First Lady speaks against public safety cut
A move to reduce funding for a new sex trafficking investigation unit has one high-profile critic: Alaska First Lady Sandy Parnell.
Tuesday Newscasts 3/26/13
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Parnell declares this Tsunami Preparedness Week
Gov. Sean Parnell has declared this Tsunami Preparedness Week in Alaska.
Save our Schools rallies support for public school funding
Minority members say they’ve been getting hundreds of emails and other comments from frustrated parents, teachers, school administrators and education boards asking for increased public school funding.
Juneau Afternoon 3/26/13
Tuesday at 3 on A Juneau Afternoon, Pat Moore hosts.
We’ll learn about Steve Kocsis’s presentation tonight at the Marie Drake Planetarium, The Big Bang … more
China Reportedly To Buy Russian Subs, Fighter Jets
China has reportedly signed a deal to buy new submarines and Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, the first such arms deal in nearly a decade.
Rebels Rain Down Mortars On Damascus
Syrian rebels carried out mortar and rocket attacks on Sunday and Monday in what appeared to mark a new escalation in the fighting over the Syrian capital.
President’s Pen Establishes New National Monuments
President Obama on Monday designated five new national monuments, including one in Maryland dedicated to anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman and another setting aside Washington state’s San Juan Islands.
Judge rejects Alaska challenge to roadless rule
A U.S. District Court Judge in Washington, D.C., has rejected a challenge by the state of Alaska to the Clinton-era “roadless rule” for the Tongass National Forest.
Alleged truck thief crashes vehicle near JPD station
Darren Baines is charged with vehicle theft, failure to stop, assault, driving with a revoked license, driving under the influence, and escape.
