Tara Sweeney currently is executive vice president of external affairs for Arctic Slope Regional Corp. -- the largest Alaska-owned business -- and is a previous co-chair of the Alaska Federation of Natives, which is holding its annual convention in Anchorage this week.
Since Alaskans report their own weight in the phone survey, the obesity rate may be even higher than reported.
“We have no evidence,” said an Anchorage police spokesman. “There’s nothing to substantiate that there was an actual attempted child abduction.”
Chris Apassingok energized the Elders and Youth Conference in a keynote address Monday about his life as a young hunter, and the whale that put him in the spotlight.
An 18-month-old boy was killed Sunday by an SUV driven by his father, according to Anchorage police.
The Alaska Federation of Natives convention is part education, part celebration, and 4,000 to 5,000 people from across Alaska are expected at the event in Anchorage.
Police have not said whether they believe foul play was involved.
Quyana Alaska are set for Thursday and Friday nights as part of the annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center.
It wasn't clear whether icy conditions on the Knik River Bridge played a part in the accident.
Students serve the handcrafted dish to peers and teachers at Service High.
The equipment was sent from Juneau to help with communications during the recovery from Hurricane Maria.
Every year, state health officials examine key measures of Alaskans: births and deaths, marriages and divorce, adoptions. The 2016 report is just out, gathered from official records filed with the state.
Friday's incident is the latest in a string of such crashes – though this one didn't spill any fuel, according to troopers.
One driver lost control of their truck on the icy highway before colliding with another vehicle, Alaska State Troopers said.
When gathered by the millions on the ice, algae cells can help make the water they need to survive.
Mark Torkelson ran the Iron Dog 18 times, won it once, and had a reputation as the best field mechanic there was.
The early morning structure fire killed one person, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Someone tried to kidnap a student who was walking to Ptarmigan Elementary School in East Anchorage on Friday morning, according to the school district.
A homeowner shot a Fairbanks man in the leg during an apparent attempt to stop a vehicle theft from private property in North Pole.
In close to four hours of public testimony, dozens of people told EPA staffers that large-scale mining threatens a fishery and way of life in Bristol Bay.
