Walker responds to U.S. withdrawal from Paris agreement
Gov. Bill Walker says that in spite of a Trump administration decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement that Alaska would...
On Vacation? Social Security is here for you
Summer is here and millions of vacationers are packing their bags to visit a new locale and soak up some sunshine. You might be...
Fisherman medevaced east of Dutch Harbor
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew airlifted a 47-year-old man suffering possible seizures June 12 from a fishing vessel in Unimak Pass, 80 miles...
Coast Guard responds to grounded tug near Sitka
Crew from the Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick and an Alaska State Trooper boat crew rescued four people on June 10 when their tug,...
AMHS struggles with budget cuts, aging fleet
Ongoing repairs needed for the M/V Columbia, the flagship vessel of the Alaska Marine Highway System for over 36 years, will require additional time,...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing boaters
A 32-hour search for two boaters near Wales was suspended on June 13 after a search of over 2,300 square miles along the shoreline...
Bill to aid young harvesters introduced in Senate
A bipartisan, bicoastal group of U.S. Senators has introduced legislation aimed at easing financial, business and marketing obstacles facing the next generation of commercial...
Flags lower for state’s first female attorney general
All Alaska flags were lowered June 11-13 in honor of former Attorney General Grace Schaible, 91, who died June 10.Gov. Bill Walker ordered the...
Alaska residents have hiring preference
An Alaska employment preference determination, requiring that 90 percent of jobs on state-funded construction projects be held by Alaskans has been renewed.“The employment preference...
Respect sought for state marijuana laws
A bipartisan U.S. Senate group, including Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has introduced legislation requiring the federal government to respect state marijuana laws.The Compassionate Access, Research...
