The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies will wrap up a one-year grant aimed at teaching Kenai Peninsula classrooms about marine debris.
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Coast Guard: Missile test could occur as early as next week
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says a launch from the Kodiak Island rocket launch complex in Alaska will occur as soon as next week. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports a U.S. Coast Guard notice released Wednesday states the launch is scheduled to occur at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska between 7 p.m. on…
Late-night crash kills driver on Glenn Highway near Sutton
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers are investigating a traffic crash that killed a driver near Sutton in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Troopers say a vehicle traveling south near Mile 68 Glenn Highway left the road and struck a tree. Troopers took a call on the crash after 10 p.m. Thursday. The driver was the…
Initiative to regulate Anchorage bathrooms likely to appear on ballot
A coalition of groups called Fair Anchorage that is opposed to the measure plans to mount a public education campaign over the next several months.
Sen. David Wilson says he filed to run lieutenant governor by accident, doesn’t intend to run
On Wednesday, state Sen. David Wilson filed a letter of intent to run for lieutenant governor. Later the same day, he amended that filing, saying he is not running.
Safeway to pay feds $3M after Wasilla pharmacy lost thousands of pain pills
The supermarket chain Safeway Inc. has agreed to pay $3 million in a settlement that involves missing pain medication from a pharmacy in Wasilla.
Kenai assembly member charged with DUI after early morning four-wheeler ride
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member Jill Schaefer was arrested this week. Kenai police were called about 1 a.m. Monday with a report of a four-wheeler making laps around the neighborhood.
State, municipalities face higher borrowing costs from falling credit ratings
A state official estimates the rating downgrades since last year could cost the state an extra $5 million to $6 million over 20 years on a $100 million transportation bond issuance.
Prosecutors haven’t decided whether to charge Sen. Wilson in slapping
A state law makes legislators immune to arrests for misdemeanors while the Legislature is in session. The Legislature has been out of session since July 16 for the first time since the incident.
Alaska Airlines might reduce flights to Bethel this winter
Alaska Airlines might cut some of its flights between Bethel and Anchorage, just in time for the holidays. Management confirmed that their flight schedule will change a few weeks before Thanksgiving and remain in effect until a few days after New Year’s, but it’s still unclear what those changes will be.