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Lawmakers vote to put LNG plan "on pause" after Dunleavy says he will call a special session
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (691+ words) ANCHORAGE and JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - A special session is coming. "An hour after adjournment there will be a special session," Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, said during an Anchorage press conference. "Rome is burning and we're shoving a spay and neuter…...
Fire crews working to suppress reported wildfire in Anchorage
14+ hour, 35+ min ago (54+ words) Alaska's News Source Fire crews working to suppress reported wildfire in Anchorage Mat-Su Borough residents receive free hand-gun safety courses "It's just a huge recess': Aquarian Charter School field day brings community together LIVE: Alaska lawmakers fail to override pensions…...
Halong evacuees displaced to Anchorage graduate high school
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (309+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Seven students from three different communities in the Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD) that had been evacuated to Anchorage after former Typhoon Halong celebrated their high school graduation Monday. Six students " Patty Fox, Cadence Mesak, Charlie Paul…...
Dunleavy vetoes state employee pension bills after LNG debate stall
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (702+ words) JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, vetoed a long-fought for bill providing pensions for state employees Monday with days left in the session after a hail Mary play to pass property tax exemptions for the proposed natural gas line…...
Anchorage police launch MMIP webpage with missing persons resources
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (82+ words) Alaska's News Source Anchorage police launch MMIP webpage with missing persons resources Pikka begins producing oil; projections say it could become Alaska's No. 2 field Halong evacuees displaced to Anchorage graduate high school LNG bill finds last-ditch avenue to passage with…...
LNG bill finds last-ditch avenue to passage with legislature in crunch time
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (86+ words) Alaska's News Source LNG bill finds last-ditch avenue to passage with legislature in crunch time Pikka begins producing oil; projections say it could become Alaska's No. 2 field Halong evacuees displaced to Anchorage graduate high school Anchorage police launch MMIP webpage…...
Medical examiner releases cause of Kelly Hunt's death
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (79+ words) Alaska's News Source Medical examiner releases cause of Kelly Hunt's death 19-year-old Anchorage man shot five times in road rage incident released from hospital Rare skeleton now on display at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center AOTW: After countless battles on…...
Memorial Day travel plans shift as Alaska gas prices near record highs
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (370+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - As Memorial Day weekend approaches, Anchorage residents and visitors are adjusting their travel plans as gas prices near record highs. At Westchester Lagoon on Monday, Nancy Podgorski searched for spring shorebirds, something she plans to do this…...
Cause of death for 19-year-old Kelly Hunt found dead in Anchorage released
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (78+ words) Alaska's News Source Cause of death for 19-year-old Kelly Hunt found dead in Anchorage released Fairbanks mother found guilty in murder of her 5-year-old son Firefighters work to put out two fires in Alaska Sunday First oil flows from Pikka…...
Cause of death for 19-year-old Alaska woman found dead after missing for months released
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (465+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The state medical examiner has ruled that Kelly Hunt " a 19-year-old woman from Shaktoolik who went missing in Anchorage in January and whose body was discovered in mid-April " died of hypothermia with alcohol intoxication and extreme cold…...