Andi Story, a Democrat running for state House in the Mendenhall Valley’s District 34, has spent years working behind the scenes advocating for Alaska schools. Now she says she’s ready to take a seat at the table.
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Alaska House primary has the most candidates in 22 years
The competition is mostly within the Republican Party.
Whittier police arrest two men with 33-pound bag of meth
Charging documents say that police found a backpack filled with meth, as well as $8,000 cash in a briefcase.
What’s that red stuff in Gastineau Channel?
“It looked like red tide,” said Dave Pikul with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.
Value of Bristol Bay salmon rises, even as the fish shrink
Bristol Bay’s total sockeye run surpassed 61 million Thursday, making 2018 a record year, just a half-million fish behind the largest run of 61.7 million in 1980.
BLM projects ‘insignificant’ impact from seismic work in ANWR
A 3-D seismic survey may be the first sign of controversial oil development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge According to a proposal, geophysical services company SAExploration is proposing to do seismic work in the refuge.
Petersburg graduate with cerebral palsy ready for new challenges
Zack Christensen is no stranger to manual labor: staying active is actually the doctor’s orders for his cerebral palsy. “Through my life, I’ve learned that I just got to keep proving people wrong, that I can do all these things that I want to do and go places,” he said.
Commercial fishing in Igushik closed due to fuel spill from F/V Pacific Knight
The Nushagak commercial fishing district closed after a 58-foot tender sank near Dillingham, spilling fuel into the water. F/V Pacific Knight was carrying 1,100 gallons of diesel and hydraulic fuel when it sank.
Valley Republican Jerry Nankervis promising jobs in statehouse bid
“I don’t believe in increasing the taxes during a recession. I think that’s bad policy,” the candidate for House District 34 said.
When the weather is extreme, is climate change to blame?
While it’s difficult to attribute individual events to climate change, scientists say global warming makes extreme weather more common.