The company’s board terminated its employment agreement with Halpern “for cause” a little more than three weeks after both sides signed it.
Southcentral
An Anchorage boy is waiting for a life-saving stem cell transplant, but Alaska Native donors are scarce
Advocates are hosting a donor drive to connect an Anchorage 6-year-old in need of a stem cell transplant with a matching donor.
Two years after Anchorage police and fire departments commit to improving diversity, data shows little change
Anchorage police and fire officials say they’re hampered by a tight labor market, limited budgets and recruitment barriers that extend outside of their departments. But critics say they could be doing more.
Anchorage group rallies for reproductive rights in wake of Supreme Court leak
A draft Supreme Court opinion, leaked to Politico on Monday, suggests justices are poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. By Tuesday morning, national calls for action spread online for pro-choice rallies.
Alaska’s first case of highly contagious bird flu strain confirmed in Mat-Su chickens
State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Gerlach says the Mat-Su case confirms that migrating birds have brought avian influenza to Alaska.
Geothermal company looks to Augustine Volcano as a source of renewable energy
The state has held lease sales for Spurr and Augustine in the past, but so far no company has taken connected geothermal power from either volcano with an electrical grid.
State forecasts record sockeye run in Bristol Bay
Alaska fishermen could see a record sockeye salmon harvest of 74 million fish this year, most of which will come from Bristol Bay.
Republican lawmakers remove Rep. David Eastman from Alaska House minority caucus
The removal comes after years of altercations between Eastman and fellow lawmakers.
Trailer fire destroys mail bound for Kenai Peninsula
The driver was coming from Anchorage when he noticed in his side view mirror his trailer was engulfed in flames.
Fish and Game surveys Cook Inlet beaches in hopes of reopening to clammers
The closures have been a response to low razor clam counts on the east side of Cook Inlet.