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Monday, March 18 Complaint about dog. Indecent photography. Tuesday, March 19 Found property. Agency assist: Ambulance. Found property. Wednesday, March 20 Agency assist: Public Works. Found property: Cell phone. Traffic stop. Papers served: Order to show cause. Thursday, March 21 Agency assist: State probation. Traffic stop. Pretrial check. Friday, March 22 Disturbance. Saturday, March 23 Traffic stop: Verbal warning for driving habits. Agency assist: Search and Rescue. Abandoned vehicle. Traffic stop: Verbal warning for improper display of...
Teacher salaries in Alaska are not competitive when compared to much of the Lower 48, according to new research from the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Institute of Social and Economic Research. Alaska teachers are paid below the national average once their salaries are adjusted for the high cost of living in Alaska, said Matthew Berman, a professor of Economics at UAA and one of two authors of the study published last month. The topic of public school funding and teacher pay has been a main focus in the Alaska Legislature this session and o...
The Alaska Longline Fisherman’s Association says the $514,000 federal grant it received for a feasibility study could lead to lower costs for the fishing fleet and a path to decarbonization of the industry. “This will inform our efforts to decarbonize the fleet and implement hybrid boats while we work with the rest of the maritime industry to identify and develop next-generation carbon-free fuels,” executive director Linda Behnken said. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the funding for t...
Opponents of Gov. Mike Dunleavey’s proposal to criminalize unpermitted street protests and other activities that block passage through public places said it is unconstitutional, too vague and too broad to become law. If Senate Bill 255 or its companion, House Bill 386, is passed into law, certain types of protest could be counted among the state’s most serious crimes. Dunleavy has said the bill is aimed at increasing public safety. It would impose penalties for blocking highways, airport runways and other public places if it causes sig...
Alaska Power & Telephone Co. has announced it is designating its offices in Ketchikan as its new corporate headquarters — moving the nameplate from Washington state — the first time it will be headquartered in Alaska. AP&T's current headquarters are in Port Townsend, Washington. "We're not picking up jobs and moving them out of state (out of Washington) at this time," AP&T spokesman Jason Custer said March 19. "We're mostly just designating Ketchikan as our new headquarters. We'll eventually be selling the building in Washington. ... We don't h...