Ballots are still outstanding from four precincts in District 40: Selawik, Browerville, Anaktuvuk Pass and Ambler.
Alaska
Enhanced IDs help some tribal members cross borders
Enrolled members of Alaska’s largest tribal government are getting enhanced photo IDs. They can be used for border crossings and some other situations where official identification is necessary.
Juneau man wanted for probation violations, may be connected to reckless driving incidents
Juneau police are looking for 25-year-old Micah Nelson of Juneau in connection with several recent reckless driving incidents and a hit and run.
For first time in a generation, Skagway School has single-grade classrooms
For more than 20 years, Skagway School was small enough that all students were taught in multi-age classrooms. But an increase in student enrollment prompted the school to transition to single-grade elementary classrooms this year.
Homer awarded grant to fund assistant fire chief position
The city of Homer has received a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response, or SAFER, grant through Homeland Security for an assistant fire chief at the Homer Volunteer Fire Department.
New technology will help Unalaska clinic to provide better emergency care
Unalaska’s clinic will soon be the first community health center in Alaska with an electronic intensive care unit, or eICU.
Ketchikan, seasonal business owner reach tentative settlement in lawsuit
The City of Ketchikan and a seasonal-business owner have reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit the city filed last year to recover the cost of demolishing a Water Street building damaged in a fire in fall 2011.
Junior senator meets with Haines veterans and business leaders
Alaska junior U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan visited constituents in Haines and Skagway for the first time since he was elected in 2014.
Should Alaskans fear diseases frozen in the permafrost?
Scientists have talked about the possibility of epidemics caused by thawing permafrost, but until now, it’s only been a theory. If the Siberian anthrax outbreak is traced back to spores in the permafrost, it would be a troubling development.
Search continues for missing hiker by Chena Hot Springs
A search continues for an overdue hiker in the hills surrounding Chena Hot Springs Resort. Resort employee Anatoliy Balko, 19, left on what was he anticipated to be a two-day hike Friday morning, said Alaska State Trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters.