Bill reestablishes standards for handling waste water
Legislation signed into law in mid-August reestablishes best management standards for handling wastewater discharged from small commercial passenger vessels, including Alaska state ferries. Senate Bill 3, signed into...
NOAA puts seasonal halt on two GOA fisheries
National Marine Fisheries Service has put the seasonal brakes on two commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska in the wake of one achieving...
Let Alaska Lead the Way
In the aftermath of the violence and hatred on display in Charlottesville this weekend, I found myself in deep reflection.As a child growing up...
Walker, Mallott seek second term
Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott filed for reelection together on Aug. 21, at the Division of Elections in Juneau, both as...
Alaska NAACP members respond to Virginia clashes
FAIRBANKS — Following the clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, Alaska members of the NAACP met and reflected on the issues...
Residents feel earthquake near Alaska’s largest city
ANCHORAGE — A small earthquake hit the Cook Inlet region of Alaska near Anchorage, the state's biggest city.The Alaska Earthquake Center says the magnitude...
Juneau school board to look different after October election
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Juneau Board of Education will have at least one new member this fall, as three candidates are set to...
Man dies after falling from boat into southwest Alaska lake
ANCHORAGE — A southwest Alaska man died after he fell from a boat into a lake.The body of 35-year-old Bryan Robert Anderson of Naknek...
NPS searches for missing backpacker
An Oregon man last seen on Aug. 7 near McCarthy is the subject of a missing person’s search within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and...
Comment sought on offshore drilling in Beaufort Sea
A public comment period is open through Nov. 18 on a draft environmental impact statement analyzing the possible environmental impact of offshore oil and...
