KENAI — The Kenai Peninsula community of Sterling will be at less risk from future wildfires as government and Native corporation officials are planning a fuel break near the town. The planned Sterling Fuel Break will be a series of forest cuttings around an 8.5-mile section of Sterling’s border with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.…
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Anchorage police, fire officials stop broadcasting dispatch
ANCHORAGE, — The public and news media in Anchorage will no longer be able to listen to the Anchorage Police and Fire Department’s radio system. City officials announced Friday that both the fire and police department’s radio systems will be encrypted and audio feeds on the internet will be taken down. Municipal Manager Mike Abbott…
Federal Health Official Praises Kenaitze Programs
Federal official praises the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s innovations in health and wellness.
Public workers receive similar compensation to those in private sector
Public workers earned 8 percent less than those in the private sector. But total compensation was about the same, since public employees have better benefits.
Governor to sign update to Alaska’s military justice code
The code of military justice for the Alaska National Guard is getting an update, two years after a scathing report into alleged misconduct found a lack of confidence in the guard command.
Kodiak Airport runway extension example of compromise
A recently completed runway extension at the Kodiak Airport originally prompted environmental concerns among local groups and a tribal organization, but some members of the community now say they’re satisfied with the compromise that was reached.
Anchorage summit kicks off ferry management study
An effort to restructure the Alaska Marine Highway System begins Aug. 20 at a summit in Anchorage.
Cook Inlet Tribal Council sells detox facility to Southcentral Foundation
Cook Inlet Tribal Council runs one of only two detox centers in the state of Alaska. At the Alaska Wellness Summit in Palmer Thursday, CITC CEO Gloria O’Neil announced that the Ernie Turner Center in Anchorage will be sold to Southcentral Foundation.
Suspect in fatal Anchorage shooting turns himself in
ANCHORAGE — A teenager sought on an Anchorage manslaughter warrant is in custody. Anchorage police say Deandrew Webster II turned himself in. Police on Thursday announced Webster was sought in the fatal shooting last weekend of Xeryus Tate, 17. Police just after 2 a.m. Sunday responded to a shooting near east Fourth Avenue and Newell…
Missing Valdez motorcyclist found dead along highway
A Valdez man reported missing last week has been found dead along the Richardson Highway. Alaska State Troopers say the body of 39-year-old Christian Cumbie was found about 300 feet from a ditch near Mile 51 where his motorcycle left the roadway.