Uptick in earthquakes could signal possible eruption at Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano
An active volcano near Alaska's most populated city could be on the brink of eruption, according to scientists who are constantly monitoring a potential threat. Signs of unrest at Mount Spurr -- ...
Alaska Judge Vows to Reduce Trial Delays: “We Must, and We Will, Improve”
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Alaska’s chief justice vows to reduce trial delays: ‘We must, and we will, improve
Chief Justice Susan M. Carney’s comments follow Anchorage Daily News/ProPublica reporting that found the median time to ...
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Couple continues their Valentine’s Day tradition of sharing messages in same card since 1982
ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - Longtime lovebirds Bob and Marie Fortin have kept their tradition of signing the same Valentine’s Day card going now for more than 40 years. The couple has been ...
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‘Volcanic Unrest’ at Alaska’s Mount Spurr Suggests 50-50 Chance an Eruption Could Be Coming
Volcanologists are closely monitoring the 11,070-foot-tall stratovolcano, located roughly 75 miles from Anchorage, after a recent uptick in earthquakes ...
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Gray Media Names Blake Sebo GM of Stations in Anchorage, Alaska
ATLANTA —Gray Media has named Blake Sebo as the next general manager of KTUU and KYES, Gray’s NBC and CBS affiliates in ...
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Who is Susan Carney, Alaska’s new chief justice?
For the first time in Alaska history, the state’s supreme court is majority female. It’s also being led, for just the second ...
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ProPublica report finds Alaskan public fund lost millions on investment in Peter Pan Seafoods
A new report in ProPublica, produced in partnership with the Northern Journal and the Anchorage Daily News, found an Alaskan public fund lost more than USD 29 million (EUR 27 million) on a deal that ...
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Alaska lawmakers scrutinize Dunleavy's plans for new Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle said creating a cabinet-level agriculture department would force the state to focus ...
Man kills apartment manager after learning lease wasn’t renewed, Alaska officials say
A man accused of fatally shooting an apartment manager after a lease non-renewal notice was posted on his door was convicted of murder and other charges in Alaska, prosecutors sai ...
Heavy response to 5th Ave vehicle fire shuts down Anchorage road
An early morning vehicle fire shut down a road just east of Downtown Anchorage on Friday, according to the Anchorage Police ...
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Chief justice vows speedier trials after investigative journalists find problems
In her first address to the Alaska Legislature since becoming head of the Alaska Supreme Court, Chief Justice Susan Carney told lawmakers that the court system is failing to deliver ...