It was 111 years ago today that Anchorage began as the largest Alaskan city it is at present. It was April 9th, 1915 that President Woodrow Wilson made his final decision as to the route of the Alaska Railroad from Seward to Fairbanks. The route led to the move of the headquarters from Seward […]
A free two-day workshop is planned in Craig and Klawock for participants to learn about milling and drying lumber, with an opportunity to earn an Alaska lumber grading certificate. Matt Labrenz, forest products specialist with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the workshop April 22-23. The Alaska Lumber Grading program […]
Adam Telle, Army assistant secretary for civil works, visited Juneau, March 24, to observe ongoing solutions the Army Corps of Engineers is using to address flooding ahead of the annual Mendenhall Glacier outburst flooding events. Telle outlined the Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District’s multipronged efforts to mitigate annual flooding. “As we confront the […]
(Ketchikan, AK) – On April 2, Superior Court Judge Katherine Lybrand sentenced Devon Guthrie, 24, to 25 years imprisonment with 12 of those years suspended, followed by 20 years of felony probation. A Ketchikan jury found Guthrie guilty of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree following a trial in Dec. 2025. The jury also […]