News of the North

Craig, Alaska (KINY) - The City of Craig is removing recyclable collection dumpsters from the public works property.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan City Council will take up this week whether to change the way they open their meetings.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Petersburg man will have to pay thousands of dollars in fines and serve probation after a crabbing violation.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Tlingit & Haida is taking a close look at the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Over the past weekend, Amy Coney Barrett was selected as President Trump’s third Supreme Court nominee.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police said a local business was the target of two robbers on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting five new Juneau residents with COVID-19.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that several individuals have been arrested and charged for their alleged roles involving narcotics distribution, money laundering, and gun violence.

Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - A planned power outage in Wrangell has been scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) _ The amount of donations to a fight over an Alaska oil tax ballot initiative has exceeded $17 million.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Assembly District 1 Candidate Kenny Solomon Gross talked about his decision to seek election to the local governing body while a guest on Action Line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - April McLaughlin, 34, entered a guilty plea to a charge of attempted misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree and was sentenced to three years probation.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka Police are warning residents to not give out personal information over the phone after the recent reports of calls from persons who claim to work for Amazon.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported 113 new cases and four new deaths due to COVID-19 on Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Wind gusts were expected to be up to 60 miles per hour today due to a system making its way north.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The CBJ reported 3,214 ballots have been returned so far, about 11 percent, of the 27,467 ballots sent out to registered voters on September 15.

Washington, DC (KINY) - Alaska U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski said she will not support voting for Judge Amy Coney Barrett nominated by President Donald Trump to the Supreme Court before the election.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police put out an advisory Saturday asking the public to help them locate Alexander Healy, 16.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau is responding after its Facebook page appears to have been hacked with fake posts.

Washington, DC (KINY) - President Donald Trump has stated he will issue a permit for an Alaska to Alberta Cross-Border Rail line between the U.S. and Canada.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has announced 116 new people identified with COVID-19.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Misdemeanor jury trials in Alaska will resume in November after the pandemic forced an eight-month hiatus, the state's top court said.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Due to COVID-19 safety this year, Juneau will host a safe, in-your-vehicle, Juneau EV Road Rally on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Washington, DC (AP) - The acting head of the Bureau of Land Management has been serving unlawfully, a federal judge ruled on Friday, Sept. 25.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young commented on a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals determining Alaska Native Corporations are ineligible for tribal assistance under the CARES Act.

Washington, DC (AP) - Alaska Native Corporations are not eligible to receive a share of the $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding set aside for tribes, a federal appeals court panel ruled Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Libertarian Scott Kohlhaas, candidate for House District 16, has filed a complaint against the Alaska Division of Elections and Director Gail Fenumiai.

Washington, DC (KINY) - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan, a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Angus King (I-Maine), applauded the unanimous passage of the Visit America Act, introduced in June.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services today announced six deaths and 128 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Conservation Fund, National Park Foundation, Hoonah Indian Association and National Park Service announced the addition of a 150-acre cultural site to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting seven new Juneau residents with COVID-19.

Washington, DC (AP) - President Donald Trump is expected to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School District will offer full-day RALLY after CARES Act funding makes it more affordable.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Assembly District 2 candidate Christine Woll said on Action Line that our current time in place is an exceptional moment in history for Juneau and for the entire world.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - A shipping container that held solid waste went on fire earlier this week and was quickly extinguished by Ketchikan firemen.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police said a female suffered minor injuries after an incident on Kiowa Drive late Thursday.

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska village has regained electrical power after a month-long outage during which some families lost subsistence harvests stored in freezers.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal appeals court will not hear an Alaska absentee ballot lawsuit before the Nov. 3 general election.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska environmental regulators are seeking additional money for the state’s oil spill response fund amid a review of requirements for petroleum producers and shippers.

Honolulu (ABC) - United Airlines will be the first airline to offer COVID-19 tests to some of its Hawaii-bound passengers.

Helsinki (AP) - Finland has deployed coronavirus-sniffing dogs at the Nordic country’s main international airport.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Along with the increased use of cleaning products has come a rise in calls to the Alaska Poison Center.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to exempt the country’s largest national forest, in southeast Alaska, from a ban on timber harvests and road building in roadless areas.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Residents from Angoon are in Juneau this week to conduct a food drive ahead of the coming winter.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Docks and Harbors Board is moving forward on a proposed ordinance update that would affect skateboarders and other skating enthusiasts.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting three new Juneau residents with COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Business Sustainability Grant Program checks could be on the way to awardees soon - but at a pro-rated amount.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was one of the few major sporting events not canceled in March as the coronavirus began to take hold in the U.S.

