Youth in Sitka spent five months testing the water as part of an ocean acidification education program called 4-H pH. 4-H pH is led by personnel from three units at the University of Alaska Fairbanks: 4-H program assistant Jasmine Shaw with the Cooperative Extension Service, Christina Buffington with the Geophysical Institute and Natalie Monacci with […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Wasilla doctor practicing at Alaska Brain Center was arrested yesterday after a federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging him with possessing child pornography. Sponsler also owns Alaska Music and Arts, a music, karate and dance studio for children. According to court documents, on March 17, 2025, Jeffrey Sponsler, […]
(Bethel, AK) – Yesterday, a jury found 59-year-old Matthew Nicori guilty of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree and Sexual Assault in the Third Degree after a week-long trial. These convictions relate to the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in the village of Akiak in May 2018. Nicori exercised his right to represent himself at […]
KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC-39) and crew held a change of command ceremony, Thursday, in Kodiak. Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony where Cmdr. Stephen Brickey relieved Cmdr. Steven Baldovsky as the commanding officer of the Alex Haley. The change of command ceremony is a […]