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Eagle's beak, life take new shapes
Ghost ship of Seldovia Bay coming back to life
Avalanches close the Seward Highway
Blizzard and avalanche warnings remain through Tuesday
Alaska Natives disproportionately affected in gonorrhea spike
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Gas and oil taxation big topics in Juneau
Posted on March 10th, 2010
Unless current oil and gas structure laws are changed, the state could lose up to $2 billion in revenue a year, according to Sen. Gary Stevens.
Man accused of file sharing child porn from coffee stand
Posted on March 10th, 2010
A Palmer man was arrested on accusations he downloaded and distributed child pornography images and movies while working at a Palmer coffee stand.
Posted on March 9th, 2010
The portion of the Seward Highway closed from mile post 38 to Girdwood mile post 90 due to avalanche activity reopened today at about 4:15 p.m., according to the Alaska Department of Transportation.
Avalanches close the Seward Highway
Posted on March 9th, 2010
The Seward Highway is closed at milepost 98.5 and mile post 38 due to two separate avalanches.
Alaska Natives disproportionately affected in gonorrhea spike
Posted on March 9th, 2010
A large increase in reported gonorrhea cases in Alaska in 2009 has prompted state health officials to issue a Bulletin that describes the epidemic and provides disease control recommendations for health-care providers and other health partners, according to a written statement from the Department of Health and Social Services.
Blizzard and avalanche warnings remain through Tuesday
Posted on March 8th, 2010
Blizzard warnings remain in effect through western Kenai Peninsula and western Prince William Sound until 6 a.m. Tuesday, including Seward, Girdwood, Whittier, Kenai, Soldotna, Moose Pass and Homer.
Kenai Peninsual Borough Assembly report
Posted on March 5th, 2010
Assembly approves funds to upgrade inadequate culverts under Salmon Creek Road.
Eagle's beak, life take new shapes
Posted on March 4th, 2010
Cyrano is sporting a spiffy new beak.
Ghost ship of Seldovia Bay coming back to life
Posted on March 4th, 2010
For four years the old Alaska ferry Chilkat has sat in Seldovia Bay, unattended, a mystery. But these days she sports strings of lights against the night sky, signaling to people in Seldovia that she is gradually coming back to life, a very new life. As John Enge, one of those aboard the Chilkat now relates, an idea was born to take the tired ship into a new future as a cod fish processor.
Missing avalanche victim's body located by rescue dog
Posted on March 4th, 2010
Searchers recovered the body of Alan Gage, 40, of Anchorage on Feb. 22, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Seaveys' long Iditarod line goes on
Posted on March 4th, 2010
One thing Mitch Seavey didn't expect in the final miles of the 2009 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was to be looking over his shoulder for his son Dallas.
Braun finishes 19th in middle school meet
Posted on March 4th, 2010
Congratulations to the Seward Silvers ski team, who put in a strong effort at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Middle School Ski Championships at Nikiski Middle-High School last weekend. The skies were sunny, the temperatures in the low 20s and the trail conditions good.
Student competition turns on 'meniscus'
Posted on March 4th, 2010
It came down to a crescent shaped body. A fibrocartilaginous structure, to be exact, found in the human knee, but that's beside the point.
Researcher writes book for kids about 'Apun'
Posted on March 4th, 2010
Born in Florida and raised in New Mexico, Matthew Sturm somehow became an expert on snow. During the past 30 years, he has traveled thousands of miles on the substance, counted how many grains it takes to cover a football field to a depth of 2 feet (1 trillion), and has spent so much time lying on his side and squinting through a hand lens that he swears he has seen molecules of water moving through the snowpack
Lawmakers can't swallow $15 meal reporting limit
Posted on March 4th, 2010
Alaska legislators say it's almost impossible to get a decent meal in Juneau for under $15, so they are considering rolling back a requirement that lobbyists report when they buy lawmakers food or drink over that amount.
One man arrested after police chase on tundra
Posted on March 3rd, 2010
A man and two juveniles in a stolen city truck led a police officer on a high-speed chase through Bethel early Tuesday morning, with much of the action occurring on the frozen tundra.
Public comment deadline approaches
Posted on March 2nd, 2010
Time is about to run out for public to give a thumbs up or down on critical habitat designation for Cook Inlet belugas
Respiratory virus wallops Bethel region
Posted on March 2nd, 2010
A powerful virus is hitting babies in the Bethel region hard.
Man arrested for shooting at police
Posted on February 26th, 2010
A Bethel man faces assault charges after firing a rifle at police on Thursday afternoon, said Police Chief Larry Elarton.
Alcohol board says "No" to liquor licenses in Bethel
Posted on February 26th, 2010
Alcoholic beverages still can't be sold in Bethel.
