Kochanowski named to lead Alaska Region BOEM
Givey Kochanowski, an Air Force veteran, has been appointed as director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Alaska Region office in Anchorage. The...
New grants for maritime infrastructure in Alaska exceed $72M
Federal funds totaling over $72 million have been granted to seven Alaskan communities from Metlakatla to Cold Bay and Kotzebue to invest in critical...
Pilot program expands tribal criminal jurisdiction in domestic violence cases
A pilot program launched by the Justice Department under the 2022 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) will allow Alaska Native Tribes...
Two goat hunts closed by ADFG
Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) officials closed two mountain goat hunts in the Cordova area by emergency order on Wednesday as a...
Courtney Carothers honored with AFN’s Denali Award
Courtney Carothers, a University of Alaska fisheries professor, has been honored with the 2023 Denali Award by the Alaska Federation of Natives in recognition...
Ban proposed on toxic chemical used in cleaning agents
Federal authorities have proposed a ban on trichloroethylene (TCE), a highly toxic chemical used in cleaning agents, furniture care products, degreasers, break cleaners, and...
Survivors of federal Indian boarding schools testify on severe abuse
Survivors of the days of the federal Indian boarding school program spoke at length Sunday about the physical, sexual, and psychological brutality suffered as...
DOT allocates $747M to Alaska for 2024
On Oct. 5 the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced that it has assigned $747 million to Alaska in Fiscal Year 2024...
Cooperative Extension offers online food safety course
Registration is open for a five-week online course on methods of safely preserving food. The course will be offered by the University of Alaska...
AFN calls for rural priority for subsistence fishing
Delegates to the annual convention of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) in Anchorage are urging Congress to permanently protect the right of Alaska Native...