Alaska’s largest newspaper is about to have a name-change. Or, more accurately, a name restoration. Starting with its Sunday print edition, ADN will once again stand for Anchorage Daily News.
"Alaska Dispatch News"
Layoffs hit Alaska Dispatch News in wake of bankruptcy sale
A “significant” number of employees have been laid off at Alaska Dispatch News as part of a restructuring under the company’s new owners.
Arctic climate change researchers still conflicted over UAF’s coal-fired powerplant
The new $245 million powerplant, scheduled to come online next year, will feature updated technology that’ll reduce most pollutants – but it will continue to emit greenhouse gases blamed for warming the planet. Many on campus say that conflicts with UAF’s leadership in Arctic climate-change research.
Judge approves sale of Alaska Dispatch News to Binkley family
A bankruptcy court judge approved Monday the sale of Alaska Dispatch News, the state’s largest newspaper from Alice Rogoff to the Binkley family of Fairbanks. The judge still needs to sign the official paperwork on the deal, which is set to close Friday.
Newscast – Wednesday, August 23, 2017
In this newscast: Defendant in an alleged homicide aboard a cruise ship, Kenneth Manzanares, pleads not guilty, Homeless residents camping in downtown property owned by the Alaska Mental Health Land Trust are told they must leave, Alaska to provide public voter data if $21 records fee is paid by Trump Administration, and Judge approves $1…
ADN declares bankruptcy, announces new owners
Siblings from Fairbanks lead by businessman Ryan Binkley and Jason Evans originally of Nome took control and plan to take ownership. Evans currently owns three small Alaska papers: the Arctic Sounder, Bristol Bay Times-Dutch Harbor Fisherman and Homer Tribune.
GCI lawsuit against ADN seeks back rent, utilities — and eviction
Media watchers say a combination of industry trends and business mismanagement are putting one of the state’s main news sources in jeopardy.
Sen. David Wilson says he filed to run lieutenant governor by accident, doesn’t intend to run
On Wednesday, state Sen. David Wilson filed a letter of intent to run for lieutenant governor. Later the same day, he amended that filing, saying he is not running.
Prosecutors haven’t decided whether to charge Sen. Wilson in slapping
A state law makes legislators immune to arrests for misdemeanors while the Legislature is in session. The Legislature has been out of session since July 16 for the first time since the incident.
ADN reports large salaries, small workload for state fisheries commission
Two state commissioners are making big money even though they don’t have much work left to do. That’s the story recently reported by Nathaniel Herz with the Alaska Dispatch News, who investigated the state’s Commercial Fisheries Entry Commiss