Tustumena’s return delayed until August
The F/V Tustumena’s return to service has once again been delayed. The Alaska Marine Highway announced Monday more of the vessel’s steel structure would need to be replaced.
Bill Cosby’s accuser takes the stand in sexual assault trial
Andrea Constand described Cosby drugging and assaulting her at his home in 2004. “They’re your friends. They’ll take the edge off,” Cosby allegedly told her while giving her the pills.
Denali climber rescued after 14 hours in ice crevasse
A Denali climber was rescued Monday after spending 14 hours wedged deep in a crevasse. Martin Takak, 38, of Slovakia, fell un-roped into the crevasse while descending the peak before 1:30 a.m. Monday, National Park Service spokeswoman Maureen Gaultieri said.
Laid off Anchorage teachers in limbo as legislature debates state budget
Until lawmakers in Juneau settle on education funding levels for the coming school year, 225 teachers who received layoff notices this year from the Anchorage School District remain in limbo.
Sunken tugboat Powhatan to be raised on crane barge
Officials are preparing to raise a sunken 81-foot tugboat Powhatan. A crane barge arrived from Seattle over the weekend, the Daily Sitka Sentinel reported Monday, and divers are going to work over the week to prepare to lift the tug, which sank April 19.
Watch Walker hold media availability on fiscal compromise
Gov. Bill Walker will discuss his proposed fiscal plan compromise package at 1:30 p.m. today at a news conference in the Governor’s Cabinet Room, on the third floor of the Capitol Building.
Ask a Climatologist: In Alaska, wildfire season can go from mild to severe in an instant
In Alaska, meteorological conditions over a relatively short period of time drive the propensity for fires to start and spread.
Pilot shut off one engine before fatal plane crash near Haines, NTSB says
The lone surviving passenger of a fatal plane crash near Haines told investigators that the pilot purposely stopped one engine to demonstrate how to re-start it in flight.
Bethel’s homegrown women’s powerlifter breaks a national record again
Natalie Hanson of Bethel has broken both an American record, and an unofficial world record in powerlifting.
65 years after crash, recovery resumes on Colony Glacier
The military resumed an annual mission Monday to the Colony Glacier, where an Air Force plane crashed 65 years ago, killing the dozens of service members on board.
What we know about Reality Winner, government contractor accused of NSA leak
Winner, a 25-year-old Air Force veteran, is accused of mailing classified material to an online news outlet. A report Monday in The Intercept details a Russian cyberattack on U.S. election systems.
UAF graduate student maps native place names around Iliamna Lake
For her doctoral dissertation, Yoko Kugo is visiting old village sites, speaking with elders and taking pictures to document the traditional names of places around the lake.
Goldbelt shareholders oust two board members in election
Leilani Wilson Walkush is one of the new board members, She was a Goldbelt intern in 1995, and said she wants to bring back to the company skills and experiences she’s had since then.
Study looks at climate change’s effects on Kodiak berries, wildlife
Bill Pyle, supervisory wildlife biologist with Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, just wrapped up a two-year pilot study that study helps cement the monitoring methods they’ll use to study berry growth in the future.
Juneau Assembly receives whale fountain money, OKs Eaglecrest beers, passes $335M budget
The Juneau Assembly adopted its budget without any layoffs or shuttering any facilities, though two vacant city staff positions will remain unfilled: a city planner and a community service officer for the Mendenhall Valley area.
Walker backs tax based on income level as part of compromise
Walker also called on lawmakers to pass the Senate versions of a Permanent Fund bill and an overhaul to the state’s oil tax credit system.
Delta, Greely celebrate Alaska Highway’s 75th anniversary, black troops who helped build it
Gov. Bill Walker and other state and local leaders attended a tribute to Leonard Larkins, 96, one of more than 3,000 African-American soldiers who helped build the Alaska Highway.
Caelus postpones appraisal well for big North Slope oil discovery
Caelus Energy, the company behind what could be Alaska’s biggest oil discovery since the 1960s, will not be drilling a well to confirm the find this winter, as originally planned.
Pathfinder pole raised on last day of school in Ketchikan
Schoenbar Middle School celebrated the end of the school year with a special totem-raising ceremony. The Pathfinder totem pole was carved by Schoenbar students over the past year under the direction of carver Kelly White.
Wildfire northeast of Dillingham grew to 1,000 acres Sunday, Forestry Division says
The Kenakuchuk Creek fire northeast of Okstukuk Lake likely started by lightning, and first reported by area pilots. State firefighting assets out of McGrath will monitor fire that is in a “limited protection zone.”