Juneau officials have approved plans for a business shuttered years ago to become the new site of a Native cultural immersion park. The Juneau Empire reports that the city’s Planning Commission voted in favor of a conditional use permit on Tuesday for the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. The tribe…
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Alaska House has moment of silence for Orlando victims
The Alaska House of Representatives stood for a moment of silence Monday to honor the shooting victims of the deadly attack at the gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Rep. Matt Claman asked his colleagues to stand in unity for those injured and killed and their families. The Anchorage Democrat says, “It’s a tremendous loss.” Lawmakers…
Truck fire leads to arrest of man suspected of burglary
Anchorage police have arrested a man suspected of breaking into a business, stealing a truck and crashing it on the Glenn Highway. Police say 38-year-old Shane Wade continued driving on damaged wheels, sending up sparks that set the truck on fire just before 4 a.m. Sunday. Police say Wade abandoned the truck on the highway…
US says airlines are improving at on-time performance
Airlines are doing a better job of sticking to their schedules, and consumer complaints are falling. The Department of Transportation said Monday that 84.5 percent of flights on the largest 12 U.S. airlines arrived on time during April, better than the previous month and up from 81.8 percent in April 2015. Hawaiian Airlines and Delta…
Alaska marijuana board approves first license
Approval of the application by CannTest LLC of Anchorage, a marijuana testing facility, was met by applause and cheers at the meeting in Anchorage.
Walker: Full fiscal package this year doesn’t seem realistic
In an interview Thursday, Walker says he’s concerned but cannot force legislators to vote on issues they’re not ready to vote on.