Anchorage Republican Lesil McGuire announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor for the 2014 election on Wednesday.
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Murkowski won’t see Fuglvog in her office
Arne Fuglvog of Petersburg has turned lobbyist and launched the Washington State-based Coastal Resource Strategies just weeks after being released from federal prison last fall.
New oil spill technology a ‘game changer,’ says CIRCAC
One of the organizations dedicated to cleaning up potential spills is CIRCAC, the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council. CIRCAC has a new tool in its clean-up toolbox that it’s calling a “game changer.”
Alaskans Mourn Katie John
A public memorial service for Ahtna elder Katie John drew a crowd Wednesday in Anchorage. John inspired Alaska Natives, and at least one Alaska governor, with her unyielding stand on Alaska Native subsistence rights.
Update: Float plane crash victim recovered from wreckage
A rescue team has recovered the body of a New Mexico man killed in Tuesday’s float plane crash near Petersburg.
Yakutat’s tern festival in sound and pictures
Birders, biologists, carvers and kids gathered in Yakutat May 30th to June 2nd for the community’s annual tern festival.
New Honorary Consul an opportunity for Alaska
Jenny Strickler was sworn into office Monday night as the first Honorary Consul of the Republic of the Philippines to Alaska.
Active indicted for murder of Anchorage couple
The man who had just been released from prison before allegedly murdering an Anchorage couple and sexually abusing their granddaughter has been indicted. The Alaska Attorney General’s office says 24-year-old Jerry Andrew Active has been indicted on ten felony counts for murder, multiple sexual assaults, sexual abuse of a minor as well as the May…
Renovations underway at Alaska’s State Capitol
Long overdue renovations to Alaska’s State Capitol are well under way. Juneau-based Alaska Commercial Contractors started major work on the building’s crawl space and portico at the end of April, a few days after the legislative session ended. Bright red construction tape blocks the front of the building, stairs are missing, and large signs direct…
David J. Paul acquitted by judge of one murder charge
Neuropathologist testifies that Rian Orr’s injuries likely occurred weeks before she was hospitalized