John Schaeffer Jr., an Inupiat Eskimo elder and tribal leader in northwest Alaska, has died. He was 77.
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Anchorage police ID men found dead in park
Anchorage police have released the name of a second man who was found dead in a local park over the weekend. Kevin Turner, 34, of Anchorage was one of two homicide victims found early Sunday morning at Valley of the Moon Park, police said. Police also have identified the other man as Bryant Dehusson, 25, of Anchorage.
Nikiski students spearhead campaign to get more books
A group of Nikiski High School students are spearheading an effort to get more books into the hands of Kenai Peninsula middle school students.
Pepper-spraying bicyclist sought in assaults
Police in Alaska’s largest city are looking for a man on a bicycle who is accused of pepper-spraying at least four people.
Anchorage police investigate deaths of 2 men found in park
Anchorage police are investigating the deaths of two men whose bodies were found near each other in a local park.
Flight instructor dies in biplane crash at Oregon air show
A longtime pilot and flight instructor from Alaska has died after his biplane crashed during an air show in central Oregon. Sixty-one-year-old Marcus Bruce Paine appeared to be attempting a very low-altitude loop when his Boeing Stearman plane went down at about 3 p.m. Saturday. Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Adkins says officials with the Federal…
Max Ritvo, Poet Who Chronicled His Battle With Cancer, Dies At 25
The Los Angeles native was diagnosed at 16 with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare cancer that affects bones and soft tissue in children. He gained wide recognition for his works on fighting the illness.
Recent oil refinery owners share contamination cleanup costs
Alaska’s Supreme Court says recent owners of a North Pole oil refinery share costs of cleaning up a contamination that has reached about 7 square miles of groundwater. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the Friday ruling keeps onsite cleanup costs attached to Flint Hills while former refinery owner Williams Alaska Petroleum is responsible for the…
Canadian rescued near ‘Into the Wild’ bus
Authorities in Alaska say a Canadian man is the latest person to be rescued near an abandoned bus made famous by the book and film “Into the Wild. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports 22-year-old Matthew Sharp of Manitoba was rescued after he was unable to hike back because of minor injuries and high river levels.…
Hep C cases are most severe in Southeast
A statewide uptick in Hepatitis C cases is most severe in Southeast Alaska, where heroin use has been on the rise. The Juneau Empire reports that Alaska epidemiology experts found the rate of infection among those between the ages of 18 and 29 rose 490 percent in Southeast Alaska in a five-year period through 2015.…