A truck spilled about 240 gallons of a corrosion inhibitor in Nikiski on Wednesday. Don Fritz, an environmental programs specialist at the Department of Environmental Conservation said a container carrying 350 gallons of the chemical fell off the flatbed truck and opened up, releasing 240 gallons on...
Fri, 10/21/2011 - 9:44amThe Spring Creek School located within Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward will be moved to the Anchorage School District this summer. The program is officially called the Youthful Offenders Program that is a program of rehabilitation for incarcerated youth up to 22 years old. The program inc...
Fri, 10/21/2011 - 9:41am
Fred Sturman hurriedly shuffled across the foyer of the Peninsula Center Mall. “’Scuse me Ma’am, I’m Fred Sturman and I’m running for the borough mayor,” he says confidently. He reaches into his back pocket and hands the woman a brochure and they exchange pleasantries. She pauses for a m...
Fri, 10/21/2011 - 8:50am
Mike Navarre is an early riser. Sometimes he sleeps in until 8 a.m. or maybe 9 a.m. but that’s rare, he said. “As I have gotten older, I have just not slept as much,” he said with a laugh. Now, as a candidate for the Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor’s seat, Navarre has an entirely new list of t...
Fri, 10/21/2011 - 8:59amThe Kenai City Council had a changing of the guard Wednesday. During its meeting, the council certified the results of the city’s Oct. 4 election. Mike Boyle and Tim Navarre, both of whom ran unopposed, were sworn in as newly elected council members and Ryan Marquis was selected as the new vice-ma...
Fri, 10/21/2011 - 8:51amJUNEAU (AP) -- Many might remember Robert Boochever as the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, or as the judge President Carter appointed to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1980 -- the first Alaskan to serve on that panel. But for daughters Barbara, Linda, Ann and Mimi, he was Dad. T...
Thu, 10/20/2011 - 9:10amRepresentatives from Alaska Christian College were in Anchorage last week to pick up their new 2011 Toyota Sienna they were awarded during Toyota "100 Cars For Good" program this summer. Toyota awarded 100 vehicles to non-profits across the country in 100 days. ACC relies heavily on transportation, ...
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SIRTE, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled Libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years until he was ousted by his own people in an uprising that turned into a bloody civil war, was killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two mon...
Thu, 10/20/2011 - 8:46amA Soldotna resident was killed Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle. Jennifer Rupe, 39, was crouched in the roadway checking on an injured animal when a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Carl Rupe, 43, her husband, struck her. The accident occurred at 6:20 a.m. Alaska State ...
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