Thursday Dec. 12, 2024 8:30 a.m. newscast:
1. The Alaska Air National Guard announced Wednesday that a guard unit at Eielson Air Force Base will be getting four additional air-refueling tankers in the near future, and more than 200 personnel and family members.
2. Newly-elected Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Grier Hopkins has filled a key position in his office, hiring journalist Tom Hewitt as a special assistant.
3. Researchers aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy made international headlines last month when they announced the discovery of the largest known underwater volcano-like feature off the northwest coast of Alaska.
