Several recent high school graduates helped organize Saturday’s peaceful march in Palmer, where worries of a major clash between protesters and counterprotesters did not materialize.
The march, which has city permission, is expected to draw many protesters as well as some who identify as militia members called up to keep order.
Dwayne Shelton called Black Lives Matter a hate group and said rape victims regularly make false reports.
Before he became police chief, Dwayne Shelton called Black Lives Matter a hate group and backed assertions that up to 40% of sexual assault reports are false.
The loss of the late-summer event was a huge hit for vendors, vegetable growers and 4-H kids. There’s already talk of alternatives in the Valley.
The town at the base of the Alaska Range usually bustles with tourists by now. But the cruise ships and mountain climbers aren’t coming this year.
“We need to make decisions now based on what we know today, not how we hope things will be in August,” the fair CEO said.
The decision returns five literary classics to English reading lists. The board plans to develop a better policy for parental input by next year.
Ground crews, helicopters and planes were battling the fire off Moose Meadows Road, which quickly grew on Saturday. Two homes in the area were evacuated as a precaution.
Joshua D. Payton was arrested on criminal mischief, assault and weapons misconduct charges after the incident.
Randy Trani, who grew up in Cordova, was the lone candidate after several others dropped out due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Knik-Goose Bay Road, running southwest from Wasilla, carries 19,000-plus vehicles daily and had 16 traffic deaths over five years through 2019.
Alaska doesn’t require universal face coverings, though they are required for some businesses such as salons as the economy reopens.
Marcella Castoe faces eight criminal counts accusing her of having sexual relations with juveniles.
The board was expected to decide whether to reverse last month’s vote to remove five literary classics from reading lists for English elective courses.
Alaska’s chief medical officer stated clear opposition to the theory when asked about a public push on social media for more cases.
Firefighters expect to have the 130-acre Trumpeter Fire fully contained by the end of shift Friday.
For four hours Thursday, Susitna Valley residents got tested in a high school parking lot without leaving their vehicles or paying a penny.
Last week’s vote to remove literary classics from elective high-school courses garnered national criticism — and drummed up new support for the books.
