Silver Bay Seafoods, a tannery, and a bear rescue facility are among the businesses that would be affected.
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Alaska governor paints bleak picture if deficit not solved
After the state’s savings are exhausted, there would be drastic cuts to school funding, many health programs would be reduced or end and thousands of state employees would lose jobs.
Police announce $7,631 reward for Anchorage airport tire slashings
The June vandalism spree left 87 private airplanes with slashed tires at Anchorage’s Merrill Field airport.
Legislators to meet for special session Monday
Alaska state legislators are poised to meet Monday for their fifth special session in two years. Gov. Bill Walker says they need to finish the work of addressing Alaska’s budget deficit. But Walker’s agenda could face an uphill battle, given his proposals so far have struggled to gain traction. House Minority Leader Chris Tuck questions…
Ketchikan hatchery struggling after losing stock to acidic water
A Ketchikan mariculture nonprofit that previously secured funding from the Ketchikan Gateway Borough is struggling after water quality led to losses of stock. The Ketchikan Daily News reports that nonprofit shellfish hatchery OceansAlaska aims to support its operations by selling oyster and geoduck seeds, but water issues led to only $4,704 worth of shellfish seed…
Lemon creek assault earns inmate additional charges
An inmate is facing additional charges of assault and harassment after she has been accused of attacking a correctional officer at the Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau. KTVA-TV reports that Alaska State Troopers were notified of the incident on Friday. They reported the assault in an online dispatch. The officer was treated for minor…
Anchorage residents protest police shootings
Hundreds of people rallied in Midtown Anchorage in the wake of two black men fatally shot by officers in Louisiana and Minnesota and the deadly ambush on officers in Dallas, Texas. People lined streets and gathered in the parking lot of the Mall at Sears during the Friday night demonstration organized by Annalisha Jacobs. The…
Researchers are trying to improve tsunami response in coastal Alaska
The University of Alaska Fairbanks and state officials are seeking public input on new guidelines for how coastal communities should respond to tsunamis. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports that new modeling shows the potential for extreme currents and flooding if a large tsunami were to hit Alaska’s coastal communities. UAF researchers and representatives from the…
Saxman gets grant to replace clan house roof
The southeastern Alaska city of Saxman has been awarded a $60,000 grant to replace the roof of its clan house. The Ketchikan Daily News reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural development program in Alaska announced the Saxman grant Thursday. The clan house sits on the top of a hill that forms Saxman’s totem…
Fort Wainwright soldier pleads guilty in fuel-theft case
Prosecutors say it’s the eighth guilty plea for similar plots at Fenty between June 2009 and April 2012.