Alaska governor threatens to veto education package after fierce debate
Alaska’s Republican governor, Mike Dunleavy, has rejected lawmakers after a heated debate over the lack of provisions he favors, including a pilot program that would provide bonuses of up to $15,000 a year as a way to attract and retain teachers. He threatened to veto the education package, which passed overwhelmingly. Dunleavy, a former educator, […]
Fishermen in Alaska locate possible balloon debris
The FBI is investigating debris that may have been tied to a balloon found by fishermen off the coast of Alaska on Friday. Reports of the debris began to circulate Friday night. CNN reported Some officials believe it may have come from a surveillance balloon. A commercial fishing vessel is expected to bring the debris […]
Teen turns self in after shooting in Alaska whaling village leaves 2 dead, 2 seriously injured
Two people were killed, two others were seriously injured and a 16-year-old boy was taken into custody after a shooting Monday at a home in a remote Inupiat whaling village on Alaska’s northwest coast, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Details have been slow to emerge about Sunday’s mass shooting in Point Hope, which shocked the […]
Battle for The Last Frontier: Republicans look to take back historically GOP-held House seat in Alaska
Rep. Mary Peltola is the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the House of Representatives in nearly 50 years and aims to keep her seat in Congress after the seat flips from red to blue in 2022. More than a year has passed since Peltola, who served in the Alaska House of Representatives for 10 […]
Alaska man involved violent killing stolen memory card guilty first-degree murde
A man who recorded the violent death of an Alaska Native woman on his cell phone was found guilty Thursday of two counts of first-degree murder in her death and the death of another Alaska Native woman. Brian Stephen Smith, 52, from South Africa, showed no reaction in court and stared straight ahead as the […]
Man stabs passenger on Alaska Airlines flight to Las Vegas
A man on a recent Alaska Airlines flight created a makeshift weapon to stab a fellow passenger, according to multiple reports. The suspect allegedly stated that he was being chased by the mafia and that he needed to protect himself. The bloody stabbing occurred on January 24, 2024, on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle […]
Las Vegas bound flyer, Julio Lopez, allegedly stabbed fellow Alaska Airlines with makeshift weapon
An Alaska Airlines passenger plane was traveling from Seattle to Las Vegas last month after a bloody altercation broke out on board, with an alleged plot to attack and kill a passenger using a makeshift weapon. Julio Alvarez Lopez was charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon after being arrested at Harry […]
Head of Boeing’s 737 Max program leaves company after Alaska Air door blowout
Boeing announced that the head of its 737 Max program will step down as the company continues to deal with the fallout from last month’s Alaska Airlines mid-air door explosion. Commercial Airplanes Chief Executive Officer Stan Diehl said in a Wednesday memo to employees obtained by the Post that he was leading Boeing Co.’s troubled […]
A high cost of living and lack of pension strain Alaska teachers. Would bonuses help keep them? – Anchorage Daily News
Students eat breakfast and color in the Topaz Stotts second-grade classroom before the start of school Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, at Klatt Elementary School in Anchorage. (Emily Messner/ADN) JUNEAU – Cory Hughes moved to a remote village in Alaska to teach, but even though it was dark in the winter and the bathroom in his […]
Alaska public health czar Dr. Anne Zink to resign
Dr. Ann Zinke, the public face of Alaska’s pandemic response, is stepping down as the state’s chief medical officer. Zink will continue in the role full-time until early April, the Anchorage Daily News reported. The Associated Press sent an email seeking comment on Monday, a holiday, to a state health department spokesperson. Alaska faces teacher […]