Alaska gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker welcomed a court ruling today confirming the validity of the Walker/Byron Mallott unity ticket. Anchorage Superior Court Judge John Suddock’s decision upholds the actions of the lieutenant governor, who issued emergency regulations approving the merger of the two campaigns. “Elections should be decided at the ballot boxes, not the courtrooms,” […]
Nome firefighters, in five fire response vehicles, fought an apartment blaze for nearly two hours before getting it under control at approximately 9 pm on Thursday night. Nome firefighters arrived at the scene at about 7:10 pm on Thursday night, to find the eight unit apartment building, owned by the Bering Straits Native Corporation, in […]
A contract employee at a suburban air traffic control center set fire to the facility with gasoline on Friday, brought air traffic to a standstill at O’Hare and Midway airports on Friday. The employee, angered that he was being transferred to Hawaii, deliberately set fire to the center stopping up to 1,500 flights at the two […]
The U.S. Forest Service has done an about-face on the issue of photography on U.S. Forest Service lands throughout the nation. Previously this week, it was reported that the U.S. Forest Service would be charging up to $1,500 for permits to film or take photographs in federally designated wilderness areas or face penalties of up to $1,000. […]
Anchorage, Alaska – Less than a week after naming Brigadier General Jon K. Mott to lead the special project team that will implement the recommendations in the National Guard’s Office of Complex Investigations’ (OCI) assessment report, Governor Sean Parnell met with the general in Anchorage. General Mott, the assistant adjutant general for the Connecticut National […]
During our planet’s most recent cold period, a slab of ice smothered Manhattan. Canada looked like Antarctica but with no protruding mountains. When the last glacial maximum peaked about 20,000 years ago, most of the continent — from the Arctic Ocean to the Missouri River — slept under a blanket of white. Alaska was different. […]
A nuisance Black Bear was shot and killed by a homeowner in Juneau early Thursday morning according to Alaska State Troopers. Juneau Police and Alaska Wildlife Troopers responded to an address on Back Loop Road near Goat Hill at 6:15 am to investigate the wildlife shooting. Troopers and police found that the homeowner shot and […]
A large 6.2 magnitude startled residents in the south central region of Alaska today when it began what seemed like minutes-long shaking at 9:51 am on Thursday. The quake, felt as far north as Fairbanks and throughout the Kenai Peninsula, and even Kodiak, occurred just 80 miles to the northwest of Anchorage. The quake knocked […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Gov. Sean Parnell met with commanders and leaders of the Alaska Army National Guard Sept. 20 for a senior leader workshop, held at the Arctic Warrior Event Center, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The group discussed professional ethics and developed plans to ensure the organization is meeting its obligations as a uniformed […]