Petersburg, Alaska (KINY) - U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has recognized two Alaska schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2020.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Officials have identified the hunter killed by a grizzly bear in an Alaska national park as a 22-year-old man from Ohio.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Rep. Chuck Kopp, and other lawmakers and private parties, are fighting a lawsuit filed by the Alaska Railroad Corporation.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Senate Subcommittee of the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics issued a public decision on Sept. 22, regarding a complaint filed against Sen. Lyman Hoffman.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Assembly District 2 candidate Robert Shoemake was born and raised in Tennessee, joined the Navy, where he served as a submariner, and got to see the world.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials said a wild brown bear broke into the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage and killed Caesar, a popular male alpaca.

COPPER CENTER, Alaska (AP) — A hunter has been killed by a grizzly bear in Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

Denver (AP) - Whether people who live in territories controlled by the U.S. automatically become citizens under a constitutional amendment that secured citizenship for freed slaves was a major focus of arguments Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting four new Juneau residents with COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. announced Wednesday that Tom Collier, CEO of Pebble Limited Partnership, has submitted his resignation.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly unanimously approved a resolution proclaiming its commitment to social justice, anti-racism, and anti-discrimination.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Juneau Assembly District 2 candidate Derek Dzinich talked about his candidacy on Action Line.

Klawock, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers said they seized over eight grams of heroin, methamphetamine, various pills and over $2,000 during a drug bust at a Klawock motel Tuesday.

Hoonah, Alaska (KINY) - The US Coast Guard Sector Juneau reported no injuries after the fishing vessel Reluctant, ran aground on Tuesday.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — While Alaska’s Republican governor continues promoting the oil industry underpinning the state’s economy, he also has expressed interest in renewable energy projects.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three Alaska nonprofit organizations have donated more than $38,000 to help a police department test its backlog of sexual assault kits.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Work is now complete on two new steel bridges on the Windfall Lake Trail in the Tongass National Forest.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The Sitka Assembly has approved a letter of hire for Craig Warren as the next fire chief in the borough.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Sitka Assembly approved a resolution on Tuesday declaring an economic disaster due to COVID-19 and poor regional returns of all salmon species.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Sitka received a report on several new designs vying to be the new municipal seal.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Sitka took a report from SEARHC President Charles Clement on Tuesday night.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Randolph Williams was sentenced to seven years in prison in a child pornography case from 2012.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting three new Juneau residents with COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital Transit bus service in the hospital area will be intermittently disrupted due to continuing construction during the Hospital Drive Reconstruction Project.

Washington, DC (AP) - U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says President Donald Trump is “well within his constitutional authority” to nominate someone to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines for safely celebrating Halloween amid the global coronavirus pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Over the 14-day period from Sept. 7 to Sept. 20, a total of 56 people in Juneau tested positive for COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Assembly District 2 Candidate Lacey Derr explained on Action Line Tuesday about her decision to run for a seat on Juneau's local governing body.

Palmer, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers said alcohol and not wearing seatbelts contributed to the death of a child in a motor vehicle crash on Saturday.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials said the Alaska Division of Elections listed the wrong Democratic candidate on 135 absentee ballots emailed to Alaska residents who are overseas.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska plans to allow the online sale of raffle tickets for the first time to help nonprofit organizations faced with limited fundraising opportunities because of coronavirus restrictions.

Washington, DC (AP) - President Donald Trump met with Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the White House as the conservative jurist emerged as a favorite to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - CARES dollars will be spent to sample wastewater, help the school district, provide child care and assist local businesses.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Measures to spend over $12 million in federal funding for various costs incurred during the pandemic were introduced by the assembly Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The assembly took a huge step toward providing a large part of the cost to build a new Glory Hall on Monday.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Gateway Borough passed an economic disaster resolution regarding the fishing industry on Monday.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly took up a resolution on Monday night dealing with allegations of discrimination against those working in law enforcement.

Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation, organizer of the Alaska Symphony of Seafood since 1994, is announcing the postponement of the Symphony event planned for November 2020 due to the ongoing health and safety issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Sitka will hold a special joint work session with the Sitka School Board on Thursday night.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Board of Fisheries will meet Oct. 15-16, beginning at 8:30 a.m., through the Internet-based video communication company Zoom to hold its work session.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting six new Juneau residents with COVID-19.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Teachers in Alaska's second-largest school district have voted to strike if the teachers union can’t come to an agreement with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Small Business Administration Alaska District has announced the winners of its annual awards program as part of National Small Business Week, Sept. 20-26.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Gateway Borough is working to remedy an error in absentee ballot packets.

Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - In addition to casting ballots for elected officials this year, Wrangell voters will have the opportunity to weigh in on a proposition regarding the Inter-Island Ferry Authority.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka Unified Command received information from Public Health Officials on three positive test results for COVID-19 in Sitka since Friday, Sept. 18.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Starting January 2021, building inspections through the City and Borough of Juneau must be requested no later than 12 p.m. on the business day before the requested date of inspection.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Conservation groups have asked a federal appeals court to review a regulatory decision authorizing a mega liquefied natural gas project in Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported five new cases of COVID-19 in Southeast on Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Stephen Wayne Todd, 60, was identified as the man who drowned in the Gastineau Channel earlier this month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The annual meeting of the Southeast Conference gets underway Tuesday and continues through Friday.

Skagway, Alaska (KINY) - The Skagway Assembly voted 4 to 2 to not approve $300,000 in business grants to help year-round businesses remain open this winter.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The municipal government of Alaska's largest city has projected a $17 million revenue shortfall for 2020 because of the economic impact of the coronavirus.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Assembly will deal with an agenda crowded with significant items during its regular meeting Monday evening.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services daily report showed five new resident cases in Juneau and two in Sitka on Sunday.

Nikiski, Alaska (KINY) - An investigation is underway after a 22-year-old Nikiski woman, Olivia Mapes, was killed while trying to flee Alaska State Troopers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A partnership between Sealaska and the Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association will help families reliant on subsistence fishing from Yakutat to Hydaburg this month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Saturday morning, just after midnight, the Juneau Police Department received a report of a single vehicle crash in the 3000 block of Tongass Blvd.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This year's Glacier Valley Rotary Club Duck Derby was a virtual affair thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Early in-person voting for the Oct. 6 City of Ketchikan and Ketchikan Gateway Borough Regular Election will be Sept. 21 through Oct. 5 at the Gateway Recreation Center, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Washington, DC (AP) - Four GOP defections could defeat a Supreme Court nomination, while a tie vote could be broken by Vice President Mike Pence.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Alaska race officials say the 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will continue as scheduled.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported four new cases of COVID-19 in Southeast on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It was a busy night for Capital City Fire Rescue as four calls came in within an hour.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau is reacting to news that some voters are receiving excess ballots in the mail.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Each year Chief of Police Ed Mercer requests nominations from staff in four different categories of public service at Juneau Police Department.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 11 new Juneau residents with COVID-19 – two cases were reported yesterday and nine today.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from U.S. House candidate Alyse Galvin to force the state to reprint its general election ballots.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Supreme Court has heard an appeal from U.S. House candidate Alyse Galvin to force the state to reprint its general election ballots.

Washington, DC (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, has died at her home in Washington.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - A judge decided not to force the state of Alaska to reprint 800,000 ballots after a candidate complained about how some candidates were listed.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaskans on unemployment will soon be receiving some additional help, courtesy of FEMA and the president.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported two new cases of COVID-19 in Southeast on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Even economists at the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development were surprised when statistics showed unemployment fell to 7.4% in August.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The by mail ballots for Juneau's election went out in the mail to voters Tuesday.

Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - Court records show four people were indicted on felony charges for alleged incidents in Wrangell this month.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Michael Sanft, 75, of Bellevue, Washington, pled guilty to one misdemeanor charge of making a false statement on a sportfishing license.

Elfin Cove, Alaska (KINY) - The US Coast Guard Cutter Liberty helped a disabled fishing vessel to safety Wednesday after it ran into problems offshore Cape Fairweather.

Craig, Alaska (KINY) - The Craig City Council rejected a first reading Thursday of an ordinance that would exempt first responders from the city sales tax.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - After a Superior Court judge ordered the state to stop printing newly-designed election ballots, the Division of Elections is asking the Alaska Supreme Court to immediately review the case.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Sitka Assembly plan to unveil a resolution on Tuesday declaring an economic disaster due to COVID-19 and poor regional returns of all salmon species.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Shell Offshore Inc. has submitted plans to drill for oil in the waters along the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska in the coming years.

Craig, Alaska (KINY) -The Craig City Council will hold a first reading Thursday of an ordinance that would exempt first responders from sales tax.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital City Fire Rescue made quick work of a vehicle fire near the hospital on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 in Southeast on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers and a member of the SEADOGS rescued family members on Wednesday evening.

