FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska officials say a woman who was accused of letting her injured and pregnant dog suffer was sentenced Thursday to one year of probation and one year of suspended time. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports 49-year-old April Gutierrez will not be allowed to any animals or be around them without supervision…
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Coast Guard report: Fatal boating wrecks double in Alaska
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — A report by the U.S. Coast Guard shows that fatal recreational-boating accidents in Alaska have doubled over the last year. The Ketchikan Daily News reports there were 14 fatal boating wrecks that killed 19 people in 2016. That’s seven more boating accidents and 12 more fatalities than in 2015. The Alaska…
Officials to host town hall on missile testing in Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Officials from the spaceport on Kodiak Island are hosting a town hall meeting to answer questions about the Missile Defense Agency’s plans to test a U.S.-Israeli anti-ballistic missile system in Alaska. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports testing of the Arrow-3 missile system will begin in 2018. The system was developed by…
Coast Guard cutter to be commissioned in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Coast Guard Cutter Bailey Barco is being commissioned in Alaska on June 14. The Juneau Empire reports the 154-foot (47-meter) Fast Response Cutter will be the second of its kind to be commissioned in Alaska. The ceremony is taking place in Juneau. The ship recently arrived in Ketchikan, its homeport,…
Alaska House lawmaker: Progress being made on budget
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A leader in the Alaska state House says negotiators are making progress on a budget, but he could not say whether a budget might be passed before the current special session ends next week. Rep. Paul Seaton commented Friday after House and Senate negotiators met to hash out differences in spending…
Alaska Forestry Division fights, monitors 15 southwest fires
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Division of Forestry officials say they’re busy fighting or monitoring 15 fires burning in southwest Alaska. The fires have burned 65 square miles (168 sq. kilometers) from McGrath to Dillingham. They began after lighting strikes. The division says firefighters are staffing five fires and monitoring the rest. The highest priority…