JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A fungus that damages trees is making its way through the state of Alaska. CoastAlaska News reported Thursday the fungus, spruce bud blight, has damaged trees in Southcentral and Interior Alaska, and now has been discovered for the first time in the southeast part of the state. The infection was discovered…
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Police arrest carjacking crash suspect as he leaves hospital
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man suspected of crashing a stolen Anchorage vehicle was arrested after leaving a hospital. Anchorage police say 26-year-old Tyler Wolff was charged Thursday with eight felonies, including robbery and assault. Police early July 7 investigated a man with a gun outside an east-side fast-food restaurant. Police say the man ignored…
Conoco Phillips closes Kenai plant, continues buyer search
KENAI, Alaska (AP) — ConocoPhillips is preparing to fully shut down its Kenai liquefied natural gas plant while it continues to find a buyer for it. The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports ConocoPhillips spokeswoman Amy Burnett said Wednesday that the company is preparing to put the plant into long-term shutdown mode this fall. Burnett says…
Truck carrying groceries rolls over on Alaska Highway
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A semi-trailer carrying groceries crashed on the Alaska Highway, scattering groceries down a steep embankment along the road. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the crash occurred early Friday near the Northway Junction. A tribal secretary for the Northway Village Council, Eliza Jimmie, says people from area communities and drivers on the…
Alaska mom snaps cellphone pics of Obama carrying her baby
An Alaska mother is cherishing cellphone photos of her wide-eyed 6-month-old baby in the arms of former President Barack Obama. Jolene Jackinsky says she was looking for an airline at Anchorage International Airport on Monday when she ended up in a waiting area for private flights where a man she thought looked like Obama was…