership’s plans for the region.
It’s big news for the towns of Newtok and Napakiak, two rural villages in Western Alaska that have been dealing with environmental impacts from climate change for quite some time.
After the state experienced a shortage of Christmas trees in 2020, the borough saw over 120 applications for permits leading them to run out of eligible stock for the 2021 harvest season.
State Veterinarian Dr. Bob Gerlach said poultry owners in Alaska still need to take precautions to protect their flocks from avian flu. So far in 2022, the virus has been detected in six backyard flocks as well as over 570 wild birds statewide.
A Kodiak man was arrested on Tuesday after a suspicious package containing more than a half-million dollars worth of illegal drugs was sent to him, the Alaska Bureau of Investigation said.
The case involved a now deceased woman named Neva Ogle, who was in her mid-80s at the time. Superior Court Judge Daniel Shally determined that former Yakutat residents, Carla and James Vernon Sigler, took $700,000 in funds from Ogle over a period of two years, beginning in 2012.
Art Mathias is leading an effort to have ranked-choice voting on the ballot in 2024 — but this time to get rid of the system, which was approved by voters in 2020, 51% to 49%, and used for the first time in 2022.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that it wants to see the Federal Aviation Administration “issue aviation regulations specific to Ketchikan to require more conservative flight minimums and enhanced weather training for air tour pilots flying there.”
It’s a long road to the Alaska bench. To get there, and stay there, potential judges have to gain approval from Alaska’s Judicial Council. Some people say it's time for a change.
The most notable occurrence of flooding due to frigid conditions in recent years was back in 2019 after an ice jam broke in Willow Creek, leaving residents of a subdivision north of Deneki Bridge with no way out. Emergency Manager for the borough Casey Cook said nothing to that extent has occurred since, but that they continually monitor known problem areas.
Superior Court Judge Una Gandbhir spoke about some of her experiences with the state's court system and how, as a first-generation Indian American woman, she keeps family and cultural traditions alive.
The race is only separated by four votes, with Republican incumbent Tom McKay leading with 3,472 and Democrat challenger Denny Wells trailing with 3,468.
Lack of availability has been a common issue the day care industry has faced for decades. For years, Alaskans have encountered a child care shortage, according to Thread, a child care resource and referral network in Anchorage.
Dozens of potential victims came forward to the Division of Banking and Securities following the publication by Alaska’s News Source of an alleged fraudulent multi-million-dollar investment scheme, DBS officials said.
Since 2010, there have been 110 cases of laser strikes reported by pilots in the state, which pales in comparison to national rates that have grown exponentially in recent years.
After years of honing his craft in Alaska Native art, one man is connecting with brand giants such as Vans, Lib Tech Snowboards, Volcom, Smartwool, Yeti, Google and more.
Eight Alaska Senate Republicans and nine Democrats have formed the Alaska Senate Majority, according to a press release from the Alaska State Legislature.
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