ANCHORAGE (AP) — A black bear mauled a man at a campground outside of Anchorage, but the animal won’t likely threaten other people, the state Department of Fish and Game said.
Spokesman Ken Marsh said the bear was “pretty much goaded” into the attack Saturday near Eklutna Lake Campground north of Anchorage because the man fed it meat from a church barbecue, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
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ANCHORAGE (AP) — A black bear mauled a man at a campground outside of Anchorage, but the animal won’t likely threaten other people, the state Department of Fish and Game said.
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KODIAK (AP) — The federal government is putting a former Coast Guard cutter up for auction after efforts to send it to a museum in Juneau failed.
The cutter Storis was listed for auction last week on the General Services Commission website at an opening bid of $60,000, KMXT radio reported.
“Well, I think we had been hoping to be able preserve the Storis, and find it a place specifically in the museum in Juneau,” said Heather Handyside, a spokeswoman for U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska. “However, as you probably know, it does take a little bit of money to maintain these older, historical vessels, and so, unfortunately, we weren’t able to keep it and it’s being auctioned off.”
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KODIAK (AP) — The federal government is putting a former Coast Guard cutter up for auction after efforts to send it to a museum in Juneau failed.
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The Department of Environmental Conservation said the gift is from the Hokkaido Development Engineering Center and members of the International Association of Cold Region Development Studies.
Environmental Conservation Commissioner Larry Hartig said in a release that the donation is a symbol of the “deep friendship” between the U.S. and Japan. He said it will be put to good use cleaning Alaska’s coastline.
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state has received a $19,000 donation for marine debris cleanup on Alaska shores.
The Department of Environmental Conservation said the gift is from the Hokkaido Development Engineering Center and members of the International Association of Cold Region Development Studies.
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JUNEAU (AP) — A barge line plans to return to service in Southeast Alaska.
Sitka-based Samson Tug and Barge is looking to capitalize on changes among competitors in Southeast, CoastAlaska reported.
Sitka-based Samson Tug and Barge is looking to capitalize on changes among competitors in Southeast, CoastAlaska reported.
Samson used to serve the timber industry, but as the industry shrank in Southeast, the company began carrying cargo to and from Seattle, Prince William Sound, the Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak and two ports in Aleutian Islands.
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JUNEAU (AP) — A barge line plans to return to service in Southeast Alaska.
Sitka-based Samson Tug and Barge is looking to capitalize on changes among competitors in Southeast, CoastAlaska reported.
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By MOLLY DISCHNER
Alaska Journal of Commerce
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Another telecommunications provider has entered the Alaska market.
Verizon officially turned on its signal in Anchorage, Fairbanks, North Pole, Juneau and much of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough June 7.
Alaska Journal of Commerce
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Another telecommunications provider has entered the Alaska market.
Verizon officially turned on its signal in Anchorage, Fairbanks, North Pole, Juneau and much of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough June 7.
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By MOLLY DISCHNER
Alaska Journal of Commerce
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Another telecommunications provider has entered the Alaska market.
Verizon officially turned on its signal in Anchorage, Fairbanks, North Pole, Juneau and much of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough June 7.
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FAIRBANKS (AP) — Fairbanks North Star Borough Assemblyman Lance Roberts has introduced an ordinance that would bar the borough from restricting employees from carrying firearms while on the job, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Sunday.
“I want the borough building to be safer,” he said.
He said gun-free zones are the most unsafe places in the country, pointing to recent shootings in schools and a movie theater.
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FAIRBANKS (AP) — Fairbanks North Star Borough Assemblyman Lance Roberts has introduced an ordinance that would bar the borough from restricting employees from carrying firearms while on the job, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Sunday.
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ANCHORAGE (AP) — A hired consultant will independently review the socioeconomics data used by the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority for the proposed span over Cook Inlet’s Knik Arm.
The bridge and toll authority said in a written statement that Australia-based consulting firm Cardno Inc. will conduct the study by Sept. 30. The price of the contract is between $100,000 and $150,000.
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ANCHORAGE (AP) — A hired consultant will independently review the socioeconomics data used by the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority for the proposed span over Cook Inlet’s Knik Arm.
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By RACHEL D’ORO
Associated Press
ANCHORAGE — The driver of a bus transferring cruise ship passengers in Alaska was arrested Friday after numerous passengers called to report he was highly intoxicated and driving erratically, state troopers said.
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ANCHORAGE — The driver of a bus transferring cruise ship passengers in Alaska was arrested Friday after numerous passengers called to report he was highly intoxicated and driving erratically, state troopers said.
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By RACHEL D’ORO
Associated Press
ANCHORAGE — The driver of a bus transferring cruise ship passengers in Alaska was arrested Friday after numerous passengers called to report he was highly intoxicated and driving erratically, state troopers said.
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By BECKY BOHRER
Associated Press
JUNEAU — A U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday advanced legislation that would provide $50 million to clean up abandoned federal wells on current or former National Petroleum Reserve lands.
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Residents of Alaska’s largest city are making a run on products to keep the high number of mosquitoes in the area at bay.
Hardware and discount stores across Anchorage have run low on — or out of — bug zappers, citronella candles, yard torches and other products designed to keep mosquitoes away, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
By BECKY BOHRER
Associated Press
JUNEAU — Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell on Tuesday announced plans to seek the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Mark Begich, saying Alaska would be better served with Republicans in charge.
