Everyone from fishermen to local leaders are getting ready for the president’s visit — and have their own hopes for what he takes away.
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Murkowski thanks Obama for restoring Denali; Obama directs his gaze on climate change
President Barack Obama touched down in Alaska Monday for a three-day tour to the state, and beyond focusing on climate change in visits to Anchorage, Dillingham, and Kotzebue, the president began his trip by restoring the Koyukon Athabascan name to North America’s highest mountain.
Crews train to prevent repeat of Selendang Ayu grounding
The system was developed after the freighter Selendang Ayu lost power and grounded off of Unalaska Island in Dec. 2004. Six crewmembers were killed when the ship broke in half and spilled oil and its soybean cargo along the shoreline.
For Nome Public Schools, survey shows success and room for improvement
Jenni Lefing says a survey means nothing if it just sits on a shelf. That’s why she’s been all over Nome, sharing the results of the Alaska School Climate and Connectedness Survey.
Sled dog killed, another injured in muskox goring outside Nome
A grimly familiar sight to Nome dog owners returned with the fatal goring of a local musher’s dog by a bull muskox Wednesday.
Man accused of distributing child pornography arrested in South Carolina
Gene Geisler, 38, faces two to 12 years in prison for each count, if convicted, and could face 99 years behind bars