Dreams of access to faster internet in Haines and Skagway may come true later this year. This month, Alaska Power and Telephone is set to install an underwater fiber-optic cable in the Upper Lynn Canal. The cable will grow internet capacity in Haines and Skagway.
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Wanted man slipped out of city limits, likely in Aleknagik, police say
Police and state troopers were looking for Christian Andre Young, a 24, of Anchorage through the weekend, starting about noon Friday when he fled on foot from police near the airport.
Sullivan details some Alaska success stories
Alaska’s economy in the face of low oil prices has been a big topic for a while, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future.
The difficulty of enforcing laws against driving while high
Five states will vote on legalizing recreational marijuana in November. For police, it’s more challenging to assess if people are driving while high than it is to test for the influence of alcohol.
Anchorage man faces charges in fatal hit-and-run accident
A 20-year-old Anchorage man faces manslaughter and other charges in a fatal hit-and-run accident over the holiday weekend.
Chicago passes threshold of 500 homicides in 2016
The Chicago murder rate rivals the worst years of the 1990s, when the crack cocaine epidemic turned its streets into a virtual war zone. Most shootings are concentrated in the west and south sides.
Birds to blame for two recent power outages, utility says
Alaska Power and Telephone says “animal vandalism” was the cause of two of three power outages that all happened within the last three weeks.
Coast Guard Foundation awards scholarship to Kodiak student
One Kodiak Coast Guard daughter is pursuing her degree in Florida with help from The Coast Guard Foundation.
Army Corps doesn’t oppose temporary halt to Dakota Access Pipeline
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it’s OK with a short pause while a federal court decides whether the Corps followed proper procedure in authorizing the pipeline’s construction and operation.
Tuskegee Airman, Martin Luther King Jr. bodyguard dies at 93
Dabney Montgomery served as a ground crewman with the Tuskegee Airmen in Italy in World War II. He joined the civil rights movement when he came home and protected King during the march from Selma.