KFC unveils innovative finger-licking 1970’s trend, the Finger Spork
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — All fingers point to KFC today as the fried chicken chain unveiled an innovative eating utensil that makes all your KFC favorites (literally) finger lickin’ good. The KFC Finger Sporks, KFC’s [...]
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, June 23, 2022
From left, Jonathan McKee, Alyosha Strum-Palerm and Matt Pistay pose for a photo aboard their 44-foot sailboat Dark Start after winning the 2022 Race to Alaska under the name Team Pure [...]
Broomfield kicks off Summer Concert Series – Boulder Daily Camera
Sunshine, snow cones and great music were plentiful at the first concert of the Broomfield Summer Concert Series on Wednesday night. The field west of the Broomfield Library was full of families, community members and [...]
‘I’m sorry momma, I got to do it:’ Man apologizes before woman shoots…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A brother and sister have been charged after a shooting in Frayser that injured one and put five others in harm’s way last week, police say. A mother told police on [...]
Why Alaska US House ballots were rejected
The Division of Elections released the reason nearly 5% of ballots in Alaska’s first by-mail election were not counted. Read the report Previous articleAlaska elections [...]
Colorado Music Festival returns with full orchestra, visiting artist…
Boulder’s premier celebration of classical and symphonic offerings, Colorado Music Festival, returns this month to Chautauqua Auditorium. The long-running event, that was founded in 1976, has been a draw for locals and visitors who revel [...]
Henagar man indicted for deadly hit-and-run
JACKSON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A Henagar man has been indicted by a grand jury for manslaughter after court documents say he left the scene of an accident where another man died. 36-year-old Matthew Wade [...]
With hot, dry weather expected, Alaska boosts firefighting resources
The Chena Hotshots fire crew works on a fire break between the East Fork Fire and the village of St. Mary’s on June 11, 2022. (Katie Basile/KYUK) Alaska has moved up to its second-highest level [...]
Camille Rodriguez, Boulder County Board of Health executive director…
Boulder County Public Health Executive Director Camille Rodriguez has resigned her role with the agency, effective July 1, according to a BCPH news release. Camille Rodriguez (Boulder County Public Health/Courtesy photo) At a special Board [...]
Decatur man arrested on drug trafficking charges
DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — A Decatur man was arrested this week after officials found him with fentanyl pills, other drugs, and drug paraphernalia. According to Decatur Police, officers stopped a car on Tuesday, June 21 [...]
Anchorage Assembly approves $50K to cut down beetle-killed spruce tr…
Crews cut down beetle-killed spruce trees in Anchorage in 2021. (Alaska Public Media) The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a $50,000 grant to pay for spruce beetle mitigation and restoration in the city. Josh [...]
Lyons Flyer to provide free transportation from Lyons to Boulder sta…
The Lyons Flyer will provide free transportation along U.S. 36 between Lyons and Boulder beginning Monday. This new bus service will replace the Y route with funding from the Regional Transportation District, Lyons and Boulder. [...]
Huntsville Books-A-Million changing locations, hosts moving sale
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Huntsville’s Books-A-Million (BAM!) is officially moving. Books-A-Million’s (BAM!) Huntsville location will soon move down from its location on North Memorial Parkway to a storefront on South Memorial Parkway. The new store [...]
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, June 22, 2022
The Matanuska waits at Ketchikan’s state ferry terminal on June 20, 2022, the day of the Alaska Marine Highway System’s first voyage to Prince Rupert, B.C. since 2019. (Eric Stone/KRBD) Stories [...]
Out-of-town investors trade Interlocken office building
An East Coast commercial real estate investment firm has offloaded a large office building at 370 Interlocken Blvd. to an investor from the West Coast for $34.45 million. IPXI Interlocken Investors LLC, a holding company [...]
Agents recover 2400 fentanyl pills from Florence home
FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) — Officials say a drug bust in Lauderdale County led authorities to recover more than 2000 fentanyl pills last week. According to the Lauderdale County Drug Task Force, agents executed a search [...]
Tara Sweeney does not plan to sue over decision that she can’t fill …
Former Trump Interior official Tara Sweeney at the memorial for Rep. Don Young at Anchorage Baptist Temple on April 2, 2022. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Republican Tara Sweeney’s campaign does not plan to sue over [...]
Fourmile Canyon murder suspect finally transferred to state hospital…
Stephen Christopher Wolf (Boulder County Sheriff’s Office / Courtesy photo) The man accused in a 2019 Fourmile Canyon murder was finally transferred to the state hospital for treatment after being deemed incompetent to proceed to [...]
‘Heightened alert’: Abortion providers brace for Supreme Court ruling
In her first week on the job at a Philadelphia abortion clinic, Amanda Kifferly was taught how to search for bombs. About a year later, protesters blocked the entrances and exits of the The Women’s [...]
Anchorage mayor appoints staunch conservative after municipal attorn…
Patrick Bergt resigned as city attorney after less than a year on the job. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage’s city attorney, Patrick Bergt, resigned on Friday after less than a year on the job. Bergt [...]
Boulder City Council greenlights outdoor dining pilot program
With the creation of a citywide pilot program, the expanded outdoor dining options Boulder began offering in the first months of the pandemic are officially here to stay. Boulder City Council in a public hearing [...]
Alabama Primary Runoff Results: Wes Allen wins GOP nomination for Sec…
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — State Rep. Wes Allen won the Republican nomination for Alabama Secretary of State, according to the Associated Press. Allen beat his opponent State Auditor Jim Zeigler Tuesday, June 21. Zeigler congratulated [...]
As last ballots arrive in Alaska’s special US House primary, Peltola…
Mary Peltola is a candidate for the 2022 U.S. House special election. (Elyssa Loughlin/KYUK) Democrat Mary Peltola’s share of the vote crested 10% when the final ballots were counted Tuesday in the special U.S. House [...]
Lafayette City Council approves pared-down suite of gun safety laws
Lafayette City Council voted to adopt a package of gun safety laws on Tuesday night, following in the footsteps of Boulder, Louisville and Superior. The four laws passed include Ordinance No. 20, which will regulate [...]
Katie Britt wins Republican nomination for US Senate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Katie Britt, the former aide to Sen. Richard Shelby and the former head of the Business Council of Alabama, has won the Republican nomination in the US Senate runoff race Tuesday. [...]