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Aug 15 2023
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Teen passenger dies after car hits utility pole
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A teen girl is dead after the car she was riding in hit a utility pole in an East Anchorage neighborhood Monday evening. Officials with the Anchorage Police Department reported that the 17-year-old female passenger was pronounced dead late Monday night after being taken to an Anchorage hospital following the crash. Police said the man driving a Honda Civic with a
Alaska's News Source KTUU/KYESAug 21 2023
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Dillingham man charged with murder in double homicide
Dillingham police have arrested a local man accused of killing two people this weekend. Thirty-one-year-old Joshua Wahl is charged with murder in the deaths of Dillingham residents 31-year-old Timothy Evans and 32-year-old Jennifer Gardiner. Dillingham police got a call Saturday morning from someone who had discovered Evans and Gardiner deceased inside a home near the city’s airport, according
Alaska Public MediaAug 05 2023
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Mendenhall River flooding in Juneau prompts evacuation recommendation for some residents
JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - The Juneau emergency operations center has recommended some residents evacuate over the flooding of Mendenhall River, according to a news release from the City and Borough of Juneau. Residents of Marion Drive are recommended to evacuate overnight because of potential bank failure concerns. The river is flooding due to a major release from Suicide Basin, according to the
Alaska's News Source KTUU/KYESAug 09 2023
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Ordinance passes adjusting cyclist rules to make Anchorage more bike-friendly
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A substitute version of a bike equity ordinance passed Tuesday that is designed to give cyclists more protections when sharing Anchorage’s roadways with other traffic. The ordinance passed as amended with a final vote of 9-2 with Assembly members Scott Myers and Randy Sulte voting no. The ordinance promotes “safety, equity, and access to infrastructure” for those
Alaska's News Source KTUU/KYESAug 08 2023
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Anchorage Assembly poised to discuss body-worn cameras for police department
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage Police Department may be one step closer to equipping its officers with body-worn cameras after tonight’s Assembly meeting. The Assembly will be reviewing two items Tuesday relating to body-worn cameras: One of them relates to the purchasing of body-worn cameras, and the other is a body-worn camera policy. The municipality is recommending the Assembly
Alaska's News Source KTUU/KYESAug 08 2023
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State regulators help alleviate Aniak residents' extremely high power bills
This summer has been a time of financial hardship in the Kuskokwim River village of Aniak after electricity prices quadrupled in May, leaving its 500 residents with some of the highest electricity prices in the world. Households commonly received monthly bills over $1,000. The school and local businesses had bills that were even higher, and they don’t benefit from the state’s power cost
Alaska Public MediaAug 08 2023
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Sighting of Chinese and Russian warships near Aleutians prompts Navy response
Navy warships were dispatched to the Aleutian Islands last week, after 11 Chinese and Russian military vessels were found operating in the region. The exact location of the foreign ships was not disclosed, but a military spokesperson from the U.S. Northern Command said the foreign patrol ships remained in international waters and were not considered a threat. Still, U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski
Alaska Public MediaJun 02 2023
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Grubby’s son captured as Homer faces growing opossum oproblem
It turns out that Grubby the opossum — who hitched a ride to Alaska in a shipping container in March — had babies. State biologists say they captured a male opossum Thursday near Homer City Hall. The opossum, one of Grubby’s offspring, appears to be two to three months old. They’re now looking for more young opossums in the Kenai Peninsula town. “Opossums typically have litter sizes of, say,
KTOOAug 03 2023
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Tuckerman Babcock resigns from UA Board of Regents after 2 months
Tuckerman Babcock resigned from his post as a member of the University of Alaska Board of Regents on Wednesday, after two months in the role and before his confirmation by the state Legislature. Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed Babcock, his former chief of staff and a longstanding Republican figure, to the board that guides policy and appoints the president of the state’s university system on June
KTOOAug 03 2023
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Tuckerman Babcock resigns from UA Board of Regents after 2 months
Tuckerman Babcock resigned from his post as a member of the University of Alaska Board of Regents on Wednesday, after two months in the role and before his confirmation by the state Legislature. Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed Babcock, his former chief of staff and a longstanding Republican figure, to the board that guides policy and appoints the president of the state’s university system on June
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