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Woman dies while in DOC custody, investigation underway
Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
The 48-year-old was being monitored for an acute medical condition. An investigation in ongoing.
Body of missing Fairbanks boy found in river
Associated Press
Alaska State Troopers say the body of a missing 4-year-old Fairbanks boy has been found inside a fish wheel in the Chena River.
Family of missing hiker continue search after Troopers stop looking
Emily Russell, KNOM – Nome
It’s been a week and a half since Joseph Balderas went missing in the foothills outside of Nome. Alaska State Troopers suspended their search for the 36-year-old man on Monday, but his family, friends, and even those that never knew Balderas continued on.
Walker signs alcohol bill with marijuana business provisions
Associated Press
Gov. Bill Walker has signed legislation allowing for national criminal history checks on people applying for licenses for legal marijuana businesses in Alaska.
An Uncertain Future: Tony DeHaven looks to his job future wearily
Eric Keto, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
This week, Alaska’s Energy Desk is spotlighting those who have been affected by the downturn, as part of the series An Uncertain Future. Tony DeHaven can’t afford to be out of work. He has two teenage kids with their college years just around the corner.
Why some Alaska workers turn down pay increases
Elizabeth Jenkins, KTOO – Juneau
A pay increase should be a happy event in a person’s life, but for some it can evoke fear. That’s because more money earned could mean less money overall when public assistance programs get cut off.
Providence, St. Joseph hospital chains announce massive merger
Associated Press
Two Catholic hospital chains are merging to create the nation’s third-largest nonprofit health system, with more than 100,000 employees in seven states.
Researchers watching sockeye sizes
Molly Dischner, KDLG – Dillingham
Alaska’s sockeye salmon came back shorter and lighter than usual last year. As sockeye runs return this summer, biologists have been keeping an eye on their size.
Bristol Bay brand to feature modern logo, emphasize story
Molly Dischner, KDLG – Dillingham
Bristol Bay is home to the America’s largest sockeye run, but that doesn’t mean consumers know to ask for it by name. A project organized by the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association wants to change that, and make Bristol Bay sockeye as requested as Copper River reds.
Art born from math on display in Anchorage Museum
Graelyn, Brashear, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
On the walls of the Boheme (Boe-HEM) Coffee Lounge in west Anchorage, hang eighteen glass panels. Most are one foot by one foot, some are bigger. All of them feature brilliant, luminous shapes. The shapes seem familiar, like objects from nature—nautilus shells, flowers, branching capillaries—but a closer look reveals they’re not quite of this world.
