Group seeks to halt razing site where 1st Alaska flag flew
A group that wants to save a neglected site where the Alaska territorial flag was designed, sewn and first flown sued Wednesday, seeking to block the city of Seward from demolishing the Jesse Lee Home.
Virus cases prompt 3 schools to suspend in-person learning
The largest school district in Alaska to open for in-person classes has shifted to online learning only for three schools after five new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed.
Alaska university athletes quarantined for virus after party
The University of Alaska Fairbanks hockey team and other student athletes are in quarantine or isolation after athletes tested positive for COVID-19 following an off-campus party.
Coghill plans to seek recount in Alaska state Senate race
Sen. John Coghill said Monday that he will seek a recount in his Republican primary race, which he lost by 14 votes.
Drilling, mines, other projects hastened by Trump order
The Trump administration is seeking to fast track environmental reviews of dozens of major energy and infrastructure projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, including oil and gas drilling, hazardous fuel pipelines, wind farms and highway projects in multiple states, according to documents provided to The Associated Press.
Harvester pleads guilty to falsifying fishing records
A Kodiak fisherman has pleaded guilty to federal charges of violation of the Lacey Act by knowingly submitting false records on the locations and regulatory areas where he fished.
New rules for killing bears, wolves in national preserves challenged
Thirteen conservation and environmental entities are suing the federal government over new sport hunting regulations aimed at reducing populations of predators, including wolves and bears, on national preserves.
Trump administration sued over ANWR
Trump administration plans to open the 1.56-million-acre coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to leasing for oil and gas exploration are being challenged in federal court by Indigenous people to whom ANWR is sacred land and allied environmental entities.
State announces extended UI benefits available
Grant funds totally nearly $20 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are coming to Alaska to provide a $300 weekly increase in addition to regular unemployment benefits, but only about 35,000 of 60,000 filers will be eligible for that additional aid.
Submit meeting thoughts to fish, game boards by Aug. 31
Public comments are due by Monday, Aug. 31 to the Alaska Boards of Fisheries and Game on the upcoming 2020/2021 meeting cycle as it relates to mitigation measures for the COVID-19 virus pandemic.