Douglas, Alaska (KINY) - Two long term residents of Douglas have lived at the same address for many years. Both are registered voters. Imagine the surprise when they received three ballots in the mail for the October municipal election.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Board of Fish voted this week to hold the Oct. 15-16 work session through a virtual platform.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Deputy Mayor Maria Gladziszewski is running unopposed as she seeks her third term on the Assembly in this year's election.

Thorne Bay, Alaska (KINY) - A deadly crash on September 11 exposed a community need of better EMS services in Thorne Bay.

Gustavus, Alaska (KINY) - The Gustavus City Council discussed setting aside $200,000 in CARES Act funding to use as direct payments to residents to get them through the rest of the pandemic.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Democratic-nominated independent candidate for the U.S. House has filed a lawsuit against the Alaska Division of Elections to block a new ballot design ahead of the November election.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police encourage boaters to lock all of the valuables and belongings they have on their boats due to a continued problem of thefts in local harbors.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska minimum wage will increase from $10.19 to $10.34 effective Jan. 1, 2021. Voters passed a ballot initiative in 2014 to adjust the minimum wage annually for inflation.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Randolph Williams will have to wait yet again to get a new sentence on a child pornography case.

Washington, DC (AP) - Openly contradicting the government’s top health experts, President Donald Trump predicted on Wednesday that a safe and effective vaccine against the coronavirus could be ready as early as next month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting three new Juneau residents with COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Port Director Carl Uchytil is recommending the Docks and Harbors Board consider expanding the regulatory oversight of skateboarders on properties the port manages.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The intersection of Riverside Drive and Stephen Richards Memorial Drive could be closed for up to six hours tonight.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported a rising positive test rate, and rising hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in their daily report released Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A former Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alaska who is suing Gov. Mike Dunleavy and former Chief of Staff Tuckerman Babcock will be substituting counsel from the ACLU of Alaska to Juneau attorney Mark Choate's law firm.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Several Juneau School District teachers and staff are teleworking during the pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In addition to fighting crime and dealing with the bad guys, Juneau Police Officers must now also be en garde against COVID 19.

Arctic Village, Alaska (KINY) - Mark James, 47, went for an ATV ride Saturday, didn't return, and was found dead two days later, Alaska State Troopers said

Aleknagik, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers said George Van Vleet, 62, was found dead after a search and rescue operation.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska dentist convicted on 46 counts of defrauding the federal Medicaid program has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Democratic Party has objected to a change to the state’s general election ballot under which candidates no longer are required to list party registration.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 13 new Juneau residents with COVID-19.

Washington, DC (KINY) - Congressman Don Young and Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) have introduced legislation, the 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act, alongside Senators Lisa Murkowski and Brian Schatz (D-HI).

San Francisco (AP) - The two-game series between the San Francisco Giants and Mariners in Seattle that was scheduled to start Tuesday night has been postponed because of poor air quality caused by the West Coast wildfires.

Klawock, Alaska (KINY) - A November trial date has been tentatively set in a case involving a charge of sexual assault in Klawock.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - While western U.S. states were suffering from hazy red skies from wildfires, Alaska on Monday was dealing with an air quality problem born a century ago.

Bethel, Alaska (AP) - The only store in an Alaska village has been lost to a fire fought by residents who could not get help from neighboring communities because of a coronavirus lockdown.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A new Capital City Fire Rescue ambulance put into service today had a certain Northwest Coast formline design.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The daily report from the Alaska Department of Health & Social Services found 42 new resident cases in nine different Alaska communities Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kyle Erisman, 26, pled guilty to federal charges of bank theft and was sentenced to 10 months in prison, five years supervised release, and ordered to repay $106,000 to his victims.

Hoonah, Alaska (KINY) - Celebrity Cruises President and CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo said Icy Strait Point is now one of the best tourist destinations in Alaska and worthy of the Port of the Year Award they were nominated for by Seatrade Cruise News.

SEATTLE, Washington (AP) - Alaska Airlines suspended all flights in and out of Portland until 3 p.m. today as wildfire smoke inundates the region.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Martin Stepetin, Senior, is pretty confident he'll be elected to the Juneau School Board on his second try.

Whittier, Alaska (KINY) - The body of an Anchorage man was found Sunday after a lengthy search by Alaska State Troopers and the United States Coast Guard.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Many Alaska voters are mailing absentee ballots later than a one-week deadline recommended by the U.S. Postal Service.

The House voted 32-7 to send to the senate fast track legislation that provides 24 million for the marine highway system to keep running and 45 million for medicaid.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal study says more shrubs growing on Arctic tundra likely will have little effect on the abundance of most bird species until the vegetation grows tall.