JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued two kayakers who were near an island off the coast of southern Alaska and became separated as the weather deteriorated. The Guard says in a news release that two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews rescued the kayakers near Chichagof Island Saturday evening. The Guard says…
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US Navy to search Alaska ocean floor for explosives
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Navy will be searching for World War II-era explosives on the ocean floor near an Alaska island in June. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reported Friday that the Navy will be looking for any munitions and explosives that may have been behind left in the water surrounding Kodiak Island. Navy…
Alaska man sentenced to federal prison, probation
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man was sentenced to 64 months in federal prison for illegal possession of 32 guns. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports 49-year-old Floyd Julius Stuck of Tok was also sentenced to three years of probation Friday. Alaska State Troopers and the Fairbanks Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit raided Stuck’s home last…
Owner: No flak from the law for floating Alaska strip club
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man says he didn’t have problems with authorities after he reopened a strip club on his converted crabbing boat as a way to protest his conviction on federal charges. Darren Byler launched the first nightly protest Thursday in a harbor near the island town of Kodiak. He says about…
Officials: Alaska police cannot own or operate weed business
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Police Standards Council has decided officers and prison guards in the state should not be getting involved in the marijuana industry. KTUU-TV reports the council voted earlier this month to ban police from “owning or operating a marijuana business.” The council had cited the ongoing federal ban as a…
Third air ambulance services comes to southeastern Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A third air ambulance will be servicing a southeastern Alaska community. The Juneau Empire reports Juneau patients got a third option for their medical evacuation needs in early May. LifeMed Alaska joins Airlift Northwest and Guardian as an air ambulance service in the Juneau area. LifeMed Alaska has two Lear jets…
Simple cabins to be built to house Alaska homeless
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Two Alaska nonprofits are coming together to build affordable housing for the homeless. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the Fairbanks Rescue Mission and the Greater Fairbanks Area Habitat for Humanity are building simple 20 feet by 24 feet (6 meters by 7 meters) cabins to house the homeless in the coming…
Sen. Dan Sullivan receives mixed reactions at town hall
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Sen. Dan Sullivan has become one of the many Republican congress members who have faced criticism at recent events. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Sullivan got heat at his Friday town hall for comments he made on the Affordable Care Act to a largely progressive audience. Some members of the audience…
200 Alaska teachers facing layoffs amid state funding talks
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Hundreds of Alaska teachers, including some tenured teachers, may soon be laid off due to state funding uncertainties. Alaska Public Radio Network reported Friday that the Anchorage School District is looking to terminate 200 non-tenured teachers. Chief Human Resource Officer Todd Hess expects the laid off staff will mostly be first-year…
Alaska couple suspected in 2015 wildfire found not guilty
PALMER, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska couple accused of starting a 2015 wildfire was found not guilty. KTVA-TV reports Greg Imig and his wife Amy Dewitt’s verdict was read at the Palmer Courthouse on Friday. The state had suspected the pair started the June 2015 Sockeye Fire which burned over 11 sq. miles (28.49 sq.…