Yearly Archives: 2019
Alaskans eat: wild salmon, fresh berries, canned milk, Pilot Bread, cake mix, seal meatballs, pho, Jello, muktuk, spam musubi, pancit…
It's daunting to think how far back I go with Julia O'Malley. Think her high school years. Think her column in the feature section...
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019
The Haines community is shaken after an avalanche kills two young men. Plus, wildlife officials try to strike a balance between oil drilling and animal conservation. And, the city of Anchorage closes out the year by setting a new warm weather record.
Anchorage has its warmest New Year’s Eve on record, but snow and cold are on the way
The weather service says a powerful cold front is moving up Cook Inlet and “will bring back winter in a hurry."
What to do when 911 calls can’t get through
Anchorage's 911 system went down for many cellphone users because of damage to an out-of-state piece of equipment. So what should you do if you can't get through in an emergency?
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Dec. 30, 2019
Juneau experiences its first fatal officer involved shooting in 12 years. And, two Alaska high school students will go to D.C as part of the United States Senate Youth Program.
Some Mat-Su residents still without road access to homes, a week into Willow Creek flood
Flood-stricken residents of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough near Willow Creek continue to deal with blocked roads preventing easy access to their homes.
LGBTQ activist in hiding after she was attacked on the Kenai Peninsula
A Kenai Peninsula woman is in hiding after a violent assault in her Sterling home.
Tammie Willis said she’s being targeted because she’s gay and...
Chinook salmon are getting smaller, and researchers say killer whales may be to blame
Chinook salmon, also known as king salmon, are getting smaller, and a team of scientists at the University of Washington think they know why. A new study says killer whales might be behind Chinook’s declining size.
Police killed a man in Juneau this week, the first fatal police-involved shooting since 2007
A city police officer shot and killed a Juneau man in the early morning on Dec. 29.
Kelly Michael Stephens was a 34-year-old tattoo artist...
Body ID’d as missing Kake woman; troopers investigate homicide
A woman from the Southeast Alaska community of Kake who vanished a year ago has been found dead on the Kenai Peninsula.
These were our biggest and most popular stories of 2019
Wildfires, plane crashes, an incredible fraud scheme, the sale of a major oil company and a mysterious disappearance in Southeast Alaska are just some of the stories that found the largest audiences online in 2019.
Economists say the loss of BP jobs will be significant, but ‘not disastrous’ for Alaska’s economy
BP, which has been a major employer in Alaska for decades, is planning to sell all of its assets in the state to Hilcorp, a smaller, private company.
Algo Nuevo: December 29th, 2019
Here’s the Sunday, December 29th, 2019 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera —Something New with Dave Luera.
Night Music: December 28th, 2019
Here is the Night Music Playlist for December, 28th 2019 with Kirk Waldhaus.
Alaska governor creates oversight committee for BP sale
“The purpose is to make sure the State of Alaska and its people are represented as this transaction moves forward,” said the governor’s office.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Dec. 27, 2019
Cold temperatures settle across large swaths of the state. A new conservative proposal for combating climate change.
Holiday cold snap breaks records, may save Northwest Alaska snowmachine races
Rick Thoman, a climatologist with the International Arctic Research Center in Fairbanks, says it’s a dramatic drop from this winter’s balmy start, but this is a normal weather pattern for this time of year.
LISTEN: Film crews recorded thousands of hours with four Alaska police departments, and this is what they saw
Film crews followed police officers for 10-16 hours a day in Fairbanks, Kodiak, Kotzebue and Petersburg as they answered calls for criminal activity and wildlife problems.
National Guard commander aims to revive service tradition with new hires in rural Alaska
NOME - Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, head of the Alaska National Guard, is on a mission to hire new Guard members in Nome and...
Catching up? Here are some Alaska stories you might have missed over the holiday
First day back in the office after a busy holiday week? We got you covered. Here are our 10 most read stories from last week to get you caught up.