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By: Christie Eliezer In the wake of the Australian chart topping status of Kings Of Leon’s When You See Yourself album, TEG Dainty has the Tennessee band of brothers and cousin back Down Under for their first visit in ten years. “Kings of Leon’s Australian shows in 2011 were nothing short of phenomenal and this time around the band will also be riding high after celebrating yet another #1-charting album in this country,” said president/CEO Paul Dainty.   “We can’t wait to welcome Kings Of Leon back into Australian arenas.” The tour ...

Print article A person who shot and injured a village police officer in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta community of Nunapitchuk on Tuesday was apprehended after they fled to Bethel, Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers identified the suspect as 37-year-old Nunapitchuk resident Daris Larson and said that charges were “forthcoming.” Troopers in Bethel were notified shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday that a prisoner “who was being secured at the Nunapitchuk Public Safety Building” shot a village police officer and escaped, troopers said in an online report. The village police officer was flown ...

Print article An Iditarod volunteer and two state wildlife troopers in Skwentna rescued an 8-year-old boy who had fallen through the river ice at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race checkpoint on Tuesday. “It happened really fast. I was glad I was at the right place at the right time,” said Doug Ramsey, an Iditarod volunteer from Sundance, Wyoming. Ramsey wouldn’t have been at Skwentna, the first checkpoint of this year’s Iditarod, in a normal year. But a course change meant the race would come through twice about a week apart, so Ramsey was stationed there waiting for teams to return...

Matthew Sturm’s “Field Guide to Snow” provides some of the most interesting anecdotes and data on the history of snow in the state.

2 men missing after fire destroys old school, cuts water and sewer to multiple homes in Southwest Alaska community Published March 10 Share on Facebook Print article Two Chevak men remain missing days after a fire devoured the former school building in the Southwest Alaska community, subsequently causing power outages and leaving many homes without water or sewer. In the early hours of Monday morning, flames began pouring out of the abandoned school building, Alaska State Troopers said in a statement. The community of just over 1,000 people does not have a fire department and the buildi...